Mayrhofen, with interlinked Hippach, Finkenberg and Lanersbach, has 142km of runs and 60 lifts – in the Zillertal as a whole there are 542km of runs and 180 lifts, also covering the areas of Fügen, Hochfügen, Kaltenbach, Zell am Ziller, Gerlos, Königsleiten and Hintertux.
The slopes suit decent intermediates perfectly, full of red-standard runs (although many are blue on the piste map) – but Mayrhofen also has Austria’s steepest slope, the Harakiri.
More expert skiers and snowboarders will find plenty to enjoy – and Mayrhofen is home to Austria’s steepest slope, the 78 per cent Harakiri (plainly it can only be that gradient for only a short stretch of the overall run).
It has 142km of runs and 60 lifts, and a reputation for reliable snow throughout a long season, with the runs mostly between 1,650m and 2,500m despite the village sitting at a modest 630m.
In Mayrhofen there are 66km of red runs, 44km of blue and 32km of black – although, this being Austria, some of the blues here might easily be graded red in other resorts.
