Mayrhofen ski information
Mayrhofen is the main ski resort in the stunning Ziller Valley which offers a total of 625km of skiing. Mayrhofen itself has 2 ski areas, the Penken and Ahorn, and has long been established as one of the world's top ski and board areas making an excellent choice for all levels of skier and boarder. Mayrhofen is renowned for great après ski, with an attractive resort centre and plenty to do on and off the slopes, this also makes Mayrhofen a popular family choice.
Once a year the annual Snowbombing festival is held in Mayrhofen and the resort is full of people ready to enjoy a week of partying and skiing! This year the festival runs from 7th-14th April and headline acts include Snopp Dogg, Example and many more. Headline acts and some bars and clubs in Mayrhofen are restricted to wristband holders only, there is still chance to enjoy a week of partying and skiing in Mayrhofen when it is at its liveliest.Skiing and snowboarding in Mayrhofen
Ski Information Beginners
Mayrhofen is a particularly good choice if this is your first time on skis. Patient instructors and gentle nursery slopes will ensure you get the most out of your first ski trip and there are a variety of gentle beginner slopes at over 1800m at the top of the Penken mountain.
Ski Information Intermediates
The Penken, Mayrhofen's intermediate mountain offers red runs galore. The lift pass also covers the blue motorways of Kaltenbach and the scenic tree lined reds of Zell am Ziller, not to mention the Hintertux Glacier. All areas are linked by ski buses or the valley train.
Ski Information Advanced
There are tricky routes down the Penken Mountains to Schwendau and through the trees from the Ahorn. The Horberg ski area also offers a number of exciting long runs like the challenging Schafskopf mogul run. Don't miss a run down 'Harakiri' - the steepest pisted black run in Austria.
Ski Information Snowboarding
Mayrhofen is renowned as one of Europe's top snowboard resorts with it's hugely publicised Vans fun park. You will also find many broad carving pistes and some fantastic off piste, great on powder days.
Lift Pass Bundles
| 6 days | Adult | Child |
| Area pass + Standard skis | £248 | - |
| Area pass + Snowboard | £248 | - |
| Area pass + Intermediate skis | £291 | - |
| Area pass + Superior snowboard | £273 | - |
| Area pass + Ski carriage | £208 | - |
First Time Ski/Snowboard Package
| Adult | Youth (14-17) | Child (6-13) | |
| First time ski | £319 | £279 | £219 |
| First time board | £294 | £259 | £174 |
Improver Ski/Snowboard Package
| Adult | Youth (14-17) | Child (6-13) | |
| Improver ski | £389 | £349 | £259 |
| Improver board | £354 | £319 | £224 |
Family choice
Family Activities
Mayrhofen has a variety of fun winter activities for all the family both on and off the pistes. Family friendly activities include bowling sleigh rides winter walks tobogganing an adventure swimming pool ice skating and snow tubing.
Children will have great fun under the care of experienced instructors:
• ski lessons from 4yrs and snowboard lessons from 8yrs
• Dinoland area with magic carpet lifts for young children who are learning to ski
• crèche for 2-4yrs with indoor and outdoor play and activities
• children's ski race and prize giving every Thursday
• children's lunch and supervision available in the children's restaurant followed by an entertainment programme which may include magic tricks Punch & Judy face painting (bookable locally approx. £9 per day)
Snow Savers
Kids ski free: FREE lift pass for children born '06 or later when accompanied by an adult.
FREE ski & boot hire for 1 child (up to & incl. 12 yrs) when 2 adults pre-book the same.
Children receive FREE helmet hire with pre-booked equipment.
Mayrhofen at a glance
Fly from
Gatwick; Manchester; Stansted; Birmingham; Newcastle; Edinburgh
Transfer time
Innsbruck 1 hr 30 mins
Piste fact file:
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Resort Height
630m (2,066ft)
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Total Kms of Piste
625kms (incl.157kms Penken/Ahorn; 160km Zell am Ziller/Gerlos; 155km Hochzillertal/Kaltenbach/Hochfügen)
Piste type No. of runs Easy 43 Intermediate 75 Difficult 15 -
Cross-country
30km
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Longest Run
5.5kms
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Number of Lifts
177 (Zillertal Superski Pass)
* Terms & Conditions
Lift pass, ski hire and tuition prices shown are correct at time of publication. However, all prices quoted may be subject to change during the ski season.
