Kühtai

Austria's highest year-round inhabited ski village: quiet, snow-sure, and only an hour from Innsbruck.

Key Stats

Vertical Drop
600m (1,969ft)
The height difference between the top and bottom of the mountain
Summit Elevation
2,520m (8,268ft)
How high the highest lift or peak reaches
Base Elevation
1,920m (6,299ft)
Height of the main base village — higher means cooler, drier snow
Annual Snowfall
700cm (276in)
Average annual natural snowfall — higher is better for powder days
Trails
44
Total number of marked runs on the trail map
Lifts
13
Total number of lifts including chairlifts, gondolas, and t-bars
Resort Size
50 km of pistes
Marked piste length across the lift-linked area

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.

Easy
30%
Intermediate
50%
Difficult
20%

Best For

PowderFamilies

When to go

Average snowpack depth, by month.

Kühtai's snowpack peaks in April.

deepestJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowpack
peaks Apr
Typical season
Dec – Jul

Snow depth: ECA&D, daily station data (1994–2023).

Location

Kühtai sits high in the Stubai Alps of Tyrol, in a broad pass between the Inn valley and the Ötztal in western Austria. The setting is genuinely high-alpine and continental, well above the tree line with open, treeless terrain on all sides.

Getting there

Easy to reach

Fly into Innsbruck (INN), about 40 minutes from the resort by road.

Compare Kühtai to

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