Stubai Glacier, Austria
Introduction
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. 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 service while you take a beer.
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
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: May to Nov
Lifts
Total Lifts: 19
Gondolas: 5
Chair lifts: 7
Drag lifts: 9
Other lifts: 3 Magic carpets
Max people per hour: 36,000
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 22
Total ride area: 110km
Longest run: 6miles (10km)
Top lift: 3200m
Vertical drop: 1500m
First lift: 1721m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 54%
Red runs: 23%
Black runs: 23%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Half-day pass 26 euros
1 Day pass - 35.5 euros
5 Day pass - 146.5 euros
Lift times:8.00am to 4.45pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
No
Snowboard Schools:
1 day 60 euros
4 days 139 euros
Snowboard Hire:
board & boots 24-37 euros for 1 day
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available

