Kitzbuehel Skiing & Snowboarding

Kitzbuhel always has the boasting rights for being the first non-glacier ski resort to open in Austria every ski season. That may mean it is only one run, but open is open & bragging is bragging...... & not much else. FYI, Obergurgl Hochgurgl is usually its competition for the early opening bragging rights.

The nonsense of bragging rights aside, Kitzbuehel can rightly boast about its huge & superb quality piste trail network & super modern ski lifts. It doesn't hold a Hahnenkamm World Cup Downhill ski event for nothing. From experience, it is a genuinely frightening prospect to ski at full tilt too! In a good year when snow is deep down to low levels, Kitzbϋhel always has some classic Austrian off-piste powder skiing all over the resort, including tree skiing. A little bit of exploration, particularly towards Pass Thurn will reveal loads of untouched freeride terrain regardless of the crowds on he piste.

The Kitzbuhel ski resort is in fact alot more than just Kitzbuehel! Collectively referred to as KitzSki, the resort areas of Kitzbühel - Kirchberg - Reith - Aurach - Jochberg - Mittersill - Hollersbach are interlinked to provide a rollicking on-snow Austrian ski adventure. Whilst the entire 251km of trails are mostly lift inter-connected, 3 areas (1 large, 2 small) are not. The Kitzbueheler Horn above Kitzbuhel to the north, Bichalm freeride area above Aurach & the minor Gaisberg above Kirchberg are the outliers.

See the KitzSki ski trail map.

More information coming soon