Ski Hintertux and get the thrills of Europe's most challenging glacier skiing and snowboarding in Austria. Real Austrian ski resorts excitement in the heart of the Tirol - great to ensure all year round winter sports.
Where
If you ski Hintertux, you can choose a year round ski holiday. As it's all glacier skiing and snowboarding, you'll find challenging slopes whatever the weather elsewhere. Sharing the Zillertal Superskipass allows access to a variety of Austrian ski resorts across 7 resorts in the Austrian Tirol, but it's intermediate and advanced skiers and boarders who will enjoy this area the most. The closest airports are Innsbruck and Munich.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
1500m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
86 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
7 km |
START SEASON : |
November |
END SEASON : |
May |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
2 / 6% |
Intermediates
6 / 17% |
Advanced
18 / 51% |
Experts
9 / 26% |
TOTAL RUNS : |
34 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
/ ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
20 km |
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On the slopes
Ski holidays in Hintertux ski resort allow you to ski the Tuxer Glacier - with skiing as high as 3,250m it offers steep, challenging slopes year round, and is used by many national ski teams during the summer months. It is also one of the resorts covered by the 'Zillertal Superski' pass, with a total of 455km. The skiing is excellent for beginners and intermediates, although more advanced skiers will need to go off-piste to find any real challenges.
Ski area :
If you ski Hintertux you are also in the ski region of Zillertal along with the following resorts; Finkenberg, Gerlos, Hintertux, Mayrhofen, Zell am Ziller
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Off the slopes
Despite the resort name, there's no village called Tux - rather, it's a collection of villages, Lanersbach, Juns, Madseit and Hintertux. However, there's the Tux Sport bus which circles around so you can easily stop off wherever you fancy - there's a great selection of restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs for every taste and budget. Other activities include a sled ride on one of Tux's three illuminated tracks, snowshoe hikes, and over 38km of prepared winter hiking trails.
RESORT GOOD POINTS
- One of the best glaciers in the world
- Linked to other large ski areas of Zillertal
- Excellent off-piste opportunities
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RESORT BAD POINTS
- Few shops and quiet apres ski
- Not ideal for beginners
- Glacier can be cold and bleak in mid winter
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Tourist Office
Worldwide cover from £60.48
or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!
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