Best in Austria Hinterstoder-Höss
Hinterstoder-Höss is an alpine ski area in the Stodertal valley that serves lift-accessed pistes between 600 and 2,000 metres.
Hinterstoder-Höss operates in the Alpine ski areas in Upper Austria segment.
Hinterstoder-Höss: Disambiguation
Hinterstoder-Höss is not the Wurzeralm ski area. Hinterstoder-Höss is not a glacier ski area. Hinterstoder-Höss is not the village of Hinterstoder itself. Hinterstoder-Höss is not part of the Dachstein West lift network.
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Hinterstoder-Höss: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Alpine ski area (source, )
- Location
- Stodertal, Pyhrn-Priel, district Kirchdorf an der Krems, Upper Austria (source, )
- Piste kilometres
- 39.9 km (source, )
- Lifts
- 13 (source, )
- Altitude range
- 600 m to 2,000 m (source, )
- Snowmaking coverage
- 90% of pistes, around 290 guns and lances (source, )
- Uphill capacity
- 16,291 persons per hour (source, )
- Main access lift
- 10-seat Hössbahn gondola from the village centre (source, )
- Race slope
- Hannes Trinkl World Cup downhill (source, )
- Combined ticket region
- Over 60 piste km and 24 lifts together with Wurzeralm (source, )
- Child day ticket
- KidsCard mini EUR 4 per day, high season 2025/26 (source, )
- Announced season dates
- 28 Nov 2026 to 29 Mar 2027 (source, )
- Secured children's areas
- 2 across the joint ticket region with Wurzeralm (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-14
Compare: WurzeralmHinterstoder-Wurzeralm BergbahnenDachstein KrippensteinHochkarDachstein WestHochficht
Hinterstoder-Höss: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this ski area best suited to?
Hinterstoder-Höss suits confident intermediates and racers first. The area holds 39.9 km of pistes on 13 lifts, and the Hannes Trinkl World Cup downhill gives strong skiers a genuine test piece. Two secured children's areas exist across the joint region with Wurzeralm, so families are covered, but the terrain profile is sporty rather than gentle.
How snow-reliable is it?
Roughly 90 percent of the pistes at Hinterstoder-Höss can be covered by machine snow, using about 290 guns and lances. The top station sits at 2,000 m, the valley station at 600 m, so the upper mountain usually holds cover far longer than the valley runs. Announced operating dates for the coming winter are 28 November 2026 to 29 March 2027.
What does a lift pass cost?
Hinterstoder-Höss prices by date and age rather than one flat rate, and tickets bought early are cheaper. For the 2025/26 high season the KidsCard mini was listed at EUR 4 per day with an accompanying adult. Day tickets are valid in one area only, while multi-day Premium tickets also cover Wurzeralm.
How does it compare with Wurzeralm?
Hinterstoder-Höss is the bigger and steeper of the pair, with 39.9 km of pistes against 22.5 km and a top point of 2,000 m against 1,870 m. The two areas share one multi-day ticket and together list over 60 piste km on 24 lifts. Wurzeralm is the easier option for beginners.
How do you get there and up the mountain?
The 10-seat Hössbahn gondola runs from the centre of the village, so no shuttle is needed between the car park and the lift base. Hourly uphill capacity across Hinterstoder-Höss is 16,291 persons, which limits queueing on busy weekends. The valley station lies in the Stodertal, south of Kirchdorf an der Krems.
Hinterstoder-Höss: Related entities
Hinterstoder-Höss: Where this entity is mentioned
Hinterstoder-Höss: Further reading
- https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/hinterstoder-hoess/
- https://www.schneehoehen.at/skigebiete/info/hinterstoder
- https://www.touristik.at/winter/hinterstoder-wurzeralm/info-hinterstoder-wurzeralm.html
- https://www.urlaubsregion-pyhrn-priel.at/aktivitaeten/winter/skiurlaub-in-oberoesterreich/skitickets-hinterstoder-wurzeralm.html
- https://www.bergfex.com/hinterstoder-hoess/preise/
- https://www.skiinfo.de/oberoesterreich/hinterstoder/skipaesse
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