Ski Galtür

FACTS

Ski Galtür and you're in one of Austria's highest resorts. Based in the Silvretta mountains there's stunning scenery and great pistes for intermediate to advanced skiers and boarders. There's 40km of local pistes and links to other resorts close by.

Where

Close to Ischgl, ski Galtür and you are headed to the Silvretta mountains and one of Austria's highest resorts in the Paznaun valley. A traditional village it is noted for its friendliness. Access is relatively simple with Insbruck around 90 minutes and then Friedrichshafen airport just under 2 hours away. This is a family friendly resort and one to consider for an authentic Austrian Alpine holiday.

Essentials

Suitable For

Slopes

RESORT ALTITUDE :	1635m
TOTAL PISTE :	40 km
LONGEST RUN :	3 km
START SEASON :	December
END SEASON :	April

OVERALL
SKIING
BOARDING
APRÉS
FAMILIES

Beginners 0 / 0%	Intermediates 2 / 13%
Advanced 11 / 69%	Experts 3 / 19%

TOTAL RUNS :	16
SNOW CANNONS :	75 / 15ha
SNOW PARKS :	1
CROSS COUNTRY :	75 km

On the slopes

If you choose to ski Galtür, the pistes are at Wirl, a five-minute free shuttle bus ride away. Here you can take the chair lift up the Alpkogel and you then have a number of blue and red runs. The slopes cater for a wide range of skiing abilities - but in particular the intermediate to advanced skiers and boarders. There are 40 km of pistes served by 11 lifts, including the Alpkogel eight-passenger cable car - visitors say that queuing is unheard of. With an excellent ski school for children and lots of gentle slopes, this is a great place for families, and indeed a great place for anyone to learn. There is also some great off piste on either side of the mountain and you are also connected to Ischgl and Kappl if you want to extend that piste area. There is actually a good snow/terrain park in Galtur - so boarders don't have to always go further afield.

Ski area :

If you ski Galtür, you are also in the ski region of Silvretta Arena along with the following resorts; Galtür, Ischgl, Kappl, Waidring .

Off the slopes

The highest village in the Silvretta range, Galtür is known as a lovely family resort, where the emphasis is on quality not quantity. You won't find a vibrant après-ski scene, but you will find a selection of friendly restaurants and bars in which to relax after your day on the slopes. The area is also a notable centre for ski-touring, and boasts over 70km of cross country skiing tracks and winter hiking trails

WE LIKE

Some great blue and red runs covering the mountain - plus the other resorts are linked
Snowsure thanks to th ealtitude - plus you get good quality well groomed runs
Great for families provided everyone is a confident intermediate skier or boarder

WE DON'T LIKE

Slopes are quite a long way from the resort village - so no ski-in ski-out
It's not really a learner or beginners resort
Limited slopes for a week long holiday and transfers are long unless you can fly into Innsbruck