Kaltenbach austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Kaltenbach Austria.
Kaltenbach Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Austrian ski resort Kaltenbach lies at 2217 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Kaltenbach ski area is not snow sure. Over 115 snow cannons ensure artificial Kaltenbach snow making covers 108km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Kaltenbach (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 50km or approximately 50 minutes driving time. Kaltenbach ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Traditional Tyrolean village with one of the bigger and higher ski areas in the Zillertal thus a good snow fall reputation, as well as a potentially giant vertical drop.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Kaltenbach Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs 37km |
38% |
Advanced Trails
 17 runs 92km |
43% |
Expert Trails
 7 runs 7km |
17% |
Kaltenbach Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €193 - €193 |
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 Kaltenbach Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 155km |
| total length of Kaltenbach trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 12km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Kaltenbach ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2217m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 554m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 554m |
| centre of Kaltenbach ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1663m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1663m |
| 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 Kaltenbach
Skiing Kaltenbach you'll enjoy 39 pistes and trails and that means approximately 155km of ski runs. Kaltenbach lifts number 35 with the capacity to uplift 42600 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Kaltenbach is over 12km long.
Kaltenbach Ski Area
Kaltenbach ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 38% intermediate, 43% advanced ski slopes and 17% for expert skiers - the most difficult Kaltenbach piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Kaltenbach after dark.
Kaltenbach for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Kaltenbach
If you snowboard Kaltenbach you'll want to know that, of the 35 ski lifts in total, 15 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Kaltenbach snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Kaltenbach snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 2 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Kaltenbach for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Kaltenbach Apres Ski
The apres ski Kaltenbach scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Kaltenbach for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Kaltenbach Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Kaltenbach resort - ski Kaltenbach by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Kaltenbach ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Kaltenbach ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Kaltenbach 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. Kaltenbach ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Kaltenbach for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall