Finkenberg

Ski Finkenberg in the heart of the Zillertal superski area for a pretty and traditional Austrian village. A relaxed way to enjoy some great skiing & snowboarding in Austria, this ski resort is great for families and shares access to the Penken mountain with Mayrhofen.

Where?

Located in the heart of Austria's Ziller Valley, it is in the Zillertal 3000 ski area. You can ski Finkenberg and enjoy the ambience of a small picturesque village with access to miles of great skiing and snowboarding. Innsbruck is just over 90 minutes transfer away along with other airports just over the two hours (Munich and Salzburg). So access is fairly simple and weekends possible from Innsbruck.

On the slopes

Ski Finkenberg if you're a family and want a great family holiday! Ideal for families, there's a ski school and nursery slopes that are perfect for beginners that are also easy to access. The great thing is also that there are some gentle blue runs at Hasenmulden, near the top of the Penken Mountain. Intermediates will find plenty to occupy them close to home, but experts will probably want to look into the Mayrhofen and Zillertal ski area further to get some real challenges.

With access to the huge Ski Zillertal 3000 ski area on the doorstep, it's not hard to find other choices amongst the Austrian ski resorts nearby. For boarders there's a snow park and half-pipe close to home, but head to Penkenjoch above Mayrhofen. Here there is some great freeriding with some rocky steep slopes and loads of trees to cut through off piste. Finally, there is one shining light for experts close to home, Finkenberg's north-facing Nordhang pistes. There's mogul fields as well as the 'Harakiri' piste on offer (the steepest black run in Austria with a 78% gradient!) but maybe that's too hardcore for most.

Ski area

If you ski Finkenberg, you are also in the ski region of Zillertal Superski.

Off the slopes

Finkenberg is small, picturesque village best suited for families. Après-ski is limited, favourites include Laterndl and Finken-Nest. There's a good choice of traditional restaurants and cafés, including Alt'n Brük'n, Eberl, and the Café Sennhutten. Away from the slopes you'll find plenty to keep you busy - choices include ice-skating, curling, tobogganing, paragliding, bowling, and over 20kms of winter walks. This ski resort doesn't shut down at the end of the winter, with year round glacier skiing available at Hintertux.