Skiing in Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel: the Streif, two home mountains and an 88 km circuit to the SkiWelt

Kitzbühel ski guide: 105 official pistes and ski routes with lengths, the Streif and its family run, KitzSkiWelt Tour, 2026–27 passes, trains and where to stay.

Kilometres of pistes (Kitzbühel Tourismus total)

233

Gondolas and lifts

58

Pistes with a colour in the operator's map data (incl. practice meadows)

84

KitzSkiWelt Tour circuit, km

88

Streif race course length, metres

3312

Adult 1-day pass, premium season 2026–27, €

83

Skiing & terrain in Kitzbühel

All 105 entries in the piste and ski-route data behind KitzSki's interactive winter map (checked 18 October 2026): 80 numbered pistes, 4 practice meadows, 7 unnumbered link runs and 14 ski routes, grouped by the operator's areas. Added at the end and not counted: the Streif race course, the KitzSkiWelt Tour circuit, the Kitz Ministreif and four area rows.

Entries in the operator's map data (pistes, link runs and ski routes)

105

Numbered pistes

80

Ski routes (marked, not groomed)

14

Kilometres in the map data (81.1 blue, 61.5 red, 19.1 black, 36.2 ski routes)

197.8

Kilometres of pistes, tourism-board total (97 blue, 67 red, 21 black, 48 ski routes)

233

• Blue (easy) pistes in this table — Hahnenkamm–Pengelstein 19, Horn–Bichlalm 4, Jochberg–Resterhöhe 12, practice meadows 4: 39
• Red (intermediate) pistes in this table — Hahnenkamm–Pengelstein 9, Horn–Bichlalm 5, Jochberg–Resterhöhe 14, Gaisberg 1, Obwiesen 1: 30
• Black (difficult) pistes in this table — Hahnenkamm–Pengelstein 10, Horn–Bichlalm 3, Jochberg–Resterhöhe 2: 15

Colours and lengths come from the operator's map data (easy = blue, intermediate = red, expert = black); 91 of the 105 entries have an official length, the others are null. That data adds up to 197.8 km, while Kitzbühel Tourismus quotes 233 km (46 blue, 32 red, 18 black runs plus 48 km of ski routes) — different counting, so the two totals are not comparable. Ski routes are marked and avalanche-controlled but not groomed. The 21 Streif-Rennstrecke row is the map's 1.45 km ski-route entry; the full 3,312 m race course is prepared for the Hahnenkamm Race. The map's area list does not place 39 Obwiesen, and its area list also shows a '29a Kasereck schwarz' that has no entry in the data, so it is not in the table. Opening status changes daily in winter: use the live slope status.

Kitzbühel pistes: Hahnenkamm, the Streif, Kitzbüheler Horn and the KitzSkiWelt Tour

KitzSki, run by Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel, links Kitzbühel, Kirchberg, Jochberg, Pass Thurn and Mittersill. The biggest block is Hahnenkamm – Pengelstein above Kitzbühel and Kirchberg; the 3S cable car carries you on to Jochberg – Resterhöhe. Across the valley stand the sunny Kitzbüheler Horn and the Bichlalm, and Kirchberg has its own small Gaisberg. Kitzbühel Tourismus counts 233 km of pistes and 58 lifts; the operator's map data lists 80 numbered pistes and 14 ski routes with colour and length.

The Streif is a race course, not an everyday piste: 3,312 m from the Starthaus at 1,665 m to the finish in town at 805 m, up to 85% steep, raced on 18–24 January 2027. The public way down is piste 21, the Streif-Familienabfahrt — a 7.8 km red that skirts the steepest race sections. The longest numbered piste in the map data is the 8.45 km blue Fleck to Kirchberg; the longest entry overall is the 11.4 km Pengelstein-Süd ski route.

The KitzSkiWelt Tour is an 88 km circuit from the Resterhöhe to Going in the neighbouring SkiWelt; you can start it in 14 villages, and the longest version has 30 blue, 27 red and 1 black run. Freestylers have the KitzSki Snowpark at the Hanglalm (18 kickers, 7 rails, 10 boxes, 7 jibs) and the SnowX and Family Park on the Horn.

Kitzbühel for beginners: free practice lifts, the Ministreif and easy blues

Start in the valley: practice lifts in Kitzbühel (A2 Mocking, A3 Rasmusleiten, A4 Ministreif), Aschau, Reith and Jochberg (F2 Hausleiten), plus the Pass Thurn T-bar, are free and need no ski pass. In Kitzbühel, the Mocking meadow is right next to the Hahnenkammbahn valley station.

Next step up: the Horn has gentle long blues such as 3 Hagstein (5.1 km) and 2a Pletzerwald (4.2 km), and the Hahnenkamm summit has 36 Hahnenkamm and 37 Melkalm. Beware that some valley runs are long and narrow towards the bottom; if the snow is thin, ride the lift down. Several schools teach at the Hahnenkammbahn, Hornbahn, Fleckalmbahn, Wagstättbahn and Resterhöhe.

Getting to Kitzbühel: Salzburg, Innsbruck or Munich airport, then the train

Kitzbühel has no airport. Kitzbühel Tourismus gives these distances: Salzburg 81 km, Innsbruck 96 km and Munich 127 km; Vienna is 371 km. From Innsbruck the train takes about 1 hour 10 minutes with one change in Wörgl; from Munich take the S-Bahn into the city and a train towards Kufstein or Wörgl, then change for Kitzbühel. From Salzburg go via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, by train or road. Four Seasons Travel runs shuttles from all three nearer airports.

Get off at Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm, the stop beside the Hahnenkamm gondola, or at the main Kitzbühel station about ten minutes from the centre. With a valid KitzSki, Snow Card Tirol or SuperSkiCard pass, ÖBB trains between St. Johann in Tirol, Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm and Westendorf (via Kirchberg) are free in ski clothing from 7:50 to 18:00. Ski buses run to the other bases: the Ringbus around Kitzbühel and the lines to Jochberg/Pass Thurn/Mittersill (850), Aschau and Reith – Fleckalmbahn.

Kitzbühel with kids: Rote Teufel ski school, the Ministreif and Kids Go Free days

Skischule Kitzbühel Rote Teufel takes children from age 3: groups meet at the Kinderwiese Mocking next to the Hahnenkammbahn valley station (09:30 on the Sunday and Monday grouping days), with lessons 10:00–12:00 and 13:30–15:30, a fenced learning area in the Streif finish area, a children's restaurant at lunch and a weekly race. Its Alpine Kids Club cares for ages 2.5 to 6, from 8:45 to 16:15. Other schools are at every feeder lift — Element 3 and Snowsports at the Hahnenkammbahn, Horn 2000 at the Hornbahn, Skischule Kirchberg and Reith at the Fleckalmbahn, Skischule Jochberg at the Wagstättbahn and three schools at the Resterhöhe. Ask about the teaching language when you book.

Children love the Kitz Ministreif, a mini race course with a Mausefalle, Steilhang and Hausbergkante, reached by the free A3 or A4 lifts, and the Family Park on the Horn. Children born 2021 or later ski free, and on the Kids Go Free days (12 December 2026, 17 January, 13 and 27 March 2027) all children born 2011 or later ride free. A non-skiing parent can buy a hiking ticket for the lifts approved for pedestrians (Hahnenkammbahn, Hornbahn, Fleckalmbahn and others) and meet the family at a hut — without skis.

Where to stay in Kitzbühel: town, Kirchberg, Jochberg or Pass Thurn

Kitzbühel town is the most convenient base: the Hahnenkammbahn and the Hornbahn both start here, the Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm train stop is by the gondola, and the free practice lifts are at Mocking. You get the shops, restaurants and nightlife, but the car parks at both valley stations charge, and on race week in January the town is packed.

Kirchberg sits on the other side of the Hahnenkamm, with the Fleckalmbahn and Maierlbahn into the same ski area, the Gaisberg for an easy day, free parking at the Fleckalmbahn and Gaisberg and a station on the free ski-pass train line. Jochberg (Wagstättbahn) is quieter and a short hop to the 3S cable car; Pass Thurn puts you right at the Resterhöhe, the higher sector where the season opens first, with little else around.

Pick by the lift you'll use most: walk to the Hahnenkammbahn if you want the Streif and the town, choose Kirchberg for space and easier parking, and Jochberg or Pass Thurn for the Resterhöhe and a quieter village. Aschau and Reith are small, with free practice lifts and buses to the lifts.

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Kitzbühel ski pass 2026–27: KitzSki prices, the KitzSkiWelt Tour and the SuperSkiCard

The KitzSki pass covers Kitzbühel, Kirchberg, Jochberg, Pass Thurn and Mittersill. For 2026–27 an adult 1-day pass costs €69 in the super-saver season (season start to 5 December 2026 and from 30 March 2027), €76 in the saver season and €83 in the premium season (20 December 2026 to 13 March 2027); a 6-day adult pass is €351, €387 or €423 (checked 18 October 2026). Youth (born 2008–2010) and children (2011–2020) pay less, and children born 2021 or later are free. Buying online in advance saves up to 20%, with a limited number of discounted tickets per day.

For the circuit to the SkiWelt you need the KitzSkiWelt Tour day ticket (adult €85 peak, 19 December 2026 – 12 March 2027; €79 low season) or a network pass. The SuperSkiCard covers 85 resorts and 2,750 km: an adult day costs €86 and six days €449 from 19 December 2026 to 9 April 2027. KitzSki is also on the Ikon Pass (up to 7 days, 5 with Ikon Base) — check Ikon's terms for 2026–27.

Best time to ski in Kitzbühel: snow history, 2026–27 season dates and forecasts

For the best snow window, aim for late January to early March, with February the safest month. In a SkiPair calculation from GeoSphere Austria's official monthly records, the Hahnenkamm-Ehrenbachhöhe station (1,794 m, 23 winters between 1993 and 2017) averages a monthly maximum snow depth of about 75 cm in December, 114 cm in January, 145 cm in February and 161 cm in March, with 50 cm or more on the ground on almost every day from January to March. Kitzbühel itself is low: the town station (772 m, 1991–2006) averages a maximum of only about 31 cm in December, 44 cm in January, 55 cm in February and 42 cm in March, with snow on the ground on about 25 days in February but only about 17 in March and 4 in April. So the long runs down to Kitzbühel, Kirchberg and Jochberg rely on snowmaking (the tourism board cites more than 1,260 snow guns) and soften first in spring; December is the shoulder while the base builds, and from mid-March ski high in the morning. Historical averages do not guarantee a given season.

For 2026–27, KitzSki plans to open the Resterkogel on 6 November 2026 (public skiing at weekends), the first Hahnenkamm ski weekend on 21–22 November and the Kitzbüheler Horn from 28 November 2026 to 21 March 2027. The full connection Hahnenkamm – Fleckalm – Pengelstein – 3S – Jochberg – Resterhöhe is planned from 11 December 2026 to 29 March 2027, with a season finale on the Hahnenkamm side until 4 April 2027. All dates depend on snow.

Before you go, check the live slope status and the snow report: watch the snow line, because a rain-snow line around 1,000 m can leave the valley runs wet while the Resterhöhe and Pengelstein stay wintry. Race week (18–24 January 2027) changes access to the Streif area.

Find ski partners in Kitzbühel for the KitzSkiWelt Tour or the Streif

Kitzbühel suits a solo trip: you can arrive by train at the Hahnenkamm gondola and the ski area is easy to navigate by lift letters (A, B, C… per area). On SkiPair, add your dates, base and level to match with someone on the same days — for a KitzSkiWelt Tour day, the Streif-Familienabfahrt, or relaxed blues on the Horn.

Agree on the plan first: whether everyone has the right ticket (a normal KitzSki pass does not cover the SkiWelt part of the tour), where you meet — the Hahnenkammbahn, Fleckalmbahn or 3S — and when you turn back so you reach your valley before the last lift.

Ski pass prices for Kitzbühel

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