Stubai Ski Holidays

“Austria’s largest glacier resort, snow-sure skiing”

The Stubai Valley lies to the south of Innsbruck and offers four ski areas of which the Stubai Glacier is the main attraction. This is Austria's largest glacier ski area offering over 110 kilometres of snow-sure slopes from October to late May. The area is best suited to beginners and intermediates with some good off-piste, freeride and touring terrain for experts.

Most guests opt to stay in Neustift, a pretty Tirolean village with a good choice of hotels, just 30 minutes transfer from Innsbruck. There is some skiing locally and the Stubai Glacier is around 25 minutes on the free ski bus.

On the Mountain 

There are around 150 kilometres of piste on offer in the Stubai Valley with the snow-sure slopes of the Stubai Glacier making up 110 km of these. The Schlick 2000 ski area at Fulpmes offers tree-lined skiing and there are a couple of other lifts at Serles and from Neustift itself.

Most skiers and snowboarders head to the Stubai Glacier (1750m-3210m) at the head of the valley where an efficient lift network whisks skiers and snowboarders from the base station to the mountain centres of Gamsgarten and Eisgrat. Further lifts fan out from here servicing mainly blue and red runs with some marked itinerary and dedicated freeride routes to explore. The Snowpark ‘Stubai Zoo’ is feature-packed with lines for all abilities.

Families are particularly well-catered for at Gamsgarten with excellent nursery slopes and children’s lifts, ski school and kindergarten. Lift passes for children (under 10 years) are free when parents purchase lift passes.

Off the Mountain 

At the Glacier bottom station, the ‘Mutterberg’ Umbrella Bar captures the big après-ski crowd especially at weekends.

Neustift has a good selection of cafés, restaurants and bars with the most popular located around the Dorfplatz. Nightlife is low-key compared to some of the larger Austrian resorts and ideal for families or those looking for quieter evenings.

Other activities in the valley include the swimming and leisure centre in Neustift, tobogganing on Tyrol's longest toboggan runs (Elferlift from Neustift, floodlit three times a week), snowshoe hiking, sleigh rides, ice skating and ice climbing (Gamsgarten on Stubai Glacier).