Snowsure: 4.0
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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Rebecca O'Neill from
United Kingdom
Rebecca O'Neill from
United Kingdom
April 26, 2012
Mark Gunston from
Austria
Mark Gunston from
Austria
I have only skied Hochzillertal at the end of the season and have been very impressed by the fast lifts and amount of skiing above 1700 metres. Late season the gondola starts at 7.30 am. I skied dry untracked powder for 4 hours on a sunny Saturday in late April and the slopes were empty.
I am surprised by other reviewers comments saying the off-piste is limited as I thought the amount available without having to trek was incredible. I am guessing that, because of it's proximity to the Inn Valley, it gets very busy after a snowfall during the main season and gets tracked out very quickly.
The disadvantage with the new fat skis is that any intermediate can now make turns in powder, so the off-piste areas are much busier than a few years ago.
In summary, Hochzillertal is an amazing resort to ski off-piste after a dump of snow in late season.
December 21, 2009
Mark Day from
United Kingdom
Mark Day from
United Kingdom
In my opinion HochZillertal-Kaltenbach, is an outstanding place to ski. It has a little bit of skiing to suit most people. If I was being brutally honest I would have to say that the more adventurous skier would find it very hard to push their limits here however, there are some real long runs that can work you close to your limits.
I agree that the off piste skiing is limited and does get skied out quite quickly when it gets busy, but the simple way around this is get on the first lift up at 8am and you find pretty much every run will be yours up until around 10am. Then when it starts to get a little busy simply move over the mountain to the other side, Hochfugen.
My family and I come here to ski and that's what we do. We get very clear runs using the above method up until around 1pm, but by then we have been skiing for 5hrs so we ski off the mountain to finish the days skiing.
Hochzillertal and Hochfugen together offer around 155km of groomed piste so this will easily keep the beginner - Advanced skier/Family occupied for a 7 day period.
While Kaltenbach itself is very tiny, 15 minutes drive through the Ziller Valley will get you into Mayrhofen which is a Typical Ski resort town.
The prices are reasonable, expect to pay Euro 539 for three super ski passes (1 Child, 2 Adults) but these will give access to free transport via train and bus throughout the valley and access to every run in the Ziller valley which boasts the headline... 1 Valley, 174 Lifts, 636km of Piste and ONE pass.
We come back year after year which tells a story in itself!
December 25, 2007
Paul
Paul
Have been going to Kaltenbach for a number of years. The resort has invested considerably in a number of new lifts (to ease congestion from the valley and queues at the Sonnenjet and Krossbichlbahn lifts.)
The connection with Hochfugen makes this an area in which families and intermediates can easily pass a week, without the need to head to other resorts in the Zillertal. There is a nice variety of runs, and easy cruising pistes. The limited off-piste however, gets tracked out very quickly in high season.
The run down into the valley is good, but should be avoided at the end of the day and end of the week as it is extremely busy mostly with skiers who would have been better off taking the gondola back down into the valley. Best time to do the run is early morning and with the second gondola from the valley. This means that the wait to get back up the mountain has been considerably reduced.
When snow conditions are poor, Kaltenbach can be very busy as skiers take advantage of the number of pistes above 1800m, and its proximity to the Inntal Highway. The resort could take some lessons from the French in queue management. Most of the lifts simply have funnels resulting in a lot of pushing, shoving and aggravation to try and get a few places ahead, normally then stopping to allow the rest of the group to catch up, or push their way through. Queuing for lifts with small children is not pleasant, and hopefully something the resort will work on in years to come. There is a general lack of singles rows to allow all places on the chairlifts to be filled in peak periods.
The Sonnenjet lift can be susceptible to closure in high winds, which considerably restricts the skiable area. There are sufficient mountain eateries with enough variety to suit all tastes and budgets.
We enjoy the resort enough to come back every year
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