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Obergurgl Reviews
11 reviews of Obergurgl in Austria.
Voted 14th out of 39 reviewed ski resorts in Austria
- Superb(4)
- Good(6)
- O.K.(1)
- Poor(0)
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Wonderful!
Reviewed 6 Jun 2016
We had a wonderful week in Obergurgl, it couldn’t have been better! First of all, the timing was perfect. We got off the plane and had our own private minibus transfer because it was the middle of April and we were the only two people going to the resort. We had 50cm of fresh snow on the first two nights and it was like a winter wonderland. The slopes were empty – I have photos of us coming down wide slopes where there’s not a single person on them apart from me and my brother. We’ll never experience that again I’m sure but I am very grateful that we did!
Obergurgl is great to ski, there’s a big cable car that takes you across to Hochgurgl – a 15 minute cable car ride across the valley and it’s beautiful. There are so many slopes, including loads of really long, wide blues. Some of the reds seemed a little harder and steeper than other areas. There’s all the off piste and black runs for experts. I didn’t see any basic greenish beginner slopes or little kiddy areas, but they might have been round the back of the hotels further down. I’d say the area was best for intermediates overall.
Obergurgl Jan/Feb 2016
Reviewed 27 May 2016
A very good resort with plenty of skiing. We did a daytrip to Sölden on the ski bus for a good price – more British agents should put Sölden on their lists as it’s very good. Weather was interesting, ranging from everything to +7 in the resort to minus something up at the top, but that’s what you get in the Alps! One thing that was impressive when we got there was that lots of people tell you they’ve been going for several years running, which is a sign of a good resort!
April 2016 review
Reviewed 19 May 2016
Obergurgl had a very sunny end to its season but the conditions remained good. It’s not as big as we thought it would be, though it was the last week of the season which may have coloured my judgement. I’d definitely class it as an intermediate place in terms of the runs themselves. There were only one or two steep and challenging black runs. It looked like the off piste offerings would have been good in better conditions, but in general I’d say it was good for intermediates. The town tended to close at 6 which was unusual but it has a fair few restaurants and things. If you’re talking about nightlife, the Nederhutte is very lively with lots of dancing. They positively encourage you to dance on the tables and come round with free schnapps for anyone who does. It’s very worthwhile!
12 years in Obergurgl
Reviewed 15 Apr 2015
I’ve been going to Obergurgl for 12 years now, sometimes for one week and sometimes two. The resort is a small village made up of a number of hotels, with cattle sheds down the middle of the village. I’m not really into après ski, I come here for the skiing, but you do have the Nederhütte on the way down from the slopes. It has a live band and if you can get a place on top of a table you’re doing well, it’s famous for this and very, very popular.
From the resort itself, you can take the Top Express chair for an 8 minute ride over to Hochgurgl, which has a nice ski area at 10,000 feet. Both Obergurgl and Hochgurgl are good places to ski and have guaranteed snow – I’ve never been here and not had good snow. The only thing is that it sometimes gets windy so they have to close the ski lifts at the top which means it gets busier lower down.
I go to ski school every day in a group, the ski instructors are excellent, all very experienced and very good indeed at their jobs. It’s good to be guided around the area as they take you to places you’d never think of going by yourself and push you quite hard, taking you out of your comfort zone to make you a better skier. The prices for ski school aren’t out of this world either.
The transfer from Innsbruck takes one and a half/one and three quarters of an hour so it’s not a long bus journey.
I'll be back again next season!
Glorious weather in Obergurgl!
Reviewed 7 Apr 2015
We had a wonderful week, the weather was glorious – not a cloud in the sky! We could have done with a little more snow but you can't control that! The area as a whole is very geared towards children, the skiing isn’t very advanced. We stayed in Solden the previous year and skied there for a day which was nice. There’s a lot to do besides skiing, we tried curling and the sledging from Hochgurgl was good fun.
Better atmosphere than 3 Valleys
Reviewed 19 May 2014
It’s a great resort for families and couples. I wouldn’t really recommend the resort for young people wanting to party though. We came as a stag do, and we found lots of different options to go out, but when we wanted to stay out later we decided to get a taxi to Solden – there are clubs there and you can party all night at that resort. Obergurgl was great for us though, I had been before so I knew it would suit us.
It’s middle of the road prices, and there are lots of good restaurants/bars. My favourite bar was up on the mountain. It’s called Nederhütte and 3 nights a week they have a party themed night with dancing, etc. Everyone stays up there till late and then you can either skidoo down or ski down. Obergurgl is a smaller ski area than, say, the 3 Valleys, but it’s clean, nicely presented and the skiing you do have is really nice. There aren’t many tree runs so if the weather turns then you only really have a few runs to choose from. I prefer the atmosphere in Obergurgl over the 3 Valleys.
Good snow cover
Reviewed 18 May 2014
Obergurgl is great – there wasn’t a lot of snow anywhere at the time we visited and as we were on the way there, we were dropping people off at resorts that had no snow at all but we did have a good covering when we got to Obergurgl – in fact one day, Christmas day, there was a blizzard.
The skiing is good with lots of different runs and a good choice for lots of different levels of skier.
Apart from a couple of supermarkets, the village isn’t huge and there’s not really anything else to do apart from skiing (and we did do a bit of sledding). It wasn’t very Christmassy either... we’ve spent Christmas in another Austrian resort before where they had Father Christmas come and lots of stuff but Obergurgl isn’t a winter wonderland if you’ve got small children and you want them to see Father Christmas.
Super snow sure, family resort
Reviewed 6 May 2014
This was our first time in Obergurgl and we had a great holiday. There are 2 things to watch out for – at that altitude, you need to be really careful about dehydration because you’re nearly at 3,000m, so it can be quite an issue. Also it can get very flat light and lots of cloud cover because it’s so high, which can make an interesting ski (I accidentally ended up taking my wife down a black at one point...).
The good things are that you have fantastic late season snow (we were here near the end of March) and the ski school is great. Obergurgl is a very compact village so it’s really easy to get around, which makes it an ideal place for families – in fact some of the families I came across seemed to have been going for generations!
Brilliant for families!
Reviewed 3 Apr 2014
Obergurgl is a brilliant resort for families – they put on a ski show in the village which the kids loved.
The skiing is snow sure and has guaranteed snow which is why we went late in the season.
It’s an intermediate ski area but the ski school is great with beginners, and this is one of the reasons why we’re going back.
Fantastic holiday, best apres ski bar in Austria
Reviewed 20 Mar 2014
First time in Obergurgl and we had a fantastic holiday apart from the fact that my wife unfortunately injured her knee on the third day. Obergurgl and Hochgurgl are two resorts conjoined by a cable car. The ski area is probably not quite for you if you like to ski kilometre after kilometre; intermediates and good skiers could use up the area in a few days but for our family it was good and more than adequate for a mixed bag of skiers.
The Nederhutte is the best après ski bar I’ve been in, Austrian après ski is always good and this is one of the best. It’s open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and I would definitely recommend it. Also, the view from the top of Hochgurgl is the best view in the Alps.
This is a good place for families, my teen boys liked it.
Would go again
Reviewed 28 Jan 2014
We hadn’t been to Obergurgl before but I would go again. It’s easy to navigate, has good links to Hochgurgl and there were no queues (even though we did go early in December which is never too busy). Even though we were here in December we had March weather – lots of sunshine and not too cold – I was expecting to be frozen! The pistes were beautifully groomed and we had no trouble with the skiing.
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