Kitzbühel resort guide

How big is Kitzbühel?

Kitzbühel has 170 pistes served by 57 lifts — 19th for pistes of the 33 resorts we track in Austria. On lifts it ranks 15th of the 33.

How high is Kitzbühel?

The lifts run from 762m at the base to 2000m at the top, a vertical of 1238m. Of the 33 resorts we track in Austria, that is the 27th highest, with the 23rd biggest vertical.

The base is below 1,000m, so the lowest runs are the first to suffer in a mild spell; the upper mountain is the safer bet early and late in the season.

Is Kitzbühel good for beginners or experts?

The pistes at Kitzbühel split 25% beginner, 45% intermediate and 30% advanced, against an average of 29% beginner and 27% advanced across the resorts we track in Austria.

On those numbers it suits intermediates and confident skiers and riders looking for steep terrain.

For off-piste, our guide documents 4 zones at Kitzbühel, with the lift to take and the avalanche risk for each.

When is the ski season at Kitzbühel?

Over the last ten winters Kitzbühel has typically held skiable snow at mid-mountain from around 9 December to 27 April, about 141 days.

January is the best all-round month on the record, with an average base of 74cm, 74cm of new snow and 2.3 bluebird days.

What is the nearest airport to Kitzbühel?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Salzburg (SZG), 60km away in a straight line. Innsbruck (INN) is 81km, Munich (MUC), Germany is 110km. Road distances are longer, often much longer in the mountains, and the nearest airport is not always the one with the most flights.

How much is a lift pass at Kitzbühel?

A 6-day adult KitzSki costs €423 for 2026/27, or €71 a day. For value it ranks 27th of the 33 resorts we price in Austria.