summer ski resorts Austria

top Austrian summer skiing and glacier snow

The best summer ski resorts in Austria, choose from our list of the top Austrian summer skiing areas.

All of these ski and snowboard mountains have been called "best summer Austrian ski resort" or "best Summer ski resorts Austria"... these ski resorts offer the very best summer skiing in Austria.

Austrian summer ski resorts and glacier skiing

Scheffau Austria

A key resort in the Ski Welt, Austria's largest inter-connected ski area, Scheffau is located between Ellmau and Söll. It is smaller than its two neighbours but is otherwise similar, with traditional Tyrolean chalet-style buildings clustered around the white washed church with its sharp spire.

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snoman says

A key resort in the Ski Welt, Austria's largest inter-connected ski area, Scheffau is located between Ellmau and Söll. It is smaller than its two neighbours but is otherwise similar, with traditional Tyrolean c... more

Scheffau
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
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ValueLift Pass€160.5
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Scheffau ski holidays
Hotel Waldrand
05 Jan 2013
Exeter £470
Scheffau luxury
Land Hotel Alpin
16 Mar 2013
Liverpool John Lennon £573
Scheffau last minute
Pension Aloisia
22 Dec 2012
Luton £682

Brixen im Thale Austria

Well placed in Austria's largest inter-connected ski area - the Ski Welt, close to Westendorf. It has a high capacity gondola which accesses the region more efficiently than those of neighbouring resorts. The village itself is strung out, with a walk to the lifts and a bus ride to the nursery slopes. Apres ski can b... [more Brixen im Thale]

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snoman says

Well placed in Austria's largest inter-connected ski area - the Ski Welt, close to Westendorf. It has a high capacity gondola which accesses the region more efficiently than those of neighbouring resorts. The ... more

Brixen im Thale
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€160.5
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Partenen Austria

Locally renowned for its snow record, a funicular from Partenen accesses the Loipe 2000 high-altitude cross-country circuit on the Bielerhöhe. A free ski bus links to the more extensive Silvretta Nova ski areas nearby and on the joint lift pass. Chairlifts and gondolas depart from the edge of the village to the large... [more Partenen]

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snoman says

Locally renowned for its snow record, a funicular from Partenen accesses the Loipe 2000 high-altitude cross-country circuit on the Bielerhöhe. A free ski bus links to the more extensive Silvretta Nova ski areas... more

Partenen
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€149.5
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Westendorf Austria

Pretty little village now has access to huge Ski Welt, Austria's biggest linked area. Apres is friendly and not too loud

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snoman says

Part of Austria's largest lift-linked ski area, the Ski Welt (250km), although Westendorf and the last village to be lift lionked to it in the 2008-9 season. A lovely village, voted the most beautiful in Europe... more

Westendorf
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€160.5
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Westendorf ski holidays
Hotel Post - Westendorf
09 Mar 2013
Dover Ferry £424
Westendorf luxury
Hotel Schermer
16 Mar 2013
Gatwick £593
Westendorf last minute
Hotel Post - Westendorf
22 Dec 2012
Dover Ferry £688

Zell am Ziller Austria

Part of the Zillertal ski area. Particularly good for improving novices. Train to nearby Mayrhofen gives access to more terrain

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snoman says

Delightful village in the spectacular Zillertal with a Super Zillertal lift pass giving access to virtually all the region's lifts and over 600km of terrain. In December 1999 the local skiing was linked to Gerl... more

Zell am Ziller
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€193
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Zell am Ziller ski holidays
Hotel Neuwirt
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £543
Zell am Ziller luxury
Hotel Bräu
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £632
Zell am Ziller last minute
Hotel Neuwirt
22 Dec 2012
Gatwick £717

Lienz Austria

An ideal choice for those wanting town-size facilities with the option of several ski areas on a single pass offering 350km of terrain (not lift linked).

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snoman says

An ideal choice for those wanting town-size facilities with the option of several ski areas on a single pass offering 350km of terrain (not lift linked).

Lienz
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€?
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Seefeld Austria

Perfect for families with a good ski school, less impressive for the singles. Known for laid back feel with fewer queues than some resorts. Some good evening haunts, but not for the party animal

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snoman says

A complete winter and summer destination resort with a world-beating six five-star hotels. There are numerous sports facilities as well as a large ski area with 90% snow-making, and it is included on the 'Happy... more

Seefeld
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€185
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Seefeld ski holidays
Hotel Helga
16 Mar 2013
Dover Ferry £479
Seefeld luxury
Hotel Seefelderhof
09 Mar 2013
Dover Ferry £538
Seefeld last minute
Hotel Tyrol
22 Dec 2012
Gatwick £707

Hopfgarten im Brixental Austria

A pretty village with local skiing best suited to beginners and intermediates, but part of the huge inter-connected Ski Welt pass giving easy access to skiing for all standards. This has now been expanded further in the new Kitzbüheler Alpen Pass, one of the world's five largest.

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snoman says

A pretty village with local skiing best suited to beginners and intermediates, but part of the huge inter-connected Ski Welt pass giving easy access to skiing for all standards. This has now been expanded furth... more

Hopfgarten im Brixental
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€160.5
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
Hopfgarten im Brixental ski holidays
Gasthof Unterbräu
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £533
Hopfgarten im Brixental luxury
Sporthotel Fuchs
12 Jan 2013
Gatwick £662
Hopfgarten im Brixental last minute
Gasthof Unterbräu
22 Dec 2012
Luton £701

Muhlbach am Hochkonig Austria

Mühlbach is one of five resorts at the base of the Hochkönig ski area, itself part of the larger Ski Amade pass and that again swallowed up by the giant Salzburgerland pass. But there's plenty to entertain without straying far from the local slopes, which extend to 34km (21 miles) and include a terrain park with hal... [more Muhlbach am Hochkonig]

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snoman says

Mühlbach is one of five resorts at the base of the Hochkönig ski area, itself part of the larger Ski Amade pass and that again swallowed up by the giant Salzburgerland pass. But there's plenty to entertain with... more

Muhlbach am Hochkonig
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€182
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Hintertux Austria

Incredible snow record on high glacial runs open in summer too. Lovely trad village, now lift linked to Mayrhofen

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snoman says

The Hintertux glacier is one of Europe's largest year-round skiing operation and in winter is part of the Ziller valley pass that takes in Mayrhofen. The glacier is serviced by increasingly high-tech lifts incl... more

Hintertux
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass€193
Resort OpenDec 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Each Austrian summer mountain resort on this list is from the top rated summer snowboarding and glacier ski resorts in Austria - the definitive list of top 10 best summer glacier skiing resorts in Austria.

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