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The Best Austrian Resorts for Easter Skiing 2018

By Felice Hardy | on March 29, 2018 | 0 Comment
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Easter Austria | Welove2ski

Photo: © TVB St Anton/J.Mallaun.

 
Austrian resorts are often quite a bit lower than those in France, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that they receive less snow since they are further east with a different snow pattern from the rest of the Alps.

For guaranteed early and late cover you could opt for glacial resorts such as Kaprun, Solden, Hintertux, Solden and Neustift, where skiing continues throughout much of the year – but a few others are also open late.

Here – in no particular order – are 11 resorts with a ski season that finishes at the end of April or later still.

 


 


Obergurgl

Easter Austria | Welove2skiThis little resort has a firm place on the list because it is family-friendly, crowd-free and snow-sure. Due to its location at the end of the Ötz Valley, Obergurgl benefits from having no through-traffic. The high-altitude resort has a reliable snow cover from November until the beginning of May, with skiing rising to 3080m.


Ischgl

Easter Austria | Welove2skiThis is where to choose early in December or late April – when other resorts are short of snow Ischgl usually has plenty of it. The slopes here have doubled their cover in recent days. Some of the best skiing is at Palinkopf, which at 2864m is the highest point, reached by two chair-lifts from Idalp.


Kuhtai

Easter Austria | Welove2skiKuhtai offers 44km of pistes, a laid-back atmosphere, and a reputation for good snow. It is only 35km from Innsbruck, so the transfer is quick and it makes the resort a good choice for weekend breaks. This snowy corner of the Alps normally has good snow until late in the season on north-facing pistes.


Hintertux

Easter Austria | Welove2skiHintertux is the best of the Alpine glaciers – thanks to the steep pitch of its slopes. It’s located in the Tuxertal at far end of the Ziller valley in Tirol. Together with neighbouring Mayrhofen, it offers a wide range of terrain both above and below the treeline.


Kaprun

Easter Austria | Welove2skiZell am See is a beautiful lakeside town with a pedestrianised centre and skiing that’s mainly intermediate level. However, 13km to the south lies the other main skiing sector: the Kitzsteinhorn near the village of Kaprun. Here, the slopes rise to a snowsure 3030m, offering skiing 10 months a year.


St Anton

Easter Austria | Welove2skiSt Anton is open fairly late, although you won’t necessary be guaranteed snow lower down. And this is one of the exceptions to the rule that Austrian resorts are set in rolling mountain pastures. Here you will find some extremely steep skiing – in fact some of the most difficult in the Alps.

The lift between Zurs and Stuben connects the St Anton and Lech-Zurs ski areas. As a result, the Arlberg is the largest ski area in Austria and among the biggest in the world. Photo: © Welove2ski.


Neustift and the Stubai Glacier

Easter Austria | Welove2skiThis area is a 30-minute drive from Innsbruck and has one of Austria’s best developed glaciers. The highest run on the Stubai is at 3210m, and most of the skiing is above 2600m. Only one piste drops below the 2300 mark. Most of the slopes face north, so as well as lots of stupendous high-mountain scenery you get top-quality snow, too. Most people choose to stay in the pretty village of Neustift, which is a 15-minute drive from the Stubai.


Kaunertal Glacier

Easter Austria | Welove2skiYou might not have heard of it, but the Kaunertal is certainly worth considering. There is snow until summer on slopes that rise to 3160m. It’s never crowded – but first of all you’ll have to tackle the Kaunertal Glacier road, which winds its way up through 29 hairpin bends. Eight lifts serve a total 30km of slopes.


Lech

Easter Austria | Welove2skiNot the highest resort, but owing to an excellent microclimate, winters here can be cold and snowy, with the first snowfall sometimes as early as September. Due to the lift links between Zurs and Stuben, the Lech-Zurs ski area is connected with St Anton’s – making it one of the biggest in the world.


Solden

Easter Austria | Welove2skiLarger and livelier than nearby Obergurgl, Solden has a network of snow-sure slopes that includes two glaciers and skiing up to a height of 3250m. Its pistes suit all levels, but it is intermediates who will get the most out of it. Solden rose to international fame in 2015 when it featured in the most recent Bond movie, Spectre.


Pitztal Glacier

Easter Austria | Welove2skiThe Pitztal valley comprises four resorts: Arzl, Wenns, Jerzens and St Leonhard, with the Pitztal Glacier the highest in the Tirol. The slopes on the glacier are mainly wide and suit all levels of skier. The six lifts include the Wildspitz, which whisks you up to 3440m where Austria’s highest restaurant is located.



See also our features on Best French Resorts for Easter Skiing, Best Italian Resorts for Easter Skiing, Best Swiss Resorts for Easter Skiing, and Best Resorts for Summer Skiing.

 

Easter Austria | Welove2ski

St Anton in March. Photo: (c) TVB Tirol.

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Felice Hardy

Felice is one of the three editors at Welove2ski and contributes on skiing to a range of publications, including The Evening Standard, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller, Tatler, Harpers Bazaar, Country Life, BA Highlife and House & Garden. She started skiing at the age of three. She also enjoys hiking with her dogs and mountain biking in the Alps.

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