Winter Skiarea

The Sölden glacier ski area, comprising the two glaciers of Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner, traditionally opens its doors in mid-September or early October. The ski season on Sölden's glacier lasts until late April or early May. The winter ski area of Sölden, on the other hand, opens its doors already in mid-November. HERE you will find out which mountain lifts & gondolas, ski runs and ski huts are currently open.

In general, the first winter ski areas in Austria start the ski season at the end of November or the beginning of December. However, autumn skiing on the glacier starts earlier. For example, in Sölden's glacier ski area which kicks off the ski season as early as mid-September or early October. In the 2022/2023 winter season, the glacier ski season in Sölden started on 23 September 2022 and will end on 07 May 2023. Sölden's winter ski area, which is also connected to the glacier ski area by mountain lifts, opened its doors on 17 November 2022. HERE you can find out which mountain lifts, ski slopes and ski huts are currently open in Sölden.

The Sölden ski area, comprising also the winter ski area and two glacier ski areas (which are connected to each other by mountain lifts), stretches between altitudes of 1350 and 3340 meters. The entire region boasts no less than 144 varied slope kilometers for all ability levels. All details about the Sölden ski area can be found HERE.

It usually depends on the altitude at which the ski areas are located. In general: the higher, the longer are opening ties and seasons! In the two glacier ski areas of Sölden, Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner, you can ski well into spring. In the 2022/2023 ski season, both glacier ski areas are even open until 07 May 2023. Thanks to the high altitude beyond 3000 meters and absolute snow guarantee, there are excellent slope conditions even in late spring. HERE you can find out which ski runs, mountain lifts and ski huts are currently open in Sölden.

There are around 120 ski areas in Tirol. One of the most exciting (and probably also the most famous) can be found in Ötztal, Triol's longest side valley. Do you have already a guess? Right, we're talking about Sölden, the Heartbeat of the Alps.

The internationally renowned ski dorado not only offers 144 varied slope kilometers for beginners, advanced skiers and true piste magicians. But also a huge number of state-of-the-art mountain lifts plus infrastructure, absolute snow reliability thanks to two glacier ski areas and so many highlights on and off the piste that you can't stop being amazed. The 007 ELEMENTS James Bond Adventure World located inside the more than 3000 meter high Gaislachkogl summit is a unique attraction world-wide. Also the BIG3 are a true highlight - Sölden is Austria's one and only ski area to have three 3000 m high peaks accessible by the most modern mountain gondolas. You will also find Austria's longest ski run in Sölden, to name just a few unique experiences. HERE you will find out everything about the Sölden ski area.