Mayrhofen - World Snowboard Guide

Navigation

Introduction

This quaint Tyrolean village, framed by beautiful mountains, is located just 43 miles from Innsbruck and welcomes hoards of British package holiday makers every year. It offers the largest ski area in the Ziller valley now it is linked with Hippach, Finkenberg and Eggalm/Rastkogel and altogether offers 157km of pistes. The highest peak is only 2500 metres, it can sometimes suffer from poor snow conditions, but there’s plenty of snowmaking to cover the main trails.

In the early days, Mayrhofen had the reputation of being a bit of a hard boot carver’s place; this has changed however, and today there’s a large number of freeriders and freestylers checking out the terrain. Having a Burton Park located in the centre of the resort helps quite a lot to attract all the low-pant wearing boarders. For the not so advanced freestylers they have some smaller kickers and rails just next to the one for the big guys.

For those staying in the centre of Mayrhofen, the only way up and down is the Penkenbahn gondola as it is not possible to board back into Mayrhofen. Even though the lift is high speed, there can still be big queues early in the day. To avoid the crowds you can take the free ski bus to the Finkenberg or Mühlbach Gondolas or stroll over to the 160-person cable-car that’ll take you to the beginner haven of Ahorn. A Taxi to/from the Horbergbahn (Mühlbach) costs 10 euros and takes 10 mins, last ski bus back to Mayhrhofen at 5pm. Finkenberg lift a 15 min drive away

Take Schneekar lift and visit the Schneekarhütte restaurant at the top of a nice black run (Route 17). It still has a big log fire and good food which can be washed down with all sorts of organic schnapps.

Hintertux is a 20km drive further down the valley and is included if you get the Zillertal 3000 pass, this is the only resort in Austria to be open 365 days a year. Another nice place for a day trip is the small resort of Kaltenbach. This place often has lots of untracked powder after a dump because no one goes there! You can also take the same train to Zell am Ziller, and then a bus or taxi to their lift. Unfortunately your Super Zillertal pass isn’t valid here, but it is still worth a visit as it is a large area linked to Gerlos and Konigsleiten, which is famous for its tree runs.

New for season

2007/8:There will be a new chairlift instead of two T-bars on the Ahornplateau.
The ski-pass to 3,5 days is for Mayrhofen - 4 days or more are for the whole ziller-valley

2007/8:There will be a new chairlift instead of two T-bars on the Ahornplateau.
The ski-pass to 3,5 days is for Mayrhofen - 4 days or more are for the whole ziller-valley

2007/8 the 2 Ahornlifte t-bars on the Ahorn will be replaced with an 8-person chairlift

2006/7: 160 person cable-car the new Ahornbahn set to be the biggest in Europe will replace the existing cable-car but positioned closer to the centre of Mayrhofen

2004/5 season: 6-seater chair lift replaces the old 2-seater chairlift Eggalm-Nord, extension of the artifical snow making. 2003/4 season saw linking of
Mayrhofen and Tux via the 150 cable car, creating the Ski-Zillertal 3000 linked area.

Hotel search

Quick Resort Pick

Select a country and a resort to go straight to the review

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

Nearby resorts:

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: Hintertux

Lifts

Total Lifts: 46
Cable cars: 1
Gondolas: 4
Chair lifts: 16
Drag lifts: 19
Max people per hour: 67,520
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 109
Total ride area: 157km
Longest run: 9km

Top lift: 2500m
Vertical drop: 1870m
First lift: 630m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 27%
Red runs: 59%
Black runs: 14%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes: Half-day pass 25,50 euros
Day pass 35 euros
Zillertal Super Ski Pass (589km pistes):
5 Day 148 euros
Season 405/496 Mayrhofen/Zillertal
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 10m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 50%

Facilities

Night Riding: : Yes
Snowboard Schools: Snowboardschule Mayrhofen Total charge 34 euros for a 2hr lesson, private lesson 101 euros for 2hrs (for 1-2 people), 4hrs 175

Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available