Mayrhofen
Slope Breakdown
Mayrhofen at a glance
Mayrhofen is a ski resort in Austria, part of the Mayrhofen Hippach area. It offers 142 km of slopes served by 58 lifts, with skiing between 630 m and 2,500 m (1,870 m vertical). That makes it the 23rd largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Mayrhofen offers a balanced mix: 31% easy, 46% intermediate and 23% expert slopes. Freestylers get 1 snow park.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 19 cm of new snow at the top (2,500 m) in the next 3 days, none 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
Email me when it snows
An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Mayrhofen, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Innsbruck (INN) — about 41 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 82 EUR (2026/27 season). Mayrhofen day pass, high season rate.
About €0.58 per km of piste the pass covers (142 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Mayrhofen
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)
Mayrhofen resort facts
About Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal, the valley of the Ziller river, in the Austrian state of Tyrol, about an hour from Innsbruck, the Tyrolean capital.
Resort Highlights
The Zillertal’s main town
Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal, the valley of the Ziller river, in the Austrian state of Tyrol, about an hour from Innsbruck, the Tyrolean capital. It is a proper town rather than a ski station: there is a working community here and the winter trade sits on top of it rather than defining it. That combination of a real place and a big lift system is why Mayrhofen ticks every feature this site tracks, from après-ski and traditional character to modern lifts, off-piste terrain, scenic views and reliable snow.
Terrain that favours the middle and the top
The Mayrhofen Hippach ski area offers 142 km of pistes, and unusually for our database the difficulty split is recorded: 44 km easy, 66 km intermediate and 32 km expert. Almost a quarter of the skiing is graded expert, a high proportion and the numerical basis for Mayrhofen’s standing among confident skiers. Intermediates get the largest share, while beginners have 44 km of gentle terrain, which is more than some resorts offer in total. There is one terrain park.
Fifty-eight lifts serve those 142 km, which is a great deal of uplift for the size of the area: fewer than 2.5 km of piste per lift. The vertical is the other striking figure. The base sits at just 630 m, a low valley floor, while the lifts reach 2,500 m. That 1,870 m of vertical explains how the resort can be tagged snow-sure despite the altitude of the town: the skiing happens well above the valley, and the top lifts sit at a height where snow lasts through the December to April season.
Town life
Because Mayrhofen is a town in a populated valley rather than an isolated station, it has an evening life of its own, and the après-ski tag reflects that. The traditional-character tag reflects the other side of the same coin: a Tyrolean town that existed long before the lifts did. For a group with mixed priorities, some wanting nightlife and others wanting a place that feels lived in, the two rarely coexist as easily as they do here.
Practical notes
Innsbruck airport is roughly 41 km away as the crow flies, one of the shortest airport-to-resort distances in Tyrol, and Wikipedia’s estimate of about an hour by road matches that. The season runs from December to April. The resort’s official website is the reference for tickets and current conditions.
Frequently asked questions about Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal valley in Tyrol, with a community that exists independently of skiing. The lift system and winter trade are layered on top of a real Tyrolean town.
Of the 142 km of pistes, 44 km are graded easy, 66 km intermediate and 32 km expert. The expert share of almost a quarter is high, which is why confident skiers rate it.
About an hour by road according to Wikipedia. Innsbruck airport is roughly 41 km away as the crow flies.
Because the lifts climb to 2,500 m, giving 1,870 m of vertical. The skiing happens well above the valley floor, at altitudes where snow lasts through the season.
Yes, there is one terrain park in the Mayrhofen Hippach ski area.
Mayrhofen has 142 km of marked slopes: 44 km easy (blue), 66 km intermediate (red), 32 km expert (black), served by 58 ski lifts.
The skiing in Mayrhofen ranges from 630 m at the base to 2,500 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,870 m.
The ski season in Mayrhofen typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Mayrhofen works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 31% of the slopes (44 km) are easy blue runs.
Mayrhofen has 32 km of expert (black) slopes — about 23% of the total. It is also known for its off-piste terrain. There is 1 snow park for freestylers.
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