Auffach austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Auffach Austria.
Auffach Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1960 the Austrian ski resort Auffach lies at 875 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1900m Auffach ski area is not snow sure. Over 13 snow cannons ensure artificial Auffach snow making covers 4km of ski trails, which equates to around 20 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Auffach (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 77km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Auffach ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
The Wildschönau Pass covers neighbouring bus-linked ski areas above the typical Tyrolean villages of Niederau, Oberau, Auffach and Thierbach. Wildschönau Pass resorts are now on the larger Kitzbüheler Alpen Pass offering 700km of trails across around 40 ski areas. Auffach is an ideal family/snowboarders choice with an excellent uplift to trail kilometres ratio.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Auffach Austria
Beginner Trails
 1 runs 1km |
7% |
Intermediate Trails
 3 runs 3km |
23% |
Advanced Trails
 7 runs 16km |
53% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
15% |
Auffach 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) | €177.5 - €197 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Auffach Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 22km |
| total length of Auffach trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N E |
| direction Auffach ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1900m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 875m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 875m |
| centre of Auffach ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1075m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1075m |
| 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 Auffach
Skiing Auffach you'll enjoy 13 pistes and trails and that means approximately 22km of ski runs. Auffach lifts number 11 with the capacity to uplift 13600 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Auffach is over 7km long.
Auffach Ski Area
Auffach ski area has 7% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 23% intermediate, 53% advanced ski slopes and 15% for expert skiers - the most difficult Auffach piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Auffach after dark.
Auffach for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Auffach
If you snowboard Auffach you'll want to know that, of the 11 ski lifts in total, 8 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Auffach snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Auffach snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 90 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Auffach for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Auffach Apres Ski
The apres ski Auffach scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
Most of the facilities in the area are outdoors based. They include tobogganing (available at all centres but the longest run 5km/3 miles long at Auffach), winter hiking (50km/32 miles of marked trails with guided hiking available), a sleigh ride, horse riding (two schools, one in Niederau the other in Mühltal with all breeds of horses, from ponies to Haflinger ) or a tandem paraglide with an instructor. Organised farm to farm and hut to hut walks are staged regularly. A natural ice rink is formed on the summer outdoor pool in Oberau; the rink is open from 3pm to 9pm daily and skates may be rented. A unique attraction is the 'Slow train Wildschönau' - actually a land train, but the kids don't care about that. It makes tours to the spectacular Kundler gorge with ice-covered walls, and the Schonaugeralm. There are evening trips to the gorge when a sound and light show makes for a surreal experience; watch out for the huge Wildschönau dragon.
There are two libraries and two museums in the area. The first Wood Museum of the Tirol in Auffach contains interesting curiosities from the Wildschönauer history of wood and is housed in the wood carving store of Hubert Salcher in Auffach. In Oberau the Alpine farmers' museum "z´Bach" moved to an old farm house, in 1997, the building dating from the year 1795. The front rooms show more than 1,100 items from past centuries. Other historic buildings in Oberau include the Kellerwirt, part of the Abbey of Seeon and dating back to 1275. The Schellhornhof is an old farm house with wine cellar, house chapel, interesting fresco paintings and grain storage (first mentioned in 1416). A second religious building in Oberau, besides its famous church, the Antonius Chapel is of octagonal design and was built in honour of Saint Antonius of Padua between 1706 and1708. Special points of interest include the Albertitafel (1763) and a niche containing a statue of Christ at the flagellation column in a frame designed in the best rococo style. The mine, which had been closed for 130 years, was re-opened in 1990. Access in winter is by advance reservation. Finally excursions are possible to nearby Innsbruck as well as Salzburg and even over the border to Italy.
Auffach for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Auffach Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Auffach resort - ski Auffach by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Auffach ski resort is also known as Auffach Schatzberg and has the following common misspellings:
Auffach ski area has ski slopes which face N E
The direction which the various Auffach 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. Auffach ski resort has ski slopes facing N E.
Auffach for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Auffach reviews, 3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.