Hochoetz-Kühtai ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Hochoetz-Kühtai is a ski area in Oetz, Tyrol, Austria. Its 127 mapped downhill runs add up to 54 km, which ranks it #31 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 424 m long.

Slopes at Hochoetz-Kühtai

About 22% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 60% intermediate and 14% advanced or expert, which makes Hochoetz-Kühtai a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 26 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 4 button lifts, 3 t-bars, 3 gondolas, 3 magic carpets, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,407 m up to 2,507 m, a vertical drop of 1,100 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 6.1 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Hochoetz-Kühtai

The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 30 km away in a straight line — roughly 39 minutes by car; Bolzano Airport (BZO) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Grünberg Obsteig, Niederthai (1.5 km), Mieminger Plateau and Galtwiesenlift (0.8 km), which together add 2 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.