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Airports Near Obergurgl - Hochgurgl
Innsbruck 90mins
Munich 200mins
Innsbruck 90mins
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Obergurgl - Hochgurgl austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Austria.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1940 the Austrian ski resort Obergurgl - Hochgurgl lies at 2150 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3080m Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski area is snow sure. Over 68 snow cannons ensure artificial Obergurgl - Hochgurgl snow making covers 110km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Obergurgl - Hochgurgl (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 98.4km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
A small traditional old and picturesque Tyrolean village with a long skiing tradition and a long season It's main off-shoot is a group of up-market hotels at Hochgurgl ( 2150m ). An eight-seater gondola connects the ski areas of Hochgurgl and Obergurgl.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 16 runs 35km |
45% |
Advanced Trails
 14 runs 55km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
14% |
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €215 - €238.5 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 110km |
| total length of Obergurgl - Hochgurgl trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3080m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1800m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2150m |
| centre of Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1280m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1280m |
| 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 Obergurgl - Hochgurgl
Skiing Obergurgl - Hochgurgl you'll enjoy 35 pistes and trails and that means approximately 110km of ski runs. Obergurgl - Hochgurgl lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 39400 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Obergurgl - Hochgurgl is over 8km long.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Ski Area
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 45% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 14% for expert skiers - the most difficult Obergurgl - Hochgurgl piste is the ?km Hohe Mut Buckelpiste Top - Wurmkogel II run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Obergurgl - Hochgurgl after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Obergurgl - Hochgurgl
If you snowboard Obergurgl - Hochgurgl you'll want to know that, of the 24 ski lifts in total, 9 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Obergurgl - Hochgurgl snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Obergurgl - Hochgurgl snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Apres Ski
The apres ski Obergurgl - Hochgurgl scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 22 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 3 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 9 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 13 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Ski Touring, Slide Shows, Table Tennis, Riding, Ice Skating.
SNO-man says
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl have a wide selection of off-slope options on offer. Indoors there's a bowling alley, darts, billiards, golf and a library.
Depending on where you stay, you're likely to find one of the numerous indoor pools, 25 whirlpools/hot tubs or 60 saunas.
Outside there's ice skating, curling and snowshoe hikes and guided ski tours. The Piccard Saal occasionally stages exhibitions.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Obergurgl - Hochgurgl Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl resort - ski Obergurgl - Hochgurgl by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski resort is also known as Obergurgl Festkogl, Gaisberg, Wurmkogel and has the following common misspellings:
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Obergurgl - Hochgurgl 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. Obergurgl - Hochgurgl ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Obergurgl - Hochgurgl reviews, 4 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.