KitzSki ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

KitzSki is a ski area in Jochberg, Tyrol, Austria. Its 242 mapped downhill runs add up to 186 km, which ranks it #5 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 2.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 767 m long.

Slopes at KitzSki

About 50% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 33% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes KitzSki a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 63 lifts: 28 chairlifts, 14 magic carpets, 11 gondolas, 7 t-bars, 2 cable cars, 1 button lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 762 m up to 1,992 m, a vertical drop of 1,230 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. Cross-country skiers get 262.8 km of nordic trails.

Getting to KitzSki

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 63 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 22 min by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 80 km away. Nearby ski areas include St Johann in Tirol (31.2 km), SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental (234.0 km), Wennser Gletscher (0.9 km) and Wildkogel (68.6 km), which together add 353 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.