Bolzano/Bozen · Italy · ski area
Kaunertaler Gletscher ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Kaunertaler Gletscher is a ski area in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy with 30 km of mapped downhill runs and 9 lifts, between 2,174 m and 3,106 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 30 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Top elevation
- 3,106 m
- Vertical drop
- 932 m
- Nearest airport
- INN · 65 km
Slopes by difficulty
78 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 T-bars
- 2 Gondolas
- 2 Chairlifts
- 1 Cable cars
- 1 Drag lifts
- 1 Magic carpets
Kaunertaler Gletscher is a ski area in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy. Its 78 mapped downhill runs add up to 30 km, which ranks it #47 of 277 ski areas in Italy and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 383 m long.
Slopes at Kaunertaler Gletscher
About 45% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes Kaunertaler Gletscher a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 9 lifts: 2 t-bars, 2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 1 cable car, 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,174 m up to 3,106 m, a vertical drop of 932 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Kaunertaler Gletscher
The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 65 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 25 min by car; Bolzano Airport (BZO) is 65 km away. Nearby ski areas include Schnalstal (32.6 km), Ramudla (0.4 km), Schöneben - Belpiano, Schöneben (27.4 km) and Watles - Vatles, Watles, Vatles (9.5 km), which together add 72 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Kaunertaler Gletscher
- 1Innsbruck Airport Airports in AustriaTransfers & Meet & Greet →INN65 kmstraight line
- 2Bolzano Airport Airports in ItalyBZO65 kmstraight line
- 3Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport Airports in SwitzerlandACH111 kmstraight line
- 4Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →FDH127 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Kaunertaler Gletscher
- 12 kmSchnalstal33 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 3,199 m
- 13 kmNauders Bergkastel
Austria49 km of slopes · 21 lifts · up to 2,734 m - 14 kmPitztaler Gletscher
Austria32 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 3,423 m - 15 kmVent
Austria9.6 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,643 m - 16 kmRamudla0.4 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,868 m
- 16 kmRifflsee
Austria17 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,804 m - 18 kmSchöneben - Belpiano, Schöneben27 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 2,380 m
- 19 kmKaunertal
AustriaSmall ski area - 20 kmFendels
Austria9.8 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,247 m - 23 kmSölden
Austria103 km of slopes · 39 lifts · up to 3,244 m - 23 kmSerfaus Fiss Ladis
Austria169 km of slopes · 48 lifts · up to 2,816 m - 24 kmWatles - Vatles, Watles, Vatles9.5 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,495 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.