Hintertuxer Gletscher
Ski resort · Tyrol, Austria
Hintertuxer Gletscher is a ski resort in Tyrol (Austria) with 47 km of runs and 22 lifts. You can ski between 1,485 m and 3,245 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,760 m. Its longest run is Schwarze Pfanne (4.3 km) and the steepest, Tuxerjoch, reaches 65% on its toughest stretch.
See Hintertuxer Gletscher on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 47 km
- Lifts
- 22
- Elevation
- 1,485–3,245 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,760 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue17 km
- Red25 km
- Black2.9 km
The steepest runs at Hintertuxer Gletscher
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Tuxerjoch Black65% · 33°
- Sonnenhang Black64% · 33°
- Tuxer Fernerhaus Blue58% · 30°
- Schlegeis Red57% · 30°
- Schwarze Pfanne Red53% · 28°
The longest runs
- Schwarze Pfanne Red4.3 km
- Spannagelabfahrt Red2.6 km
- Keesboden Red2.1 km
- Tuxerjoch Black1.8 km
- Schlegeis Red1.6 km
Lifts
7 T-bar lifts · 6 gondolas · 6 chairlifts · 1 platter lift · 1 drag lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Hintertuxer Gletscher
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,397 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,365 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Hintertuxer Gletscher
- Mayrhofen Hippach13 km · 108 km of runs
- Bergeralm16 km · 17 km of runs
- Glungezer20 km · 13 km of runs
- Serlesbahnen21 km · 5.9 km of runs
- Patscherkofel Ski23 km · 12 km of runs
- Gerlosstein / Hainzenberg23 km · 7.8 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hintertuxer Gletscher?
- In Tyrol, Austria. The nearest resort is Mayrhofen Hippach, 13 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hintertuxer Gletscher have?
- 47 km: 17 km of blue runs, 25 km of red runs, 2.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hintertuxer Gletscher?
- You can ski between 1,485 m and 3,245 m: a vertical drop of 1,760 m.
- How many lifts does Hintertuxer Gletscher have?
- 22: 7 T-bar lifts, 6 gondolas, 6 chairlifts, 1 platter lift, 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Hintertuxer Gletscher?
- Tuxerjoch (black), at 65% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hintertuxer Gletscher?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Hintertuxer Gletscher?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.