Ski Holidays in Obergurgl

The skiing in Obergurgl is predominantly suited to beginners and intermediates, though expert skiers will still find plenty to keep themselves entertained. The resort boasts a fast and modern lift system. It is a rarity that you ever get queues for the lifts even during the peak school holiday dates.

There are three main ski areas, Hohe Mut, Festkogl, and Hochgurgl, which in combination offer a great selection of blue and red runs with one or two daredevil black runs into the bargain.

Beginner skiing in Obergurgl ****

The skiing in Obergurgl is perfect for learning to ski. The beginner lift at Mahdstuhl is great for absolute novices as is the Wiensenlift towards the low end of town.

The blue pistes running down toward the village centre and close to the Rosskar lift are also great for those still finding their ski legs and give you a brilliant area to move into after completing your first few lessons.

Intermediate skiing in Obergurgl *****

With plenty of long and spacious red and blue runs, the intermediate skiing in Obergurgl is great. Austrian pistes are numbered rather than having names like French runs and blue runs 15, 5 and 6, all on the Obergurgl side of the region, are ideal for intermediate skiers looking to build their confidence.

If, on the other hand, you’re a confident intermediate-tier skier you’ll probably want to challenge yourself on the red runs and a prime example is piste 1 running all the way from top to bottom of the Festkogl lift.

With that said, whether you consider yourself to be lower or upper intermediate you’ll also want to check out the slopes on offer on the Hochgurgl side as there are also loads of great red and blue runs over there as well.

Advanced skiing in Obergurgl****

The advanced skier on holiday in Obergurgl should be on the lookout for hidden gems, as there are plenty to find. There are half a dozen black runs spread throughout the area plus some great off piste opportunities.

You can also go looking for challenging moguls at the top of the Hohe Mut area.

On top of this you even have the option of doing a ski away day in Solden (although you’ll have to extend your lift pass for the day, and a small charge is involved) which offers you an extra 150km of piste to explore.

Off piste skiing in Obergurgl ***

Given its fantastic snow record, Obergurgl is a fantastic place to ski powder. There’s plenty of off piste to be explored although it’s worth your while to hire a local guide.

What’s more, the more advanced ski school groups sometimes venture off piste if there has been a fresh snowfall.

The tree skiing around the Steinmannlift is also well worth checking out under the right conditions.

Snowboarding in Obergurgl ****

Obergurgl’s a good resort for snowboarders unless you only want to ride park. There are a few good jumps in the Festkogl but, if you’re happy riding wide open pistes with plenty of space to carve and you love floating through powder on your snowboard, then Obergurgl is definitely the place to head.