Hochfügen, Austria

The ski resort Hochfügen is located in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, and here you will find most of what you need to know about Hochfügen. The season in Hochfügen normally starts in start December to mid April.

Hochfügen is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 40 centimeters. Today, 57% of the lifts and 70% of the slopes are open.

In Hochfügen you will find 40 lifts with a lift capacity of 63563 passengers/hour. There are 85 kilometer of groomed pistes in total, divided into 29 kilometer blue pistes, 41 kilometer red pistes and for the more experienced skiers, 14 kilometer black pistes. Hochfügen is part of the ski area Kaltenbach - Hochzillertal/Hochfügen (SKi-optimal), and therefore you have access to all lifts and slopes in this area. The vertical drop is at most 1778 meter and the highest served area by the ski lift system is at 2378 meter.

In Hochfügen you can also try night skiing as some slopes are illuminated after dark. For snowboarders or the more adventurous skiers, there is also access to a fun park, as well as a halfpipe facility.

If you have family members or others in your party who are not interested in down hill skiing, there are cross-country skiing tracks available at a total length of 1 kilometers. If you want to take it a little more leisurely one day and get a nice winter experience, you can go out and hike. In Hochfügen there are prepared trails for winter hiking.

Airports close to Hochfügen

If you fly to Kranebitten, Innsbruck you will get really close to Hochfügen, as the distance between the airport and the ski resort is only 32 kilometers. Because of the short distance, the transfer time is shorter and the cost is normally lower than when there is a big distance. Other alternative airports that are possible to fly to are Bolzano Airport (96 kilometers distance), as well as Wolfgang A Mozart, Salzburg (109 kilometers from the ski resort).

Closest ski resorts to Hochfügen

Not far from Hochfügen is the ski resort Kaltenbach, the distance is only 8 kilometers. Close by you also find the ski resorts Zell am Ziller at a distance of 9 kilometers, and Fügen-Spieljoch, 10 kilometers from Hochfügen.