High above Innsbruck: skiing on the Olympic mountain Patscherkofel, which is also popular with ski tourers
Image gallery: Patscherkofel Skiing Area - Innsbruck
Igls, a quarter of Innsbruck, hosted the men's downhill races in Alpine skiing in 1964 and 1976, during the IX and XII Winter Olympics. More precisely, Mt. Patscherkofel made skiing history as ski stars like Franz Klammer, Hermann Maier, Renate Götschl, and Michaela Dorfmeister competed for medals here. You'll easily recognise the almost 2,000-metre-high mountain by its rounded peak and prominent transmission mast. It's easily accessible thanks to the free ski bus.
From Igls, the barrier-free Patscherkofelbahn, with free Wi-Fi, glides up to the summit. Among the 18.5 kilometres of slopes are the new World Cup run, the race track at the Ochsenhang Lift, and the slopes on the Heiligwasserwiese, where night skiing takes place weekly. Festive events and New Year's Eve celebrations "am Kofel", as the Patscherkofel is called, are also popular.
There are gentle practice slopes for beginners and, for snowboarders, the Innsbruck Snow Park at 1,950 metres. Kofele's Kinderland and an ice rink at the cable car's valley station in Igls await younger guests. Marked ski touring routes, three snowshoeing tours, and three winter hiking trails complete the offerings on Innsbruck's local mountain. As in 11 other ski resorts in the region, the SKI plus CITY Pass Stubai Innsbruck is valid in the Patscherkofel Skiing Area.
Altitude: 900 - 1,960 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 18.5 km (5.6 km easy / 8.8 km medium / 4.1 km difficult)
Snowmaking: 100% of the slopes
Lift facilities: 7 lifts
Toboggan runs: not available
Cross-country ski tracks: not available
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Contact info
- Römerstrasse road no. 81 - 6080 - Igls
- +43 512 37 7234
- info@patscherkofelbahn.at
Opening times
Despite careful control we cannot guarantee the correctness of the provided data.
Admission
daily ski pass prices:
€ 49.00 adults
€ 44.50 seniors 65+
€ 44.50 U23
€ 39.50 young people (15-18 years)
€ 39.50 people with disabilities (from 60%)
€ 30.50 children and young people (5-14 years)
free for children under 5 years if accompanied by a parent with ski pass
discount for families (2 adults with at least one child)
also available:
2-hour ski passes
morning ski passes (till 1 pm)
afternoon ski passes (from noon time)
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day ticket - only practise lifts:
€ 25.00 adults
€ 23.00 seniors 65+
€ 23.00 U23
€ 20.50 young people (15-18 years)
€ 20.50 people with disabilities (from 60%)
€ 16.00 children and young people (5-14 years)
also available:
2-hour tickets
half-day tickets
More information
Every Monday and Tuesday, students with a valid student card and seniors 65+ will get a 50% discount on the tickets of the Patscherkofel Cable Car.
The times indicated correspond to those of the Patscherkofel Cable Car: It operates with the other lift facilities every day from early December to early April.
Dates and opening times may vary depending on snow and weather conditions!
Winter season start 2024/25 on December 7.