Rifflsee, Austria

Rifflsee ski holidays

Established in 1949 the Austrian ski resort Rifflsee lies at 1740 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 3440m the area is snow sure. Over 18 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 6km of trails, which equates to around 20 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Rifflsee is Innsbruck at a distance of 90km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Their season runs from September to May.

SNO-man says

One of Europe's highest and most snow-sure ski areas, and certainly the highest mountains in Austria's famous Tyrol, Pitztal's glacier ski area is accessed by an underground funicular (with 10,000 stairs running along the side of it) from September until May. The local pass covers two other ski areas - one on Rifflsee, the other on Hochzeiger. There is also a Burton-Funpark for snowboarders to enjoy.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  1 runs 0km	3%	Intermediate Trails  6 runs 24km	55%
Advanced Trails  17 runs 14km	30%	Expert Trails  5 runs 7km	15%

28 pistes and trails means approximately 45km of runs. 22 Rifflsee lifts have capacity to transport 20000 per hour. The longest run in the Austrian ski resort is over 5km. Visit summer or winter as there is glacier skiing in Rifflsee.

Of the 22 ski lifts, 11 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Rifflsee is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 25 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

15 apres ski bars 48 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 3 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 73 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bungee, Torchlit Descent.

Main Ski School in Rifflsee

Rifflsee ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Skischule Pitztaler Gletscher and has 120 teachers teaching in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and taking students from a minimum age of 3.? www.skischule-pitztalgletscher.com 85000

Rifflsee for beginners         gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Rifflsee for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Rifflsee for expert skiers   gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Rifflsee for snowboarding  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Rifflsee

Rifflsee snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Rifflsee: 70km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 70km     Intermediate XC Trails: 0km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 1      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 16km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Rifflsee

Rifflsee snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 3 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 73 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 16km Paragliding schools: 1

Rifflsee non skiing facilities also include Bungee, Torchlit Descent.