Alpbach austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Alpbach Austria.
Alpbach Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1930 the Austrian ski resort Alpbach lies at 2025 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Alpbach ski area is not snow sure. Over 67 snow cannons ensure artificial Alpbach snow making covers 37km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Alpbach (Austria) is Munich / München at a distance of 160km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Alpbach ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
An ideal beginner resort oozing Tyrolean charm and voted the most beautiful village in Austria by Austrians themselves in 1983. The village's 2500 year history has not been compromised by modern development, which includes an excellent indoor pool complex. Inneralpbach is linked to skiing of Alpbach, 4km (2.5 miles) away, it is a quiet, ideal beginner resort.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Alpbach Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 3 runs 12km |
16% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs 28km |
55% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
16% |
Alpbach Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €138.5 - €155.5 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Alpbach Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 50km |
| total length of Alpbach trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE E S |
| direction Alpbach ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2025m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 816m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 974m |
| centre of Alpbach ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1212m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1212m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Alpbach
Skiing Alpbach you'll enjoy 18 pistes and trails and that means approximately 50km of ski runs. Alpbach lifts number 21 with the capacity to uplift 17000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Alpbach is over 8km long.
Alpbach Ski Area
Alpbach ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 16% intermediate, 55% advanced ski slopes and 16% for expert skiers - the most difficult Alpbach piste is the ?km FIS run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Alpbach after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Alpbach for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Alpbach
If you snowboard Alpbach you'll want to know that, of the 21 ski lifts in total, 13 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Alpbach snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Alpbach snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 70 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Alpbach for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Alpbach Apres Ski
The apres ski Alpbach scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 0 hot tubs 2 solariums 3 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 50 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Water Slide.
SNO-man says
One of Alpbach's major year-round attractions is the indoor swimming complex complete with sauna, solarium, massage and 25 metre pool with waterfall and flume. The resort's Congress Centre was re-opened after extensive refurbishment in 1999 combining intelligent architecture and an idyllic mountain setting. It features two floors capable of accommodating up to 700 guests and state of the art conference technology. Other indoor options include a library. Other indoor options include a library at the local secondary school.
There's an outdoor curling rink where its possible to try curling, you can also take a horse drawn sleigh ride or wander on 50km (32 miles) of marked and cleared winter hiking paths. Excursions from the village are possible to nearby attractions such as the Medieval city of Rattenberg, Austria's smallest, famous for its glass industry for centuries, with the traditional craft still practised today. Innsbruck is just an hour away.
Alpbach for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Alpbach Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Alpbach resort - ski Alpbach by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Alpbach ski resort is also known as Alpbach Wiedersbergerhorn, Alpbach, Reith and has the following common misspellings:
Alpbach ski area has ski slopes which face N NE E S
The direction which the various Alpbach ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Alpbach ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE E S.
Alpbach for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall