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Obergurgl, Austria

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Obergurgl sits at the head of the Otzal Valley, a mere 90 minutes from Innsbruck and just 20 minutes from the larger resort of Sloden. Over 110 km of immaculate pistes offer good intermediate skiing and beginners should also find enough to keep them occupied for a week. Advanced skiers may have to look to the off-piste after a while or make the short journey to Solden after a few days to keep them happy. On the plus side, Obergurgl has an excellent snow record and there are, rarely any lift queues. The village, if you can call it that, is small and quiet. Not the liveliest of resorts but if it is the snow you came for then there is enough to feed and water you in the resort. If you get bored at Obergurgl, get a taxi to Solden which is much busier.

Resorts close to Obergurgl include: Sölden (12 km), Val Senales (20 km), Racines (21 km), Merano 2000 (25 km), Pitztal Glacier (26 km),

Obergurgl Photo Trails (Pistes): 35 Halfpipes: 1
Summit: 3080 m Toplift: m
Beg: 30% Int: 50% Adv: 20% Terrain Parks: 1
Vertical Drop: 1280 m X-Country: 12 km
Lifts: 23 (12 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts, 4 gondolas) Snowmaking: 90%
Gondolas / Cable Cars: 2 Slopeside accom.: Y
Restaurants: 28 Acres of ski: 272
Bars: 8 Nearest Airport: Innsbruck
Nearest Train: Sterzing Info phone : +435256 6469 | Obergurgl Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Obergurgl


Graham Gibson from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Dec 24th 2004.
Just returned from a 'WHITE WEEK' in Obergurgl. What a fantastic resort with plenty of skiing and very little else (shoppers beware, Oxford street it definately is not!). Stayed at the Bellevue hotel, lovely hotel with very friendly owners and staff, and excellent food. Skiing was a bit icy as no snow had fallen since the end of november which mean't we were skiing mainly on man made snow, however this was rectified a couple of days after we left, heavy snow falling over the alps improving conditions considerably. Both resorts (Obergurgl & Hochgurgl) offer excellent facilities and now the 'TOP EXPRESS' gondola links the two resorts you can stay on the snow all day with the exception of a 9 minute ride on the gondola.
Whilst you are in either resort make sure that on tuesday evenings you take the Festkogel bahn gondola to the top station no later than 20.30 where after warming yourself with a glass of gluwein, you will be treated to a fantastic ski show laid on by the Obergurgl ski school instructors followed by a fantastic firework display (all free of charge, hoewever don't forget to take your liftpass). If you are feeling brave you can ski back down the floodlit run or you can catch the gondola back down, but beware at around 3000 metres at that time of night 'WRAP UP WARM'.
Obergurgl is more expensive for food and drink than some other Austrian resorts, but this may have something to do with the fact that it is situated right at the far end of the dead end Ötzal valley?
Do yourself a favour, book a ski holiday to Obergurgl, I don't think you will be disappointed.

2004-12-24

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