Skiing on a Tyrolean glacier is a very special experience. Families can also enjoy this in Pitztal.
It is the literal pinnacle of winter sports: the Pitztal Glacier-Rifflsee ski area is the highest in Austria. At up to 3,440 meters above sea level, the snow conditions are more perfect than almost anywhere else, with guaranteed snow from September to May. The modern Wildspitzbahn cable car takes you up to the Hinterer Brunnenkogel, the highest peak. Once you arrive at the mountain station, the fabulous view of the surrounding three-thousand-metre peaks, including the Wildspitze, the highest mountain in North Tyrol, takes your breath away. Here, from the terrace of Café 3440, the highest restaurant in the country, the peaks of the main Alpine ridge seem close enough to touch.
The descent then takes place on several red glacier slopes, with black and blue slopes also available from the neighboring cable cars. There is also a fun park and a halfpipe for the more adventurous. For the more adventurous and experienced freeriders, there is the long descent over the Taschachferner through deep snow areas and past crevasses. The descent from Mittagskogel, which leads 1,500 meters down into the valley, is also very popular with freeriders.
The ideal addition for beginners and families is the Rifflsee ski area, which is connected to the Pitztal Glacier at up to 2,880 meters above sea level. Here there is a practice area especially for young winter sports enthusiasts, a children's area at the valley station and a small selection of slopes of all levels of difficulty. A single ski pass is valid in both areas.
Pitztaler Gletscherbahn
Mittelberg
6481 St. Leonhard im Pitztal
+43 5413 862 88
pitztal@tirolgletscher.com
www.pitztaler-gletscher.at
