Stubai Glacier Ski Resort Guide
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 16 May
- Last Snowfall: 10 May 2013
- Snow Depth (upper):
220 cm
- Snow Depth (lower):
0 cm
- Piste: Good
- Off-piste: Spring
Today’s Weather (2450 m)
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3 °C |
F-Level 3100 m |
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15 |
4 °C |
F-Level 3000 m |
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10 |
2 °C |
F-Level 2450 m |
Acres of ski: - | Pistes: 23 | Snowmaking: 6%
Halfpipes: 1 | Terrain parks: 1 | X-Country: 4.5 km
Resort Opens: 22 Sep 2012 | Resort Closes: 5 Jul 2013
Lifts: 24 (7 chair, lifts 9 surface lifts)
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- Nearest Airport: Innsbruck
- Nearest Train Station: Fulpmes
- Tourist office phone: 4352268141
- Tourise office website: www.stubaier-gletscher.com/
- Slopeside Accommodation: -
Situated at the head of the Stubai Valley, the Stubai Glacier is the largest ski area in the Innsbruck area. It is also one of the most popular all-year ski destinations in Europe. Winter sees over 150 km of pistes aimed squarely at the beginner-intermediate. Only a handful of runs at Stubai Glacier are rated expert but the terrain does offer some good off-piste opportunities. The snow record is good but be warned; it can be seriously cold and there is little or no cover provided by trees as you are right at the top of the mountains. Off the slopes you will find a car park. No, there is nothing else. Local villages are the only source of accommodation but the proximity of Stubai Glacier to Innsbruck means that this is not really a problem, as long as you have a car!
Resorts close to Stubai Glacier include:
Neustift (11 km),
Axamer Lizum (16 km),
Fulpmes (16 km),
Kühtai (18 km),
Oberperfuss (18 km),
Stubai Glacier Location Maps
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 23
- Beginner: 60%
- Intermediate: 30%
- Advanced: 10%
- Cross-country: 4.5 km
- Snowmaking: 6%
- Acres of ski: -
- Terrain Parks: 1
- Halfpipes: 1
Social
- Restaurants: 5
- Bars: 5
- Slopeside accommodation: -
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Mountain info
- Summit: 3201 m
- Vertical Drop: 1500 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 9
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: 4
- Toplift: m
Travel
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- Season opens: 22 Sep 2012
- Season closes: 5 Jul 2013
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Visitor Reviews of Stubai Glacier
mooseyboy from Canada writes:
Hi,
Stubai in October is busy but otherwise great. There are five other ski areas in the valley, none of which are glacial, so are consequently closed, hence the business of Stubai Glacier.
Despite the business it is a great place to ski. The staff are friendly, the terrain is pretty extensive and great for intermediates.
The only issue has been the number of race training groups and the speed with which they ski on intermediate terrain on their way back to the cafe for lunch. Fortunately, they're all awesome skiers so no collisions have been seen by ourselves.
As for falling in crevasses, that is simply not going to happen provided you stay on the marked runs. Crevasses form on convexities, and even then only on fairly major ones. The topography and layout of marked runs makes it highly unlikely that anything is going to open up on the runs themselves. Off the groomers though there is tons to fall in.
I know that most North Americans are used to a roped boundary all the way round a ski area and around any hazards. That is not how it works in Europe. It is probable that the poor guy who fell in a crevasse was skiing off a marked run, and simply didn't get that some dangers off the groomers go unmarked. He probably thought that as he hadn't ducked a rope he was on controlled terrain. It's a very understandable mistake for a North American to make.
Personally, and I know I speak for most professional skiers, I hope Europe continues to place a little of the responsibility for skier safety on the skier themselves.
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