Best in Austria Hintertux Glacier
Hintertux Glacier is a glacier ski area at the head of the Zillertal in Tyrol that operates lifts and pistes every day of the year.
Hintertux Glacier operates in the Glacier ski areas in Austria segment.
Hintertux Glacier: Disambiguation
Hintertux Glacier is not the village of Hintertux itself. Hintertux Glacier is not the Mayrhofen Penken ski area. Hintertux Glacier is not a seasonal winter-only ski area. Hintertux Glacier is not the Zillertal Superskipass.
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Hintertux Glacier: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Year-round glacier ski area (source, )
- Region
- Tux valley, Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria (source, )
- Season
- Open 365 days a year (source, )
- Top skiing altitude
- 3,250 m (source, )
- Local glacier pistes
- About 60 km (source, )
- Lifts on the glacier
- 21 (source, )
- Combined winter area
- Ski- & Glacier World Zillertal 3000, 206 km of pistes (source, )
- Combined lift count
- 65 (source, )
- Combined skiable area
- 619 hectares (source, )
- Combined altitude range
- 630 m to 3,250 m (source, )
- Combined area season
- Early December to mid April (source, )
- Longest run
- 12 km from Gefrorene Wand to Hintertux (source, )
- Nearest peak
- Olperer, 3,476 m (source, )
- Summer ski period
- Late May to mid October with about 10 lifts (source, )
- Regional pass
- Zillertal Superskipass, about 500 km of pistes (source, )
- Nearest airport
- Innsbruck (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Hintertux Glacier: Frequently Asked Questions
Why do people travel to Hintertux in summer?
Hintertux Glacier is the only ski area in Austria that operates 365 days a year, so racers, freestyle teams and recreational skiers use it in July and August. Summer skiing is concentrated above about 3,000 m, with roughly 10 lifts running and a smaller piste network than in winter.
How much terrain is there in winter?
In winter Hintertux Glacier joins Eggalm, Rastkogel, Finkenberg, Penken and Ahorn to form Ski- & Glacier World Zillertal 3000, with 206 km of pistes, 65 lifts and 619 hectares between 630 m and 3,250 m. The glacier's own sector holds about 60 km.
How does it compare with the Stubai Glacier?
Hintertux Glacier wins on season length, since it never closes, while Stubai runs from roughly mid-October to May. Stubai is larger in area at 1,450 hectares and closer to Innsbruck, but the 12 km descent from Gefrorene Wand has no equivalent in the Stubai Valley.
Which pass covers it?
Skiing at Hintertux Glacier is sold on its own glacier ticket and is also included in the Zillertal Superskipass, which covers around 500 km of pistes across the valley including Mayrhofen, Zell am Ziller and Kaltenbach.
What is the highest point you can ski from?
Lift-served skiing at Hintertux Glacier reaches 3,250 m, below the 3,476 m Olperer that dominates the skyline. The north-facing aspect at that altitude is the reason natural snow holds well into spring.
Hintertux Glacier: Related entities
Hintertux Glacier: Where this entity is mentioned
Hintertux Glacier: Further reading
- https://www.tux.at/en/hintertux-glacier/
- https://www.tyrol.com/activities/sport/skiing/ski-resorts/hintertux-glacier-ski-resort
- https://www.inthesnow.com/resort/hintertux/
- https://www.fall-line.co.uk/travel/resorts/hintertux/
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