Hochzillertal-Hochfügen ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Hochzillertal-Hochfügen is a ski area in Aschau, Tyrol, Austria. Its 165 mapped downhill runs add up to 81 km, which ranks it #22 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 491 m long.

Slopes at Hochzillertal-Hochfügen

About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 21% advanced or expert, which makes Hochzillertal-Hochfügen a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 35 lifts: 11 chairlifts, 8 t-bars, 6 gondolas, 4 button lifts, 4 rope tows, 2 magic carpets. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 553 m up to 2,373 m, a vertical drop of 1,820 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 Hochzillertal-Hochfügen

The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 36 km away in a straight line — roughly 46 minutes by car; Bolzano Airport (BZO) is 97 km away. Nearby ski areas include Spieljoch - Fügen (16.4 km), Gerlosstein / Hainzenberg (7.8 km), Mayrhofen Hippach (108.0 km) and Kellerjoch (4.3 km), which together add 138 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.