Westendorf
Slope Breakdown
Westendorf at a glance
Westendorf is a ski resort in Austria, part of the SkiWelt ski area. It offers 284 km of slopes served by 90 lifts, with skiing between 800 m and 1,957 m (1,157 m vertical). That makes it the 7th largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Westendorf offers a balanced mix: 42% easy, 44% intermediate and 14% expert slopes.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 8 cm of new snow at the top (1,957 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
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Westendorf, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Innsbruck (INN) — about 67 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 79.50 EUR (2026/27 season). SkiWelt day pass, high season rate.
2025/26: 76 EUR (+4.6%)
About €0.29 per km of piste the pass covers (275 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Westendorf
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)
Westendorf resort facts
These figures cover the whole SkiWelt area, which Westendorf shares with 4 other resorts on Intski, not Westendorf's own sector. Difficulty shares from skiresort.info.
About Westendorf
Westendorf lies in the Brixental valley in Tyrol's Kitzbühel district, 13.7 km west of Kitzbühel and 12 km south-east of Wörgl.
Resort Highlights
Between Kitzbühel and Wörgl
Westendorf lies in the Brixental valley in Tyrol’s Kitzbühel district, 13.7 km west of Kitzbühel and 12 km south-east of Wörgl. It is both a municipality and a village, first mentioned in documents in 1234, and it is made up of 21 separate village parts. That structure matters: Westendorf is a scattered old community that has become a ski resort, not a resort that has grown a village around it, and the traditional character our data flags is built in rather than added later.
The skiing
The ski area is SkiWelt, and the numbers in our data are SkiWelt’s: 284 km of piste and 90 lifts, from an 800 m base to a 1,957 m top. Those are big figures, and the 90 lifts for 284 km work out at one lift per 3.2 km, so the area is well served with uphill capacity across its whole width. Westendorf is one gateway into it; our records flag the resort for a modern lift system, which is what makes a village at 800 m a practical way into a 284 km network.
The elevation is the one figure to weigh carefully. With a top at 1,957 m and a base at 800 m, all of the skiing sits below 2,000 m. Westendorf has not been flagged as snow-sure in our data, and that is the honest reading of the numbers: this is a resort that relies on a good winter rather than altitude, and the December to April season is the working assumption rather than a guarantee. In a good winter the 1,150 m of vertical is all usable; in a lean one, the upper lifts do the work. There is no difficulty breakdown in our records, but an area of this size is unlikely to leave any grade of skier short of choice.
Village and valley
Westendorf’s 21 village parts are spread through the Brixental, and the community is as popular in summer as in winter, drawing visitors for excursions and walking tours. Our data flags scenic views, and a village on the valley floor between two Tyrolean towns has mountains on every side. The 1234 date is the other thing to hold on to: nearly eight centuries of settlement is a long time for a place to develop a character of its own, and it shows in the fact that the village came first and the resort second.
Getting there
Innsbruck airport is roughly 67 km away as the crow flies. The season runs December to April, and the resort’s official website is the source for current conditions and lift status.
Frequently asked questions about Westendorf
Westendorf is 13.7 km west of Kitzbühel and 12 km south-east of Wörgl, in the Brixental valley.
Westendorf is part of SkiWelt, which our data lists at 284 km of piste and 90 lifts between 800 m and 1,957 m.
Yes. It was first mentioned in documents in 1234 and today consists of 21 village parts.
Wikipedia notes it is a popular summer destination as well, particularly for excursions and walking tours.
Westendorf has 284 km of marked slopes: 119 km easy (blue), 125 km intermediate (red), 40 km expert (black), served by 90 ski lifts.
The skiing in Westendorf ranges from 800 m at the base to 1,957 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,157 m.
The ski season in Westendorf typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Westendorf works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 42% of the slopes (119 km) are easy blue runs.
Westendorf has 40 km of expert (black) slopes — about 14% of the total.
An adult day pass in Westendorf costs around 79.50 EUR (2026/27 season). SkiWelt day pass, high season rate.
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