SkiingAustriaObergurgl-Hochgurgl

Obergurgl-Hochgurgl

Also known as: Gurgl, Diamant der Alpen

Top Mountain Crosspoint museum; high glaciated peaks

Difficulty 2 (Easy)Large high-altitude linked areaTwo linked areas
Vertical drop
1,230 m
Top elevation
3,030 m
Lifts
25
Runs
112 km + 4.5 km routes
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl

Can the whole group come?

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

Beginner 56%Intermediate 31%Advanced 13%
Terrain split

~Beg 56 / Int 31 / Adv 13 (by km)

Group split options

Beginner areas Wiesental & Pirchhutt; easy blues above Hochgurgl

If you are not skiing

Winter hiking, snowshoe, XC, tobogganing (3 km floodlit); apres

Childcare

Kindergarten from age 3; Bobo Mini Club (3+)

Ski school & rental

Ski School Obergurgl & Hochgurgl; multiple rental shops

Accessibility & group fit

Mostly gentle blue/red cruising; family-strong

Snow & season

Very high (1,800-3,030 m + snowmaking)

Open window

Typically late Nov to late Apr

Best season

mid-Dec to mid-Apr (peak Feb-Mar)

Peak vs quiet

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

Snow & surface

Gentle high-alpine groomers

Weather risks

High-altitude cold/wind

The mountain

Skiable area

112 km pistes

Runs & pistes

112 km + 4.5 km routes

Off-piste & backcountry

4.5 km routes/off-piste

Crowds

Busy holidays

Getting there & lift pass

Adult day ~EUR 73.50-79 (main season 77)

Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.

Getting there

Innsbruck ~100 km / ~1 h 30

Transfer & shuttle

Road; transfers

On-mountain dining

Many huts (Nederhutte, Hohe Mut Alm, Top Mountain Star)

Facilities

Obergurgl/Hochgurgl village services

Operators

Solden / Otztal hub

Patrol & safety

Ski patrol & avalanche

Resort piste rescue; Lawinenwarndienst Tirol

Emergency & rescue

KH St. Vinzenz, Zams (~75 km); local clinic in Obergurgl

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

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