Ski Obergurgl for altitude snow and one of the traditional Austrian ski resorts nestled amidst high mountains in the Tirol. With skiing and snowboarding in Austria right to your door - what more could you ask for.
Where
A classic Austrian Alpine village, ski Obergurgl for great snow in this high altitude location. The surrounding mountains look wonderful in winter, and with links to sister ski resort Hochgurgl you'll find some beautiful skiing and snowboarding - they combine to offer 40 pistes covering 110Km. It can be reached best via either Innsbruck or Salzburg.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
1800m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
110 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
8 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
4 / 10% |
Intermediates
10 / 26% |
Advanced
16 / 41% |
Experts
9 / 23% |
TOTAL RUNS : |
39 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
70 / 40ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
12 km |
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On the slopes
Ski Obergurgl for convenience, with lifts starting directly from the villages and several runs finishing back there. Beginners will find the nursery slopes of Mahdstuhl are a great place to learn, while most of the resort will please intermediates, with plenty of wide, friendly blue and red runs, especially the cruising runs at Festkogl. Experts should head off-piste, or sample some of the steeper, mogul-filled runs. Boarders will enjoy the collection of jumps on the Festkogel area. It's one of the true Austrian ski resorts.
Ski area :
If you ski Obergurgl you are also in the ski region of Ötztal arena along with the following resorts; Obergurgl, Solden, Solden Glacier
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Off the slopes
A traditional Austrian village ski resort, Obergurgl ensures there's plenty of good accommodation on offer, and convenience too - there are slopes running straight down to the resorts, and cross country trails and toboggan tracks running right to the village. The choice of restaurants and cafés is good and varied, local favourites including Wiesenthal, Romantika, and the Belmonte. Après-ski you have a number of options - try the Krump'n Stadl, Josl Keller, or the Nederhütte. When you're not skiing, there's ice skating and curling available.
RESORT GOOD POINTS
- One of the Alps most reliable resorts for snow
- Excellent area for beginners, timid intermediates and families
- Large areas of easy off-piste terrain
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RESORT BAD POINTS
- Limited area of slopes, with no tough pistes and no terrain-park or half-pipe
- Few off-slope leisure amenities except in hotels
- Village is spread out and disjointed
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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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