Hintertux
Slope Breakdown
Hintertux at a glance
Hintertux is a ski resort in Austria, part of the Hintertuxer Gletscher area. It offers 60 km of slopes served by 21 lifts, with skiing between 1,500 m and 3,250 m (1,750 m vertical). That makes it the 37th largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Hintertux is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 55% of the slopes are red runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 5 cm of new snow at the top (3,250 m) in the next 3 days, 1 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Hintertux, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Innsbruck (INN) — about 33 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 79 EUR (2025/26 season). Ski- und Gletscherwelt Zillertal 3000 day pass, high season rate. Valid across a wider pass network, not only this resort.
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Hintertux
Rules for a car in Austria, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Vignette, plus tunnel and Brenner tolls. 1-day vignette (digital only) €9.60, 10-day vignette (digital or sticker) €12.80, 2-month vignette (digital or sticker) €32.00
Winter tyres
Required in wintry conditions, 1 Nov to 15 Apr
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Oct to 31 May (up to 3.5 t, rear sticker, 80/100 km/h)
Hintertux resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Hintertux
Hintertux lies in the municipality of Tux, in the Schwaz district of the Austrian state of Tyrol, and its ski area carries a name that says everything about its character: the Hintertuxer Gletscher, the Hintertux Glacier.
Resort Highlights
Glacier skiing in the Tux valley
Hintertux lies in the municipality of Tux, in the Schwaz district of the Austrian state of Tyrol, and its ski area carries a name that says everything about its character: the Hintertuxer Gletscher, the Hintertux Glacier. Where most Tyrolean resorts are villages with lifts above them, Hintertux is defined by the ice at the top of its valley, and the whole operation is built around getting skiers up to it.
From 1,500 m to 3,250 m
The lift system starts at 1,500 m and climbs to 3,250 m, a vertical of 1,750 m, and serves 60 km of pistes with 21 lifts. A base at 1,500 m is high in its own right, and a top station above 3,200 m is the kind of altitude that turns snow reliability from a hope into a near certainty. That is the essence of the resort’s snow-sure rating: the glacier holds its cover when lower areas are struggling, and the December to April season listed here is reliably white from the first day to the last.
Sixty kilometres with 21 lifts is a compact, lift-rich area, and the terrain rewards strong skiers, with off-piste skiing one of the resort’s three defining features alongside snow reliability and scenic views. There is no published breakdown by difficulty, but the sensible reading is that the vertical and the glacier setting favour confident intermediates and above, while the sheer altitude gives everyone the most dependable conditions the valley has to offer. Expect open, high terrain above the tree line at the top and long descents back towards the base when conditions allow.
A working municipality, not a purpose-built station
Tux is a municipality in its own right, and Hintertux is the part of it that gives the glacier its name. The scenery is a feature in its own right too: a high Tyrolean valley ending in ice, with the views from the upper lifts among the reasons the resort is rated for its outlook. Visitors who come for the glacier find a valley community around it rather than a resort complex.
Getting there
Innsbruck is the nearest airport, roughly 33 km away as the crow flies, a short transfer by Alpine standards and one of the practical arguments for choosing Hintertux for a short break. The season runs from December to April. The municipality’s official website carries practical information, lift openings and accommodation for the valley.
Frequently asked questions about Hintertux
Yes. The ski area is the Hintertuxer Gletscher, the Hintertux Glacier, with lifts reaching 3,250 m, which is why it carries a snow-sure rating.
Hintertux is part of the municipality of Tux, in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria.
Off-piste skiing is one of the resort's defining features, alongside snow reliability and scenic views, across a lift-served vertical of 1,750 m.
The lifts run from 1,500 m to 3,250 m, a vertical of 1,750 m, serving 60 km of pistes with 21 lifts.
Hintertux has 60 km of marked slopes: 16 km easy (blue), 33 km intermediate (red), 11 km expert (black), served by 21 ski lifts.
The skiing in Hintertux ranges from 1,500 m at the base to 3,250 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,750 m.
The ski season in Hintertux typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Hintertux works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 27% of the slopes (16 km) are easy blue runs.
Hintertux has 11 km of expert (black) slopes — about 18% of the total. It is also known for its off-piste terrain.
An adult day pass in Hintertux costs around 79 EUR (2025/26 season). Ski- und Gletscherwelt Zillertal 3000 day pass, high season rate. Valid across a wider pass network, not only this resort.
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