Skiing on the Kaunertal Glacier, “Tyrol’s youngest glacier”, and on the Fendels Winter Mountain
Image gallery: Kaunertal Glacier - Fendels Skiing Area
The Kaunertal Glacier (Kaunertaler Gletscher) and the Fendels Winter Mountain form a diverse ski resort in Austria. "Tyrol's youngest glacier", together with Fendels at the entrance to the Kaunertal valley, opens up an area with 70 kilometres of pistes. The glacier kicks off the winter season as early as autumn. Surrounded by 30 three-thousand-metre peaks, you can reach the Kaunertal Glacier from Feichten via the 26-kilometre-long Kaunertal Glacier Road. With a valid ski pass, the road is toll-free. The lifts to the Fendels ski area start directly in the village of Fendels.
The Kaunertal Glacier attracts visitors with wide natural snow pistes and attractive freeride routes. Snowboarders appreciate the Kaunertal Snow Park, while adventurous skiers will love the Black Ibex, considered Europe's steepest piste with an 87.85% gradient. Events like the Snowboard Spring Classics have long since achieved cult status. The Weissseejoch Cable Car recently joined the eight existing lifts on the glacier. Night skiing and tobogganing, a ski touring park, and the Fendels Snow Park, however, await you at the Fendels Winter Mountain. The manageable ski area, featuring the BIBI Kinderland, is particularly suitable for families.
The fully accessible Kaunertal Glacier - Fendels Ski Resort has been awarded the EDEN Award. Wi-Fi in the mountain restaurants, the ski bus, and tickets for children up to eight years old (excluding processing fees) are free of charge. The Drei-Länderblick (Three-Countries-View) platform at the Karlesjoch, at an altitude of 3,108 metres, offers a truly special experience.
Altitude: 910 - 3,108 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 70 km (30.5 km easy / 24 km medium / 15.5 km difficult), from that
Kaunertal Glacier 55 km (22.5 km easy / 19 km medium / 13.5 km difficult)
Fendels Winter Mountain 15 km (8 km easy / 5 km medium / 2 km difficult)
Snowmaking: 20% of the slopes
Lift facilities: 15 lifts (9 of them on the Kaunertal Glacier)
Toboggan runs: not available in the skiing area, there are four runs in the Kaunertal valley
Cross-country ski tracks: not available in the skiing area, there are 50 km of tracks in the Kaunertal
Map Kaunertal Glacier - Fendels Skiing Area (4388 Kb) Contact info
- Gletscherstrasse road no. 240 - 6524 - Kaunertal
- +43 5475 5566 / +43 5472 616010
- kaunertal@tirolgletscher.com / fendels@tirolgletscher.com
Opening times
Despite careful control we cannot guarantee the correctness of the provided data.
Admission
daily ski pass prices - Kaunertal Glacier & Fendels:
€ 70.00 adults
€ 60.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 42.00 children and young people (8-14 years)
€ 2.00 processing fee free ticket (children under 8 years)
up to 30% discount in the online shop
also available:
half-day ski passes (from 11.30 am)
afternoon ski passes (from 1 pm)
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daily ski pass prices - only Fendels Skiing Area:
€ 50.00 adults
€ 43.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 30.00 children and young people (8-14 years)
€ 2.00 processing fee free ticket (children under 8 years)
More information
The times indicated correspond to those of the Weissseejoch Cable Car on the Kaunertal Glacier: During the winter season, it operates with the other lift facilities every day from early October to mid-May. The Kaunertal Glacier itself is in operation all year round.
The Fendels Skiing Area stays open till March 23, 2025 (possible changes or extensions depending on the snow conditions). The Glacier Road is open every day all year round from 7 am to 5 pm.
Dates and opening times may vary depending on snow and weather conditions!
Winter seaon start 2024/25 on the Kaunertal Glacier on October 4.
Winter seaon start 2024/25 on the Fendels Winter Mountain on December 14.
