Kuhtai austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Kuhtai Austria.
Kuhtai Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1918 the Austrian ski resort Kuhtai lies at 2020 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2520m Kuhtai ski area is snow sure. Over 20 snow cannons ensure artificial Kuhtai snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around 50 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Kuhtai (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 35km or approximately 45 minutes driving time. Kuhtai ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the highest resorts in Austria with a long history dating back at least to the fifteenth century when Emperor Maximillian hunted here. Today it retains a rather exclusive reputation and is one of the best places for touring through forest terrain.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Kuhtai Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs 7km |
24% |
Advanced Trails
 17 runs 22km |
51% |
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km |
24% |
Kuhtai 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) | €119 - €159 |
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 Kuhtai Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 37km |
| total length of Kuhtai trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S |
| direction Kuhtai ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2520m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2020m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2020m |
| centre of Kuhtai ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 500m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 500m |
| 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 Kuhtai
Skiing Kuhtai you'll enjoy 33 pistes and trails and that means approximately 37km of ski runs. Kuhtai lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 16000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Kuhtai is over 1.9km long.
Kuhtai Ski Area
Kuhtai ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 24% intermediate, 51% advanced ski slopes and 24% for expert skiers - the most difficult Kuhtai piste is the 1.2km Gaiskogel (9) run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Kuhtai after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Kuhtai for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Kuhtai
If you snowboard Kuhtai you'll want to know that, of the 12 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 Kuhtai snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Kuhtai snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Kuhtai for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Kuhtai Apres Ski
The apres ski Kuhtai scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 3 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 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
Guided hikes are organised into the snowy serenity of the mountains. Kühtai has many variations of touring possibilities (taking from one to six hours - the highest leads up to a height of 3000 meters). There are also cleared hiking paths, guided snowshoe hikes and horse-drawn sleigh rides. A 2.5 kilometre long toboggan run is illuminated in the evenings.
There's also a good choice of indoor health and leisure facilities including fun pools, adventure pools, sauna landscapes, steambaths, Roman baths, aroma grottoes, tanning solariums, fitness studios, whirlpools, massage studios, oil treatments and lots more.
Kuhtai for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Kuhtai Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Kuhtai resort - ski Kuhtai by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Kuhtai ski resort is also known as Osterreichs hochstgelefenen Skifebiet Kühtai and has the following common misspellings:
Kuhtai ski area has ski slopes which face N S
The direction which the various Kuhtai 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. Kuhtai ski resort has ski slopes facing N S.
Kuhtai for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Kuhtai reviews, 2.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.