Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
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Obergurgl-Hochgurgl at a glance
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl is a ski resort in Austria, part of the Ötztal ski area. It offers 112 km of slopes served by 25 lifts, with skiing between 2,150 m and 3,080 m (930 m vertical). That makes it the 30th largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Obergurgl-Hochgurgl is particularly beginner-friendly: about 54% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 4 cm of new snow at the top (3,080 m) in the next 3 days, 4 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 Obergurgl-Hochgurgl, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Innsbruck (INN) — about 49 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 75.50 EUR (2026/27 season). Obergurgl-Hochgurgl day pass, high season rate.
About €0.67 per km of piste the pass covers (112 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
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)
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Obergurgl is a village in the Ötztal Alps in Tyrol, part of the municipality of Sölden, with around 400 year-round inhabitants and an economy that is mainly tourism.
Resort Highlights
The highest parish in Austria
Obergurgl is a village in the Ötztal Alps in Tyrol, part of the municipality of Sölden, with around 400 year-round inhabitants and an economy that is mainly tourism. At 1,930 m it is the highest parish in Austria. Its church was consecrated in 1737 and extended in 1967 to plans by Clemens Holzmeister, a reminder that this is an old settlement as well as a high one. The village lies at the southern end of the Gurglertal, the longest side valley off the Inntal, and together with Hochgurgl it forms the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski resort. To the east, hanging valleys lead over into the Italian province of South Tyrol; the surrounding peaks include several over 3,500 m and a number of glaciers.
The skiing: all of it above 2,100 m
The resort offers 112 km of pistes served by 25 lifts, and the elevation figures are the point. The lift base in our data is 2,150 m, a figure many resorts would be glad to have as their top station, and the lifts reach 3,080 m. Every metre of the 930 m vertical lies above 2,100 m, which is why the site tags Obergurgl-Hochgurgl as snow-sure and why it can be booked for early December or late April with more confidence than most. The village of Obergurgl itself sits at 1,930 m, slightly below the base recorded for the lift system. Twenty-five lifts for 112 km is a moderate ratio, about 4.5 km per lift, suggesting longer lifts and longer runs rather than a dense web of short links. The difficulty split is not recorded in our data.
Balloons and Haflingers
Obergurgl’s most unexpected claim to fame dates from 1931, when the Swiss explorer Auguste Piccard was forced to land on the nearby Großer Gurgler Ferner glacier during the balloon flight on which he became the first man to reach the stratosphere. The village also has a breeding establishment for Haflinger horses, owned by the Scheiber family, who also own the Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl. In summer it is a popular hiking base, with the glaciers and 3,500 m peaks offering the more adventurous walkers a challenge. The traditional-character and scenic-views tags on this site follow from all of that: a small, old, high village surrounded by glaciated peaks.
Practical
Innsbruck airport is roughly 49 km away as the crow flies, although the resort’s position at the head of a long side valley means the road distance is greater than the map suggests. The season runs from December to April. We do not hold an official website for the resort in our data.
Frequently asked questions about Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Obergurgl sits at 1,930 m, which makes it the highest parish in Austria. The lift system in our data runs from 2,150 m to 3,080 m.
No. It is a village of around 400 year-round inhabitants within the municipality of Sölden, with a church consecrated in 1737, although its economy is mainly tourism.
All of the skiing lies above 2,100 m, with lifts reaching 3,080 m. That altitude is the basis of the snow-sure tag and makes early and late season more dependable.
In 1931 the Swiss explorer was forced to land on the nearby Großer Gurgler Ferner glacier during the balloon flight on which he became the first person to reach the stratosphere.
At the southern end of the Gurglertal, the longest side valley off the Inntal, with hanging valleys to the east leading over into South Tyrol in Italy.
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl has 112 km of marked slopes: 60 km easy (blue), 33 km intermediate (red), 19 km expert (black), served by 25 ski lifts.
The skiing in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ranges from 2,150 m at the base to 3,080 m at the top — a vertical drop of 930 m.
The ski season in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Obergurgl-Hochgurgl is well suited to beginners. About 54% of the slopes (60 km) are easy blue runs.
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl has 19 km of expert (black) slopes — about 17% of the total.
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