11 curated Skiing spots in Austria, each with its own note and source.
Tirol · Best time: Year-round · All levels
According to the tourist board, the Hintertux Glacier offers snow on every day of the year. 64 km of pistes and 21 lifts span 1,500 to 3,250 m; more than half (35 km) is intermediate, 17 km easy and 12 km difficult. If you need days on snow in autumn or early summer, this is where the pistes are.
Sources: Tourismusverband Tux-Finkenberg, skiresort.info
Tirol
From Innsbruck, the SKI plus CITY Pass Stubai Innsbruck covers 12 ski areas with 265 km of pistes in total, from the Nordkette above the city to the Stubai Glacier. Several bus lines to the areas are included in the pass. For 2026/27 it is valid from 10 October to 25 April.
Sources: Tirol Werbung, Muttereralm Innsbruck, Climbers Paradise Tirol (Tirol Werbung / Innsbruck Tourismus), Climbers Paradise Tirol (Tirol Werbung / Innsbruck Tourismus), SKI plus CITY Pass Stubai Innsbruck
Tirol · Best time: Nov–May · All levels
The Silvretta Arena has 239 km of pistes and 46 lifts between 1,377 and 2,872 m, reaching across the border into duty-free Samnaun in Switzerland. Red runs dominate: 140 km of red, 47 km each of blue and black. The 2026/27 season opens on 26 November and runs until early May.
Sources: TVB Paznaun–Ischgl, TVB Paznaun–Ischgl
Tirol
Kals shares the Grossglockner Resort Kals-Matrei with Matrei: 40 km of slopes between 933 and 2,426 m on 12 lifts, nearly two thirds rated intermediate, plus 4.6 km of ski routes. The 2026/27 season runs from 5 December 2026 to 4 April 2027.
Sources: Tourismusverband Osttirol, Tourismusverband Osttirol, Tourismusverband Osttirol, skiresort.com
Tirol · Best time: Nov–Apr · All levels
KitzSki covers 188 km of pistes and 58 lifts between 800 and 2,000 m; just over half (102 km) is easy, 66 km intermediate, 20 km difficult. The Resterkogel opens first: from 6 November 2026, with training only on weekdays and public skiing at weekends.
Sources: Kitzbüheler Ski Club / Hahnenkamm-Rennen, Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel (KitzSki), skiresort.info
Salzburger Land / Zell am See-Kaprun
High-alpine ski area above Kaprun: together with the Maiskogel it has 62.5 km of slopes between 768 and 3,029 m on 24 lifts, plus 8.9 km of ski routes. The operator cites reliable snow from October to May; skiresort.com lists the 2026/27 season as 10 October 2026 to 17 May 2027.
Sources: Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG, skiresort.com
Salzburg
Leogang is one of four villages in the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn: 270 km of slopes between 830 and 2,096 m served by 69 lifts, 140 km of them easy. The 2026/27 season runs from 27 November 2026 to 4 April 2027; the Schanteilift in Leogang offers night skiing.
Sources: Leoganger Bergbahnen GmbH, Leoganger Bergbahnen GmbH, skiresort.com
Steiermark · Best time: Dec–Apr · All levels
Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling and Reiteralm form the 4-Mountain Ski Link: 123 km of pistes between 728 and 2,015 m, mostly intermediate (68 km) and easy (46 km), with only 8 km difficult. In 2026/27 Hauser Kaibling opens on 28 November and Hochwurzen on 4 December; the season ends on 4 April, at Reiteralm on 11 April.
Sources: Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen, Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen, Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein, skiresort.info
Vorarlberg · Best time: Nov–Apr · All levels
Silvretta Montafon stretches from Schruns via St. Gallenkirch to Gaschurn: 140 km of pistes, 35 lifts, from about 700 m up to the highest top station at 2,430 m. Strong skiers get the five Black Scorpions runs with gradients up to 67 %. The 2026/27 winter season runs from 27 November to 11 April.
Sources: Silvretta Montafon Holding, Silvretta Montafon Holding, skiresort.info
Tirol · Best time: Sep–May · All levels
Two glaciers carry the season: Rettenbach from 2,675 to 3,250 m and Tiefenbach from 2,795 to 3,249 m, together 35.1 km of pistes — 28.8 km blue, 1.6 km red and 3.2 km black, so mostly easy ground. It gets serious on the steep World Cup slope on the Rettenbach glacier. High point: Schwarze Schneide at 3,340 m.
Sources: Ötztal Tourismus / soelden.com (offiziell), Ötztal Tourismus / soelden.com (offiziell), Ötztal Tourismus / Sölden, Ötztal Tourismus / soelden.com
Tirol · Best time: Dec–Apr · All levels
Ski Arlberg links St. Anton, St. Christoph, Stuben, Lech, Zürs and Warth-Schröcken: according to the operator, 301 km of pistes and 85 lifts between 1,304 and 2,811 m, plus more than 200 km of off-piste descents. skiresort.info counts 130 km easy, 120 km intermediate and just under 50 km difficult. The 2026/27 season in St. Anton and Lech-Zürs runs from 2 December to 18 April.
Sources: Ski Arlberg / Arlberger Bergbahnen, Ski Arlberg / Arlberger Bergbahnen, Ski Arlberg / Arlberger Bergbahnen, Ski Arlberg / Arlberger Bergbahnen, skiresort.info