Obergurgl Resort Guide

Winter in Obergurgl

Obergurgl and Hochgurgl are known for their high altitude skiing, with 110km of snow sure pistes, 35km of blue runs, 55km of red runs and 20km of black runs. Obergurgl and Hochgurgl are both located in the Tyrol region with 24 ultra-modern lifts and floodlit skiing slopes. The winter activities don’t stop at traditional skiing, Obergurgl also offers 12km of cross country ski trails, 12km’s of winter walking trails, ice-skating and curling.

Obergurgl is 15-minutes away from another world class ski resort in Solden. Solden is Austria’s only ski area with three mountains above 3,000m that are all accessible by lifts or gondolas. Soden provides access to 151km of perfectly groomed slopes, state-of-the-art ski lifts and gondolas across the Gaislachkogl (3,058m), Tiefenbachkogl (3,250m), and Schwarze Schneide (3,340m) mountains. Sölden offers advanced glacier skiing and long vertical runs, it’s even possible to ski 12km down from the top of the glacier 12km without any need for lifts.

Summer in Obergurgl

Obergurgl has an increasing number of activities on offer during the warm summer months and the area is popular with hikers and mountain bikers. Indeed, there are more than 700km of biking trails in the area making it one of the region's largest mountain biking centres. Obergurgl is famous for its scenic summer views, you can take the Hohe Mut walkers’ gondola lift up to one of Austria’s most beautiful mountains and enjoy the view of 21 mountain peaks and glaciers. The area is also popular for horse riding, rock climbing, indoor golf and, of course, glacier skiing throughout most of the year.