Kitzbühel
Home of the legendary Hahnenkamm downhill race, surrounded by a medieval walled town with the kind of Alpine atmosphere that's hard to match elsewhere in Austria.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
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When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Kitzbühel's heaviest snowfall lands in December; the snowpack peaks in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Dec
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – May
Snowfall: GeoSphere Austria, climate normals (1971–2000).
Snow depth: ECA&D, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Kitzbühel sits in the Kitzbühel Alps of Tyrol, in western Austria, where the slopes rise from a low valley floor to mid-mountain ridges below the high peaks. The setting is classic Northern Alps, green and forested at the base.
Getting there
Fly into Innsbruck (INN), about an hour from the resort by road. The train is a practical alternative.
- Innsbruck (INN)an hourDirections
- Munich (MUC)2 hoursDirections
- Salzburg (SZG)1.5 hoursDirections
Kitzbühel has a station in town, on the line from Salzburg and Innsbruck.
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