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Hintertux Glacier

Also known as: Hintertuxer Gletscher, Tuxer Ferner

Natur Eis Palast (glacier ice palace); Spannagel Cave; 3,250 m terrace

Difficulty 3 (Intermediate)Glacier, year-roundGlacier at head of Tuxertal
Vertical drop
1,750 m
Top elevation
3,250 m
Lifts
21
Runs
62 km winter / 18 km summer
Hintertux Glacier

Can the whole group come?

Who in your group gets a good week at Hintertux Glacier - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.

Beginner 27%Intermediate 55%Advanced 18%
Terrain split

Beg 27 / Int 55 / Adv 18; steep Schwarze Pfanne + Betterpark

Group split options

Free Flohpark (valley station); Kidsslope; Funslope Sommerbergalm

If you are not skiing

Natur Eis Palast, Spannagel Cave, Panorama Terrace 3,250 m; apres

Childcare

Family/kids facilities (Flohpark, Kidsslope)

Ski school & rental

Multiple schools + rental/storage at valley station

Accessibility & group fit

Broad glacier cruising suits all; steep blacks + off-piste add challenge

Snow & season

Very high (glacier + snowmaking, snow-sure all seasons)

Open window

Open 365 days

Best season

Year-round; deepest full-mountain Dec-Apr

Peak vs quiet

Peak Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms; quieter Jan and late Mar

Snow & surface

Glacier groomers + off-piste

Weather risks

High-altitude glacier weather

The mountain

Skiable area

~233 ha

Runs & pistes

62 km winter / 18 km summer (longest 12 km)

Off-piste & backcountry

Glacier off-piste; high-alpine

Crowds

Busy year-round

Getting there & lift pass

Adult day ~EUR 68-82 (glacier)

Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.

Getting there

Innsbruck ~86 km / ~80 min; rail Jenbach -> Zillertalbahn -> Mayrhofen + bus

Transfer & shuttle

Rail + bus; road

On-mountain dining

Many huts (Tuxer Fernerhaus panorama bar, Spannagelhaus, Gletscher3)

Facilities

Hintertux/Tux village services

Operators

Mayrhofen / Zillertal hub

Patrol & safety

Ski patrol & avalanche

Zillertaler Gletscherbahn piste/rescue service

Emergency & rescue

BKH Schwaz; local doctors Mayrhofen/Tux

This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.

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