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April 25, 2019
c roberts from
United Kingdom
c roberts from
United Kingdom
Just back from an Easter in Obergurgl. Can't believe you could ski such great conditions in mid April. Perfect pistes, sunshine and not a lift queue in sight for the entire trip. Modern fast lifts, friendly people; makes me wonder why I ever bother with France with all the tensions in the lift queues and rip off prices and bumpy worn out slushy pistes by lunchtime. Took a trip out to the glacier in Solden which was awesome and covered by the same lift pass (20 minutes on the free bus). Stayed at the Crystal Sportive with Crystal; best ski-in/out hotel ever, best boot room ever. All in all, 10 out of 10. I try not to go back to the same resort but in this case it's a definite return some day.
January 02, 2019
Robert Rasenberg from
United Kingdom
Robert Rasenberg from
United Kingdom
March 11, 2018
steve f from
United Kingdom
steve f from
United Kingdom
March 2018.
This resort, along with Hochgurgl, will be a great place to learn to ski. Lots of blue cruise runs and some blues that are a little more challenging and go along with some cruising reds and a couple of short blacks. Although the two resorts have about 100k of piste, we are both 'cautious intermediate' skiers and we covered just about the whole resort in two and a half days. So, if you are of any higher ability than that, you may want to look elsewhere. The big bonus is that there were hardly ever any queues, except for the first sunny day after a couple of bad days, when the queue for the first lift was about 10 minutes. But nothing more than 2 minutes up the mountain.
There aren't that many places on the mountain to eat and we found that, compared to other Austrian resorts, it was quite expensive (but still good value).
Apres-ski is quite sedate, based around a few hotels and would not suit those looking for a 'Benidorm in the snow' resort.
In summary, this is a resort that tries to be upmarket and a little bit exclusive. But is a good place to ski without really testing yourself.
March 03, 2016
George from
United Kingdom
George from
United Kingdom
A mixed review for Obergurgl from me. I'm towards the end of my first weeks skiing here. Whilst the weather hasn't been great we have had a nice week and some nice skiing. It's good for middle aged intermediates like me.
As others have said it's a smaller ski area and that does have its limitations. However, the snow and piste quality is very good. There are lovely blue/red cruisey runs and since its a high resort the snow quality is good. The trouble for me is there's just not enough variety of runs; it's very small.
Certainly, the resorts have their followers. We chatted to a guy in a mountain bar who has been here for 20 yrs and met an old work colleague who's been here 5 straight years. They love it.
For me though it's all a bit too dull. The village is almost non existent. It's one street with hotels (albeit very nice hotels). There are very few restaurants only a couple really and they are basic so all eating is in the hotels. No real bars to speak of outside the hotels either (in the village anyway). I managed to find one cafe which felt like a chain. So sadly there's just very little here.
There are some great bars on piste: Nedderhutte & the Hohe Mut Alm & David's Hutte are all fun but very little in the village. I like to be able to leave the hotel for a drink, a good coffee or a nice snack sometimes. That's not possible here really.
So, all in all, we had a nice week with nice skiing but I just got a bit bored if I'm honest. Would I return? Likely not as I think there are better ski areas in truth. But many people do like Obergurgl.
February 28, 2016
Paul Mcshane from
United Kingdom
Paul Mcshane from
United Kingdom
Obergurgl/ Hochgurgl is an excellent family resort; 110 km of mainly blues and red runs, a few blacks, and a fair bit of off-piste if you get some fresh powder. Hotels are all of a good standards; we have stayed in 4/5 different hotels and they were all very good with excellent food,
Resort is at a good elevation, 1900ft and above so in our 10 or so visits guaranteed snow till the end of April,
Good choice of mountain restaurants at reasonable prices, very few if any lift queues, in a pedestrian-only village. Most hotels are only a few minutes walk from the gondolas and chairlifts that are modern and continually being improved and updated, Hotel Jenewein and the Neiderhutte are our favs but book early if going peak weeks.
December 16, 2015
Caroline from
Austria
Caroline from
Austria
October 13, 2015
max from
United Kingdom
max from
United Kingdom
January 07, 2015
Chris from
United Kingdom
Chris from
United Kingdom
I've been skiing for over 30 years and skied the majority of resorts in Austria and France but Obergurgl is in my top two. It doesn't have extensive skiing and it doesn't have a bustling night life (Nederhutte excluded) but it oozes charm and character. There is rarely a lift queue, there is always snow and there are few boarders. If you put your mind to it you could ski the entire resort from one end and back again in a day but the slopes will be quiet, well groomed and in excellent condition, with stunning views. The majority of the lifts are quite modern (compared to most French resorts) and most of the chairlifts are covered and often have heated seats for particularly cold days. My only moan about the lifts is the T-bar that services the red run at the far left side at Hochgurgl. It's a long drag, needs to be a chair really.
Off to Obergurgl again in a fortnight, can't wait.
June 19, 2013
Adam from
United Kingdom
Adam from
United Kingdom
Obergurgl, as a family skiing holiday, works on so many levels: snowsure, picturesque village, great standard of hotels and restaurants, great instruction for the children and a safe environment with a noticeable absence of 'out of control' skiers! The limited and low key nightlife adds to the charm and security of the place too. After many years, the place still works well for us and for those who find the amount of skiing restrictive have Solden down the road for a 10 Euro additional charge on their lift pass.