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Tyrol, Austria

Hochoetz-Kühtai ski resort

A skier carving a sunny slope at Ischgl
Skiing in Ischgl, Tyrol. Photo: Volker Meyer / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,507 m
  • Quick transfer30 min from Innsbruck

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Hochoetz-Kühtai has about 54 km of mapped runs and 26 lifts, with skiing from about 1,408 m up to 2,507 m (8,225 ft), a vertical drop of 1,100 m. By mapped runs it is number 32 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Innsbruck (INN), about 30 km away in a straight line.

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Private transfer Innsbruck Airport → Oetz, 49 km by road, about 30 min. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Oetz

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Ski hire

Ski hire in Hochoetz-Kühtai

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Hochoetz-Kühtai 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,958 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 24 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 13-2°-12°2.1 mm
  2. Sat 144°-9°0 mm
  3. Sun 155°-7°0 mm
  4. Mon 164°-2°4 mm
  5. Tue 173°-9°6.8 mm
  6. Wed 182°-4°18.6 mm
  7. Thu 191°-6°9.1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Hochoetz-Kühtai: runs from 1,408 m to 2,507 m, a vertical drop of 1,099 m1,5001,7502,0002,2502,500Top of the highest mapped run: 2,507 m (8,225 ft)Top 2,507 m · 8,225 ftBase 1,408 m · 4,619 ft1,099 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,507 m8,225 ft
Vertical drop
1,100 m3,609 ft
Mapped runs
54 km123 runs
Lifts
26mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (0.8 km), Easy 22% (11.3 km), Intermediate 62% (32.5 km), Advanced 15% (7.6 km)Novice: 0.8 km, 7 runs (2%)Easy: 11.3 km, 31 runs (22%)22%EasyIntermediate: 32.5 km, 74 runs (62%)62%IntermediateAdvanced: 7.6 km, 11 runs (15%)15%Advanced

About 23% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 62% intermediate and 15% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice70.8 km
Easy3111.3 km
Intermediate7432.5 km
Advanced117.6 km

Lifts

26 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts12
Platter lifts4
T-bars3
Gondolas3
Magic carpets3
Rope tows1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Innsbruck (INN)Innsbruck30 km
Bolzano (BZO)Bolzano (BZ)88 km
Memmingen Allgau (FMM)Memmingen102 km

Ski transfers to Hochoetz-Kühtai

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Hochoetz-Kühtai?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,507 m (8,225 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,408 m (4,619 ft), a vertical of 1,100 m (3,609 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Hochoetz-Kühtai have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 54 km of downhill runs and 26 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Hochoetz-Kühtai?

Innsbruck (INN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 30 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Hochoetz-Kühtai piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Innsbruck → Oetz

Private transfer from €141