Best Après-Ski Bars in Austria: 7 Ranked

Operating since 1989 on the St. Anton valley run, MooserWirt opens at 11:00 for lunch and runs its après-ski block from 15:00 to 20:00 with two resident DJs. The location is the differentiator: it sits directly on the home run from Galzig, so thousands of skiers pass the terrace between 15:00 and 19:00. Kitchen service throughout the afternoon means you can eat before the descent.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "We had lunch and après-ski at the Mooserwirt."

Best for: Slopeside classic

Hinterhag Alm has been running since 1976 in Saalbach, which makes it one of the oldest continuously operating après-ski huts in the country. The party starts daily at 16:00 with live music rather than a DJ set, and the Herzerltanz with Evi Fersterer at 16:00 is a fixed ritual. No reservations are taken for the après session, so arrival time decides whether you get floor space.

Best for: Live music traditionalists

Kitzloch sits at Galfeisweg 3 in Ischgl, a short walk from the Pardatschgratbahn valley station, which makes it the default first stop when the lifts stop. Resident DJ Boris works the room from about 15:00 to 19:00, after which the venue reverts to restaurant service with spare ribs as the signature dish. Seating is limited, and regulars recommend arriving by 16:30.

Best for: Ischgl first stop

Walleggalm is the capacity leader in this ranking, with space for up to 2,000 people across a stage area, umbrella bars and a sun terrace with waiter service. A live DJ plays daily through the winter, and the hut also hosts concerts and private events. Its mountain bus service means non-skiers reach it without a lift pass, which almost no slopeside competitor offers.

Best for: Large groups and non-skiers

Trofana Alm is listed in the official Ischgl venue directory as one of the resort's après-ski clubs, built around the Almzauber theme across multiple rustic rooms. Food runs from stone-oven pizza to Tyrolean dishes, so it functions as a dinner venue as well as a party one. Its village position means no descent afterwards, which separates it from Ischgl's mountain huts.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "For us, the Trofana Alm is an absolute highlight in Ischgl every year."

Best for: Village-level party without a ski-down

The Ice Bar sits inside the Sport and Spa Hotel Strass, directly beside the Penken gondola valley station in Mayrhofen. The session starts in the early afternoon and carries on into the late evening, giving it one of the longest continuous windows of any venue here. Because it is at the lift base in the village centre, hotel guests and walk-ins arrive without any ski-down afterwards.

Best for: Easiest walk-in

Hexenhäusl stands next to the Zwölferkogel valley station in Hinterglemm, alongside the World Cup race trail, and opens daily from 15:00 in winter. It is the least polished entry here, closer to a party stadl than a restaurant: pizza, snacks, slot machines and Sky TV. In summer it runs daily from 11:00 to 02:00 with a beer garden, so it stays open outside the ski season.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "Wednesday live music, and eating ribs, great ambience."

Best for: Budget-minded lift-base session