First time experiencing the Kitzski area. Its a very large ski area with lots of variation and long valley runs. The lifts are all very modern, almost every lift is a 6-8 seater with weather bubble and heated seating. Only major con for me is the low elevation. Also didnt like the bus connections in the spring season. If you want to get the most of the skiing, I advise buying the ticket combining the Kitzski & Wilder Kaiser areas, especially if you plan the famous 88km long Kitzskiwelt tour. Though keep in mind that this tour also leads through very low elevation areas, like Ellmau, which are very prone to closing by lack of snow.
Conclusion: very well connected and modern lifts huge area, (+connection to Wilder Kaiser) long valley runs strong snowmaking lots of amazing ski huts with delicious food low elevation, not very snow sure (booking half a year in advance is not advised), valley runs might not be open, some lifts (p.ex Fleckalmbahn) open at 8am but the first bus goes at 8:15am from Kirchberg (8:28am after 10. March) online info not always reliable: weather stations show error, runs marked open that are closed in real. Also some runs that looked still good were closed without a reason. expensive ski area from 10. March on only 1 bus every hour between Pengelstein and...
Read moreChaos! They shut the cable car link between Jochberg and Kitzbühel (the weather seemed quite benign to me, but I'm not complaining about this), leaving hundreds of skiers stranded on the wrong side of the resort. There were no messages on the mountain about what to do, but luckily others seemed to know. So we skied down to Jochberg to find hundreds of people waiting for a bus. None came. The cable car shut early in the day, so why was there no contingency plan? Tiny busses came and went, already quite full on arrival. Eventually we squeezed onto one with our kids, which was dangerously full, people being thrown around every time the bus turned. We arrived home 2 hours later. What a complete joke. Surely this must happen quite a lot and why do they not have a plan for it. On subsequent days we did not want to ski to the other side of the resort in case it happened again. Unfortunately this officially l probably means we won't visit the resort again. It's crazy busy...
Read moreWhat a beautiful little town and a great place to ski! We only stayed 2 days in Kitzbühel at the Henri Hotel (super close) but we had an awesome time. The town has plenty of shopping and some fantastic food. We rented equipment from Intersport which was super easy and an overall solid experience. It’s very convenient to get on the gondolas to go up the mountain and it’s a beautiful ride and view going up. There’s plenty of places to get drinks and food once you’re up the mountain and the food is pretty good! If you never went skiing at a place like this, it’s amazing. You see never ending mountains when you get up the mountain and it’s gorgeous. There are plenty of slopes for different skill levels and lots of lifts to get to different parts of the mountains. They have huge chair lifts that go up to 8 I believe and some have heated seats as well! We had a great time and definitely recommend coming here if you have the...
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