Hintertux Glacier
Also known as: Hintertuxer Gletscher, Tuxer Ferner
Natur Eis Palast (glacier ice palace); Spannagel Cave; 3,250 m terrace
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.
Beg 27 / Int 55 / Adv 18; steep Schwarze Pfanne + Betterpark
Free Flohpark (valley station); Kidsslope; Funslope Sommerbergalm
Natur Eis Palast, Spannagel Cave, Panorama Terrace 3,250 m; apres
Family/kids facilities (Flohpark, Kidsslope)
Multiple schools + rental/storage at valley station
Broad glacier cruising suits all; steep blacks + off-piste add challenge
Snow & season
Very high (glacier + snowmaking, snow-sure all seasons)
Open 365 days
Year-round; deepest full-mountain Dec-Apr
Peak Christmas/New Year, Feb half-terms; quieter Jan and late Mar
Glacier groomers + off-piste
High-altitude glacier weather
The mountain
~233 ha
62 km winter / 18 km summer (longest 12 km)
Glacier off-piste; high-alpine
Busy year-round
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~EUR 68-82 (glacier)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Innsbruck ~86 km / ~80 min; rail Jenbach -> Zillertalbahn -> Mayrhofen + bus
Rail + bus; road
Many huts (Tuxer Fernerhaus panorama bar, Spannagelhaus, Gletscher3)
Hintertux/Tux village services
Mayrhofen / Zillertal hub
Patrol & safety
Zillertaler Gletscherbahn piste/rescue service
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.