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Mon 10 January 2005 Sime
Hopfgarten is a quiet town in the Austrian Alps. It's also home to the Contiki tour which attracts hoards of Antipodean travellers.

The mountain itself is linked to the greater Ski-Welt region which offers a great deal of riding possibilities. however, the lift system in Hopfgarten is slow at best. Expect to spend more time on a chairlift than you would actually riding - this makes exploring quite difficult as to actually get to other areas requires a great deal of planning.

The mountain isn't an ideal place for beginners due to the majority of red runs and quite crowded slopes. Intermediates will have it covered in a day or two whilst advanced riders will get bored easily. Freestylers aren't well catered for at all and freeriders won't find any challenging or interesting terrain at all. If snow falls you can expect the piste to be packed - a good time to go exploring. There is some decent off piste and a few powder stashes to be found but the chairlifts dampen the experience. The snow-making on this mountain is good and almost three quarters of the mountain is covered by artificial snow. The best places to check out are the runs going into Brixemtal, which although crowded, tend to have the most snow.

The town is very quiet and boasts two bars, The silver Bullet and Kramers Cocktail Bar. The Silver Bullet is home to just about everyone in the resort and is a lively place whilst Kramer's is a more subdued bar with a very friendly welcome from the management. O2 night club is next to The Silver Bullet and blasts out cheesey pop until the wee hours. Drinks are moderately priced as is the food.

All in all Hopfgarten is an average resort at best.

Nearby resorts

Distances are in a direct straight line, and take no account of roads. For driving instructions between resorts take a look at the travel page

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec till April
Summer: May till October

Lifts

Total Lifts: 91
Cable cars: 39
Gondolas: 14
Chair lifts: 37
Max people per hour: 140
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 123
Total ride area: 279 km
Longest run: 7,3

Top lift: 1957
Vertical drop: 1337
First lift: 620

Piste suitability

Green runs: 44%
Red runs: 46%
Black runs: 4%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	36.00	29.43	-5%	40.00	32.70	-4%
6-Day Pass	166.00	135.72	-5%	195.00	159.43	-3%
6-Day Linked area Pass	-	-		217.00	177.42	-1%

	EUR	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	513.00	419.43	-12%

Lift Passes:
Children‘s tariffs for those born between 1995 and 2004, Children born in and after 2005 free! Youth tariffs for those born in 1992, 1993, 1994 All tariffs plus €2.00 deposit for reusable Key Card! This deposit will be refunded to you in full on presentation of an undamaged card at the ticket offices or at automated return machines! Proof of age essential! All prices in Euro and incl. VAT. Dates and prices subject to change.
Lift times:Daily from 8.30am till 4.00pm From 22.01.11 till 4.30 pm