This is a perfect place for families – there are free lift passes for children up to ten when accompanied by a parent, and the friendly ski school gives lessons to ages three and up.
The Stubai Glacier offers 110km of runs, from 1,750m up to 3,210m, in a spectacular setting dotted with jagged rocks. You arrive by gondola to find a large area served by 25 lifts, including six-seater chairs. There are plenty of cruising reds and blues, several blacks and off-piste runs, along with the 10km downhill slope all the way to the bottom station. A fun park for both beginners and advanced boarders, as well as the new children’s course are very popular.
There are large self-service restaurants with sundecks, and the Jochdohle has Austria’s highest restaurant. The new Comfort Centre is one of Austria’s biggest rental centres.
Schlick 2000 is the biggest area after the glacier. A gondola gets you up to a sheltered bowl where there is a selection of blues and reds. There’s a new piste (with snowmaking) down to the village, as well as an unpisted ski route. Children have their own area with moving carpets. Beginners benefit from easy slopes, and there’s a freeride zone and terrain park. The villages of Fulpmes and Telfes are the pretty places to stay.
Serles is the gateway area to the valley, with a gondola up from the village of Mieders, less than half an hour from Innsbruck. The slopes are small with just a few reds and blues but in a lovely setting – and there are several off-piste ski routes.
Elfer is the ski area at Neustift, the valley’s biggest village.
There are good village nursery slopes, plus some reds and blues. Neustift is the major place to stay in the valley with hotels, bars and discos along with swimming pool and bowling.
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FACT BOX
Skiing
Height 1,000-3,210m
No of Lifts 45
Km of pistes 146
6-day lift pass €200
Suitability
Beginners Good
Intermediate Good
Advanced Fair
Families Good
Snowboarding Good
Non-skiers Good
Points out of 10
Après ski 7
Resort Charm 8
Lifts 8
Winter sports
Tobogganing, winter walks, paragliding, hang-gliding, cross-country skiing, ice climbing, snowshoeing, horse riding, sledding, ice skating
