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Voted 19th out of 39 reviewed ski resorts in Austria
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Snowboarding in Kuhtai
Reviewed 20 Apr 2016
I hadn’t snowboarded in Kuhtai before, I’d say it’s a more intermediate resort as it has lots of reds and it’s not ideal for snowboarders as there are quite a few flat patches. There are some nursery slopes if you’re a beginner, but once your confidence is up you want to explore around which is a bit tricky when its mostly red. It depends what type of skier or snowboarder you are, if you don’t mind staying on a few runs you feel comfortable on, it would be fine but we would have liked more variety of runs. Kuhtai is quite a quiet resort which suited us, there’s not much going on in terms of après ski but this is the kind of place we like.
intermediate skiing in Kuhtai
Reviewed 22 Jul 2015
Take the chair lift up to the Dreiseen Hütte and tackle either of the two rolling runs that drift off from here – the whole affair is pretty laid back, with a neat mix of altitude and steepness making for a sweet ride. All good things come in threes and Kühtai Mountain does it best; 3 broad reds wiggle their way down to the village, an ideal spot for middling abilities. If it’s all about letting go, then the red which spans the distance of the Hochalterbahn takes top spot; it’s not hard to clock up some outstanding speeds as you whip down the mountain.
Good late season skiing for intermediates and ambitious beginners
Reviewed 25 Jun 2014
I was very impressed by the fact that it snowed twice while we were there although it was mid-April! The skiing was good. It was only our 3rd ski holiday and the skiing was about the right level for us. Any harder and it would have been too hard – you have to be able to ski down some red runs to get back down into the village. I’m not sure what the grading was like, we went on one short black and the ski instructor said it was more like a red run. There were definitely some steeper parts towards the bottom of the resort. I think it’s a good resort for intermediates, advanced skiers would probably get a bit bored and if you are very much a novice then it wouldn’t suit you either.
We were in the ski school which was good, I would recommend our instructor Martin. He kept telling us he couldn’t speak good English but his English was fine. Our group was small but quite mixed ability and one man ended up dropping out because he was basically a complete beginner and he struggled too much on the red runs. Our instructor did well keeping us all happy even though we were different levels. Our group was only made up of 4 people and it was nicer having a smaller group. We had private tuition on Wednesday too. On Wednesday they also did night skiing on run number 5 (I didn’t do it because it was icy but my husband and son did) and afterwards the instructors put on a little show where they did tricks and generally showed off.
The resort is a damp squib in terms of après ski – there is more life in a very quiet village in England! By 6pm everyone is at home. That was fine for us to be honest because by the time we had showered, eaten, etc, it was time for my son to go to bed. There were about 4 or 5 ski ware shops and even my son commented on how expensive the souvenir shop was.
The ski pass also covers Hochoetz which is the next village along, you can do a trip here if you like (we didn’t bother).
I love skiing. There were some points in time, like when we were sitting at the café on the mountain, I felt like I was on top of the world!
Excellent week
Reviewed 18 May 2014
We found Kuhtai very nice. We’ve been skiing in Switzerland and it’s definitely comparable.
We weren’t looking for expert skiing, we’re intermediates and would definitely recommend the ski area to other people of the same level. We were here with a group of mixed skiers and snowboarders. There were some new skiers in our group and we took our disabled daughter on a couple of professional lessons and then all went out together, which there were some perfect slopes for.
The only thing to note: if you go to a different ski area for the day, make sure you don’t miss the last bus! You might end up waiting 2-3 hours for a taxi which isn’t fun!
New Years week is expensive but definitely worth it for a special trip – they had a huge firework display which we could watch from our hotel balcony.
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