Hintertux Glacier
Austria's only year-round glacier ski area in the Zillertal, open 365 days a year up to 3,250 m.
Terrain
Austria's only year-round glacier ski area in the Zillertal, open 365 days a year up to 3,250 m. Wide, snow-sure glacier runs; popular for autumn race training.
Best suited to: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Live mountain conditions
Forecast from Open-Meteo · updated 06:56 AM
Live forecast shows expected new snow, not snow depth on the ground. For current base depth and open runs, check the official report here
Costs & logistics
Planning estimates. A 2-person, 5-day trip with budget-hotel lodging and rental gear works out at about $1,323 per person excluding flights.
Transport options
Nearest gateway: Innsbruck (INN) (INN)
About 1.5h drive from Innsbruck (INN) via the Zillertal; roughly 2.5h from Munich (MUC).
Airport transfer estimate: $90 per person return. Airfare is estimated by region, not by a live fare quote.
Accommodation & on-mountain costs
- · 6 nights of budget hotel accommodation.
- · Accommodation is costed per person, assuming sharing.
- · Food and nightlife allowance scaled to your balanced travel style.
- · Airfare is a regional estimate — real fares vary by date and how early you book.
Nightlife rating 2/5 · Budget hotel selected
Eating, drinking and après
Restaurants
- · Sommerbergalm glacier restaurant
- · Tux valley guesthouses
Bars & nightlife
- · Ice Bar at the glacier
Après-ski
Relaxed glacier-hut après; bigger scene down in Mayrhofen.
Nightlife
Quiet glacier base; a handful of mountain huts and the Sommerbergalm bar. Mayrhofen down the valley has more après.
Official resort pages
Booking & travel links
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Data & confidence
Illustrative estimateLast reviewed 2026-10-15Lift pass from hintertuxergletscher.at (autumn 2026); open daily until 2pm in autumn.
- · Snow depth on the ground and lift status
- · Flight and lodging availability
- · Interactive piste maps
Forecasts and recent snowfall on resort pages are live from Open-Meteo. We would rather link you to the resort’s own numbers than invent a snow depth. Season-by-season snowfall history, flight search, lodging search and interactive piste maps are planned integrations — the resort records already carry the fields they will fill.