Stubai Glacier - World Snowboard Guide

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Stubai Glacier is the biggest resort under the Innsbruck area. It's also the only Innsbruck resort that has summer snowboarding. A common factor in the summer months are the hoards of day-tripping US students, with no idea what they are doing or where they are. Stubai is a great mountain to try and offers the chance to ride fast on wide, open runs that are well groomed and serviced by a set of efficient, modern lifts.

Stubai Glacier
Photo: Stubai tourism

The only drawbacks are that, being a high glacier resort, it can be stupidly cold in the winter where the temperature can make it almost impossible to ride, and theres very little tree cover. The other problem is that because Stubai nearly always guarantees snow when lower areas are short on the stuff, the masses head here, making the place very busy, especially at weekends. Munich is only two and a half hours away and so the place also gets a regular German overload. Access to the slopes involves a twenty minute cable car ride, but once up, you're presented with a great selection of runs. Theres 2 rental places at the top of the eisgrat and gamsgarten gondolas, they promise a 20 minute board service while you take a beer.

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New for season

06/07: nothing planned
05/06: new 2-seater chair replaces t-bar on Schaufelspitz-peak
04/05: new 8 seater cable car from top station 'Eisgrat' to the 'Top of Tyrol', the highest point on the glacier ski area at 3,165m

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 to April
Summer: May to Nov

Lifts

Total Lifts: 21
Gondolas: 5
Chair lifts: 7
Drag lifts: 9
Other lifts: 4 Magic carpets
Max people per hour: 36,000
Board Leashes required: No