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Kitzbühel Resort Reviews

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Kitzbühel Ratings

Overall: 4.3. Based on 21 votes and 26 reviews.

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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
  • Kitzbühel is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.4

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Kitzbühel has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.2

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.6

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.4

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Kitzbühel

Public Transport: 4.7

  • There are no buses or taxis to Kitzbühel
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.7

  • No places to stay in/near Kitzbühel
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.9

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 5.0

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Kitzbühel

Ski in/Ski out: 4.2

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.3

  • There are no child care facilities at Kitzbühel
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.6

  • Kitzbühel relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.3

  • There are no snow groomers at Kitzbühel
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Kitzbühel are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.0

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Kitzbühel is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.1

  • If snow conditions are poor at Kitzbühel, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.2

  • Kitzbühel usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.5

  • The staff at Kitzbühel are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Kitzbühel are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.1

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.4

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.2

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.5

  • No intermediate terrain at Kitzbühel
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.5

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.9

  • Not even a kicker at Kitzbühel
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.7

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Kitzbühel
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.3

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Kitzbühel has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.6

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.5

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.3

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.4

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 4.1

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 4.4

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.1

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.6

  • Overall, Kitzbühel is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.0

  • Overall, Kitzbühel is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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April 07, 2008
P Graves from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
This is a vastly improved resort compared to 5 years ago. The new lifts have opened up the area and gives you a tremendous variety of slopes to ski. I'm hooked and look forward each year to see the changes that have occurred. I have just returned from 31st trip to the resort. The snow this April was wonderful. Deep powder snow. Wonderful.
March 26, 2007
Joe M from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Visited Kitzbuhel for a week from 17-24th March 2007. Journey is short with only a 1hr 15m trf from Salzburg airport. The resort has a town feel to it and doesn't have the traditional ski resort feel I've experienced elsewhere. The town doesn't have a great number of restaurants to visit. There are quite a few bars, but they're scattered around, and the apres-ski vibe is pretty non-existant. There is no bar at the bottom of the last run so you have to walk around a bit to find a lively bar. There's one main gondola to the bottom of the start of the main ski area, and another gondola on the other side of town to take you up to 'the horn' which is a small snowboarder aimed ski area (and the boarder park wasn't open when I visited). The layout of the piste is awful. Once you reach the top of the main gondola, you're faced with a short walk before you can start skiing. You must then ski down a blue run trail which has around 50m of steep red thrown in - not good for beginners. You get to the bottom of this run and can then start to get to the other pistes. Everything seems very disconnected and difficult to reach, and the maps are unclear. To add to this, the maps show ski lift numbers (e.g. ski lift 4B), but the lifts themselves do not carry this labelling, only an Austrian name! Piste markings are poor, with intermittent labels for run numbers, and no distance markers. Off-piste is very good, supplemented in part by the poor on-piste layout. We spent almost all our time off-piste. Overall, the resort is only OK for beginners due to the high number of blue runs offset by the difficultly of finding your way around. Intermediates will probably enjoy it the most, as the red and black runs are not challenging at all and the off-piste can also be easy. Experts will not be very challenged and struggle to find steep runs, well made moguls and tree runs. Snowboarders (which I'm one of) will again enjoy the off-piste, although this is clearly dependent on the snow conditions (we got lucky...). However, if you like pulling tricks this isn't the place to go as I found very few kickers around the runs, and believe me I looked hard. Also the park was not open, so I can't comment on the park.
November 20, 2006
Nigel from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I visited Kitzbuhel last season along with 7 mates from London. We've been traveling together now, every winter, for the past 15 years and have to say, last year's trip to Kitzbuehel ranked among the very best we've ever had. The skiing was excellent, the snow abundant, and the après ski lively. I must also pass on my gratitude to the German guy who wrote his recommendation on Kitzbuhel after the 04/05 season. Not only did his comments factor into our discussions as to where to go, he also gave us one tip we'll all benefit from for many years to come. In his post, he mentioned the bespoke ski boot manufacturer DaleBoot had their European headquarters in Kitzbuhel. After my first day, I paid them a visit. I left their store two hours later with a brand new pair of DaleBoots! The boot's performance is technically superior to anything I've ever skied on (from Atomic to Tecnica to Lange) and I've never been more comfortable in a ski boot in my entire life. Once my mates saw the overnight improvement in my skiing (both on and off piste) they were, of course, all very interested. Rob Graham and his team at DaleBoot ended up fitting all 7 of my mates during our week in Kitzbuhel. It was beyond incredible as not one guy had the smallest problem post-fitting and each saw immediate & drastic improvements in their skiing. We all agreed we owe that German guy a pint for having twice pointed us in the right direction! As for Kitzbuhel, we'll be back in our DaleBoots in Feb '07..!
March 14, 2006
jc from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
The big 3S lift beside being spectacular has made a huge difference to Kitzbühel. It is now possible to ski the whole area without having to use taxis and buses. When the snow is good it is a large area with plenty of varied terrain to suit all standards of skiing. There is also now a lift connection into the skiing at Westendorf which opens up yet more pistes though very similar to the rest of the skiing. Unless you want to watch the race, the Hahnenkamm race weekend is best avoided just too many people. There does seem to be a programme in place to upgrade the lifts but there are still bottlenecks and some of the less used lifts belong in a museum. When the snow is plentiful a good spot for a pleasant winter break.
February 13, 2006
stephen fekete from Ski USA - California USA - California
Just got back from a weekend at Kitzbuhel. Some of the best conditions to date in Europe. The snow was epic. Knee deep and holding well on the north face slopes.
September 20, 2005
Rainer Weigle from Ski Germany Germany
Having returned to Kitzbühel for the first time in many years, I was quickly and pleasantly reminded of the vastness of this resort; there is simply far more than meets the eye (and far more than most people give this resort credit for)! Ya, the lifts are old & many are slow. But isn't better to have a bottle neck below the fall line than right in the middle of it? Furthermore, it seems to me that Kitzbühel has recognised the issue and is steadily working on adding & replacing lifts (were applicable) across their many peaks (ie: the 3S went in last season and I believe two more will be open in December '05). I spent several weekends at Kitzbühel during the 04/05 season, met a bunch of locals, had unbelievable snow, ran huge bump runs, skied some off piste terrain I never even knew existed at this resort, and bought the best pair of ski boots I have ever skied on. Last season, DaleBoot opened its European headquarters in Kitzbühel (following what I understand to be a very long tradition in Kitzbühel of custom ski boot manufacturers over the years). While skiing in the US previously, I noticed most of the best skiers wear these boots. However, up until last season for us in Europe, they were the industry's best kept secret; no longer! Go see Rob Graham and his team over there. They'll take great care of you - and your feet..! www.dalebooteurope.com I'll definitely be back in Kitzbühel this season and am looking forward to more deep powder, huge bump runs, big beers and great food (little known gem, the Alt Kitzbühel restaurant).