Glungezer ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Glungezer is a ski area in Tyrol, Austria. Its 16 mapped downhill runs add up to 13 km, which ranks it #116 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 836 m long.

Slopes at Glungezer

About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 66% intermediate and 2% advanced or expert, which makes Glungezer a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 gondola, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift, 1 combined lift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 940 m up to 2,297 m, a vertical drop of 1,357 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Glungezer

The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 15 km away in a straight line — roughly 19 minutes by car; Bolzano Airport (BZO) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Vögelsberg - Wattens (0.6 km), Patscherkofel Ski (12.3 km), Wildstättlift Wattenberg (0.4 km) and Kolsassberg (0.6 km), which together add 15 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.