TOP QUALITY SKIING Is the common name of the lift companies of Obergurgl and Hochgurgl.

24 lift systems:

• 6 eight-seat cabin lifts
• 1 6-seat cabin lift
• 2 6-seat gondola lifts
• 4 4-seat gondola lifts
• 1 4-seat chair lifts
• 8 drag lifts
• 2 conveyors

Overall capacity: 39.400 persons/hour

Overall length 110 km (Hochgurgl skiing area approx. 54 km; Obergurgl skiing area approx. 56 km) of it:

• 35 km easy (blue)
• 55 km medium (red)
• 20 km hard (black)

Beginners practice usually at the Gaisberg, exercise and perform their first snow plow turn.

The experienced skier finds moderately severe descents at the Festkogl in Obergurgl and on the Schermerspitze descent in Hochgurgl.

Advanced skiers demand the steep slopes of the Hohe Mut in Obergurgl and the mogul slope at the Top Wurmkogl II in Hochgurgl.

Longest descent: Wurmkogl - Obergurgl/Pill (8 km - altitude difference of 1,260 m)

Toughest descent: Obergurgl, Hohe Mut Alm - Gaisberg, embossment slope, number: 11 Hochgurgl, Top Mountain Star - Wurmkogl central station, steep, number 27

Junction line from Obergurgl to Hochgurgl:

Since the 1997/98 winter season, an eight cabin lift connects the Obergurgl and Hochgurgl skiing areas. The 3.6 km trip takes only nine minutes. With a total of 50 8-seat gondolas, the new lift circuit can handle a capacity of 1,200 persons per hour: The panoramic gondola lift overcomes the Koenigstal and Verwaltal valleys, so the skier has an incomparable view of the surrounding glacier summits.

From the Obergurgl village center in the Festkogl area

The "Roßkarbahn" central course, a 4-seat gondola lift which leads directly from the local Obergurgl center on the Festkogl. A new quality of skiing into Obergurgl Hochgurgl which proves the slogan "comfortable skiing up to the entrance door".

Ski operations: From mid-November up to late April. Almost all slopes end in the local area. A free ski bus transfer is offered between the urban district of Obergurgl.

All tickets are issued on contactless data media. Ski passes do not need to be placed any more into the checking devices - these will now open automatically.

Use: €2.00 if returned intact (Lift cashiers and Bonus-Card partner) receive the full refund.

Swatch ACCESS: € 60, -

Whether powdered snow or crunching fern with the sun ski run - the slopes in Obergurgl Hochgurgl offer pure pleasure on their 110 kilometers of slop. However, they are also secured by modern snowmaking devices.

Should Mother Hulda forget once to shake her bed, Obergurgl Hochgurgl is prepared in the best possible way. Since the 1999/2000 winter season, 90% of all slopes in Obergurgl Hochgurgl can be covered with artificial snow. This means that the “surest snow winter sports place in the Alps” affirmation is now also technically supported. Snowmaking is computer-controlled. Under suitable temperature and air humidity, the snowmaker starts automatically. Five weather stations in the area provide it with detailed information.

Air and UV illuminated, germinated drinking water is used for producing snow. This water is taken from a storage reservoir (10,000 m³) located in Gaisbergtal.

Free ski bus transfer between the local establishments in Obergurgl: www.obergurgl.com.