Ski vacations in Tyrol

TOP-QUALITY-SKIING is Skiing in Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski resort.

Lifts/ Cable cars:
22 lift systems transport as many as 39.400 skiers per hour up the mountains. Top-Quality-Skiing at altidutes from 1.800 up to 3.080 m.

Total capacity: 39,400 people per hour

"TOP-EXPRESS Gurgl" Connecting cable car from Obergurgl to Hochgurgl:

Since the winter season of 1997/98 a gondola with 8-seater cabins has connected the ski areas of Obergurgl and Hochgurgl. The journey on the 3.6km long route takes only nine minutes. With a total of 50 eight-seater gondola lifts the new circular cable system can cope with a capacity of 1200 people an hour: the Panorama gondola crosses the valleys of Königstal and Verwalltal and gives the skier an incomparable view of the surrounding summits of the glacier.

New in 2009:

Toboggan slide Hochgurgl; illuminated toboggan slide on 3500 meters!

Skiing: from mid November until the beginning of May

Nearly all pistes end in or around the village. There is a free ski bus transfer between the different parts of Obergurgl.

Pistes

Total length 110 km
(Hochgurgl skiing area approx. 54km, Obergurgl ski area approx. 56km). Of this total 35km are easy (blue), 55km are medium (red) and 20km are difficult (black) runs.

Beginners usually practise their first snowplough turns at the Gaisberg, Übung (practice) and Mahdstuhl lifts. The seasoned skier can find runs of medium difficulty at Festkogl in Obergurgl and on the Schermerspitze run in Hochgurgl.

For complete experts, the steep Hohe Mut piste in Obergurgl and the mogul piste at Top-Wurmkogel II in Hochgurgl present interesting challenges.

Longest Run: Wurmkogl – Obergurgl/Pill (8 km – difference in altitude of 1260m)

Snow Production:

In sunny skiing conditions, whether covered in powder snow or crisp firn snow, the pistes in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl offer pure pleasure over 110 kilometres of runs. Modern snow producing machinery also contributes to this.

If Frau Holle forgets to shake out her feather beds and make it snow, Obergurgl-Hochgurgl is very well equipped. Since the winter season of 1999/2000 it has been possible to cover 90% of all the pistes in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl with artificial snow. That means that the reputation of being "the winter sports resort with the most reliable snow" is backed up by technology. Artificial snow production is controlled by computer. When a certain temperature and level of humidity are reached the artificial snow production begins automatically. Five weather stations in the area provide the detailed information for this. For the production of snow, air and UV-irradiated, sterilised water are used. The water is drawn from a reservoir (10,000m³), which lies in the Gaisbergtal.