Pitztal Glacier
Austria's highest glacier ski area, topping out at 3,440 m with the country's highest cable car.
Terrain
Austria's highest glacier ski area, topping out at 3,440 m on the Wildspitz with Austria's highest cable car. Snow-sure from autumn; steep terrain up high plus the linked Rifflsee area.
Best suited to: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Live mountain conditions
Forecast from Open-Meteo · updated 07:01 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 $1,407 per person excluding flights.
Transport options
Nearest gateway: Innsbruck (INN) (INN)
About 1.5h drive from Innsbruck (INN); roughly 3.5h 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 1/5 · Budget hotel selected
Eating, drinking and après
Restaurants
- · Café 3,440 m at Wildspitz
- · St. Leonhard guesthouses
Bars & nightlife
- · Hotel bars in St. Leonhard
Après-ski
Minimal; a quiet glacier base.
Nightlife
Very little nightlife at the glacier base; a couple of hotel bars in St. Leonhard.
Official resort pages
Booking & travel links
These are plain search and official links today. Partner tracking can be dropped into the same slots later without changing anything you see. We are never paid to change a recommendation.
Data & confidence
Illustrative estimateLast reviewed 2026-10-15Lift pass from pitztaler-gletscher.at (2026); highest glacier ski area in Austria.
- · 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.