Kössen, Austria

Kössen is a ski resort that you will find in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, and on this page you will find most of what you need to know for a skiing holiday here. The season in Kössen normally starts in start December to end March.

Kössen has pistes totaling 22 kilometer, of which 10 kilometer are blue easy pistes, 9 kilometer red and slightly more challenging slopes, and 3 kilometer black and more difficult pistes. Here you'll find 11 lifts, with a total capacity of 11006 passengers/hour. The vertical drop is at most 1075 meter and the highest served area by the ski lift system is at 1688 meter. 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 121 kilometers. If you like hiking and want to do it in a beautiful winter environment, you also have access to special trails that are prepared for winter hiking.

If you want to fly to Kössen

If you fly to Wolfgang A Mozart, Salzburg you will get really close to Kössen, as the distance between the airport and the ski resort is only 47 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 Franz Josef Strauss, Munich (89 kilometers distance), as well as Kranebitten, Innsbruck (91 kilometers from the ski resort).

Other ski resorts nearby Kössen

Not far from Kössen is the ski resort Zahmer Kaiser - Walchsee, the distance is only 9 kilometers. Close by you also find the ski resorts Waidring at a distance of 16 kilometers, and St. Johann in Tirol, 16 kilometers from Kössen.