Why ski in Austria

The key to ski holidays in Austria is the country’s celebrated ‘Gemütlichkeit’ culture, which attempts to make guests feel welcome, entertained and well fed, both on the slopes and after the lifts have closed. The excellent service and hospitality that you encounter all over the country is guaranteed to leave you with a warm glow even in the cold winter weather.

On the slopes, Austria's ski resorts enjoy a good snow record. There is plenty of high skiing, the highest ski resorts in Austria such as Obergurgl, Obertauern and Sölden are as snow-sure as you’ll find anywhere.

The Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn is by far the biggest ski area in the east of the country having recently been linked to the Zell am See ski area. Now all under one lift pass, you'll have access to 408km of skiable terrain. Saalbach, Hinterglemm and Zell am See are lively and well linked to the ski areas with lifts coming down into the villages, so many hotels are just a stones throw from the lifts. 

Kitzbühel is located in the Tirol, justifiably world famous for the annual Hahnenkamm ski race, cosmopolitan atmosphere and a distinctive medieval town flair in addition to the 233km of linked skiing on its doorstep.

The Arlberg ski region is the jewel in Austria's crown, including St. Anton, which is renowned for its après-ski starting on the slopes and continuing into the small hours down in the village. Lech and Zürs in the Arlberg region and not only the birthplace of modern Alpine skiing but also a popular playground for Europe's Royal families.

Two annual Alpine celebrations are worth mentioning in Mayrhofen, the first is the renowned Altitude Comedy Festival, which sees ‘the big guns of comedy’ provide a week of unforgettable laughs, and the second is Snowbombing! which mixes fresh current talent with crucial pioneers of the music scene.

On the subject of music vibrating off of the snowy slopes of the Austrian Alps, we cannot forget Ischgl, with 304 kilometres of pistes and stylish hotels; it’s one of the most popular winter hot spots in the world and attracts international superstars to its open-air concerts.

Totally unique Sölden also has a great selection of bars, restaurants and popular après-ski. The high-altitude skiing and two glaciers make the resort popular for those who want to ski hard and party hard.

Surrounded by glorious mountain peaks and glaciers, Obergurgl & Hochgurgl have great snow conditions from November to May. As family resorts, many of the hotels offer kids activities and there is a great ski school, learning area and child friendly snow park.

Skiing in Austria has always attracted British skiers and snowboarders, and many of them learned to ski in resorts such as Alpbach, Niederau, Söll, Mayrhofen, Obergurgl and Filzmoos. Family friendly skiing in Austria is a major attraction, and in many cases parents have returned later with their own children, confident that the experience they had when they were learning is as rewarding as ever. 

The Best of Austria

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Ski resorts in Austria

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    Alpbach

    The Ski Juwel Area, Austria

    Award winningly beautiful village Great value for money Family friendly resort
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    Ellmau

    SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental Area, Austria

    Picturesque resort Part of the vast SkiWelt Ski Area 270km of classic Austrian skiing
    Large Ski Area Intermediate Skiers
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    Filzmoos

    Austria

    High altitude skiing in Ski Amadé area Idyllic mountain village steeped in tradition Wide, quiet slopes, ideal for families
    Large Ski Area Short Transfers
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    Hinterglemm

    Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, Austria

    First class resort in the extensive Skicircus Ski Area Ideal for intermediate skiers World’s highest ratio of high-speed lifts
    Large Ski Area High Altitude
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    • Hochgurgl Obergurgl Ski Resort Tirol Skiers C Jochen Mueller
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    Hochgurgl

    Austria

    High altitude skiing up to 3,000 metres High quality hotels with ski-in, ski-out locations Excellent spa facilities in many hotels
    Ski In/Ski Out High Altitude
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    Ischgl

    Austria

    Part of the vast Silvretta Ski Arena Huge choice of après ski Linked to Switzerland, for inter-country skiing
    Large Ski Area Intermediate Skiers
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    • Kitzbuhel Kitzbueheler Alps Skiing Snow Horn Ski Alpin Lift Kitzbuhel Tourism
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    Kitzbuhel

    Kitzbuhel Alps, Austria

    Uncrowded, well pisted runs Legendary resort & home of the Hahnenkamm Race Charming medieval ski town
    Large Ski Area Village Charm
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    Lech

    Arlberg Ski Area, Austria

    One of Austria's most exclusive resorts In the Arlberg - Austria's biggest linked ski area High altitude skiing
    High Altitude Intermediate Skiers

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Inghams ski holidays are perfect for those who love skiing in the great outdoors. Pick your base from our handpicked collection of the best ski destinations across Europe and North America, from over 70 resorts across 8 countries: Andorra, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Finland From the thrill-seekers to the après skiers, our expert team will be with you at every turn.

Austria has a vast array of resorts to choose from and is well known for its ski regions. Resorts such as St Anton are popular with the more advanced skiers. Otherwise places like Saalbach and Obertauern are favoured by the more intermediate skiers.

Austria is renowned for its ski resorts due to their high-altitude, maintained runs and snow-canons so the snow coverage is good during the ski season.

There are plenty of Austrian ski resorts that consider snowboarders. Visit Mayrhofen, offering one of the biggest snow-parks with 6 distinct areas including a children’s zone.

Pick from a wide variety of choice of accommodation in Austria, home-from-home chalets like Chalet Albona, St Anton or the 5* Hotel Berghof, Lech - a luxury hotel with a private elevator to the ski lifts.

Family friendly and beginner skiing is big in Austria - they pride themselves in offering a verity of ski schools and beginner slopes to cater for those new to the sport. A good place to start your ski journey would be either Alpbach or Obergurgl.

Chalet Hosts will maintain the cleanliness of the communal areas during your stay. 

As well as your Digital Resort Guide, in resort Destination Expert, most of our Chalet Hosts are avid skiers and snowboarders so can share their knowledge of the slopes and resorts. 

We use eco-friendly cleaning products throughout our properties and we have stopped using single use plastic. We have designed our menu and products to help improve our carbon footprint. 

Breakfast is included on every morning of your holiday and consists of a continental buffet and 6 mornings a week, a hot serve option.

Afternoon tea with a variety of cakes will be available 6 days of the week as well.

Finally, dinner will be served 6 nights of your chalet holiday, consisting of a 4-course choice dinner, starting off with prosecco apéritif.

On your 7th night, your Chalet Host or Destination Expert can provide dining suggestions and assist in booking your table.

During dinner, there is a choice of 3 reds, 3 whites and 1 rosé wine, variety of beer and soft drinks. 

If you have any dietary requirements, please let our reservations team know at time of booking. 

Children aged 12 years and over are welcome in our chalets throughout the whole winter season. Children aged 11 years and under are welcome in our chalets throughout the whole season when the chalet has been booked for exclusive use (sole use). If you’re a smaller family with younger children, children aged 11 years and under are welcome in our shared chalets on peak holidays dates only. 

Please see peak holiday dates on individual chalet pages. 

Unless part of an exclusive sole use chalet booking, it is not possible for children under 10 years old to eat with their parents at the adult dinner sitting. 

High Tea - We serve a separate high tea at 5:30pm for children aged 10 years and under.

Birthdays - With notice, our Hosts can organise decorations to put up throughout the chalet and can prepare a birthday cake. 

Christmas - All our chalets have a Christmas tree and we serve turkey with all the trimmings on Christmas Day, mince pies and Christmas pudding. 

New Year’s Eve - All our chalets serve a special Celebration Menu, and our Chalet Hosts will know of any resort festivities that you can join in after dinner.