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Hintertux Glacier

Austria · Tyrol · Single resort (part of: Mayrhofen)

Hintertux Glacier is a ski resort in Tyrol (Austria). It has 60 km of downhill runs, mostly intermediate and 21 lifts. The runs go from 1500 to 3250 m (1750 m vertical).

Piste length
60 km
Lifts
21
Base station
1500 m
Top station
3250 m
Vertical drop
1750 m
Country
Austria

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 17 km (27%)
  • Medium: 35 km (55%)
  • Hard: 12 km (19%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 61% (31°)
  • Mostly facing north (31% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 21

Gondola / cable car: 6 · Chairlift: 6 · Drag lift: 2

  • Gletscherbus 2 · Gondola / cable car · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 24 · 2025–2600 m
  • Gletscherbus 1 · Gondola / cable car · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 24 · 1501–2023 m
  • Gletscherbus 3 · Gondola / cable car · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 24 · 2599–3233 m
  • Sommerberg · Chairlift · 2,973 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1945–2038 m
  • Lärmstange 1 · Chairlift · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2123–2765 m
  • Gefrorene Wand · Gondola / cable car · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 2605–3018 m
  • Lärmstange 2 · Chairlift · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 2742–3129 m
  • 8er Sommerberg · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1502–2026 m
  • Tuxerjoch · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2033–2389 m
  • Schlegeis · Chairlift · 2,100 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 2770–3071 m

On site

  • 5 car parks (1 free)
  • 12 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 3 mountain huts
  • 3 stops

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 51 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 59 cm, Snow depth 26 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 54 cm, Snow depth 36 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 47 cm, Snow depth 41 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 52 cm, Snow depth 30 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 43 cm, Snow depth 13 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1867 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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