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Ski Holidays in Westendorf
Westendorf is a delightful and popular small Austrian ski village located at 800m. The ski range is between 703m to 1890m.
Westendorf is connected to the Ski Welt ski area, which includes other resorts such as Brixen, Soll, Scheffau and Ellmau which together offer a combined ski area of 248km of pistes. If you opt for the Kitzbuheler Alpen Ski Pass, you can also access, via the Ki-West gondola, the Kitzbuhel skiing with an additional 170km available.
We particularly recommend Westendorf to families, the resort has built up a good reputation for being family friendly. The nursery slopes are directly in town and offer an excellent children’s programme throughout the winter. The resort offers children under the age of 15, travelling in the off-peak weeks a free ski pass when at least one adult buys a 3 day or longer ski pass. The details hadn’t been updated by the resort at the time we wrote this, but check with our sales team for the dates this special off is available.
We offer a good choice of the best hotels in Westendorf, some are available as a package with flights and transfers while others are based on just the accommodation, without travel. (some include the cost of the ski pass).
- Language
German - Currency
Euro
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Why Ski in Westendorf?
The ski resort of Westendof is a pretty village in the Brixen Valley. Situted 15km from Kitzbuhel this village is small but is not over developed which gives it a lovely charming feel. The nursery slopes are close to the centre and the main gondola up to the main ski area is only a 5 minute walk away. There’s also a new gondola which links you into the main SkiWelt area at Brixen which you can ski over to which has improved the links in the area enormously although you will still need to take a bus if you want to link into Kitzbhuel. All levels of skier will find an area that suits them well in this area. In the local area there are 14 lifts and 45km of piste with the extension of SkiWelt offering a further 94 lifts and 250km of piste.
Westendorf boasts over 250km of marked and cleared paths for hiking walking snow shoeing and Nordic walking.
- Upper Piste depth
- Lower Piste depth
- Weekly Snowfall
Based on weekly average snowfall data November 2000 - April 2018
Pistes
- Km of Piste
279km
- Black
10 - Red
76 - Blue
91
Altitudes
- Resort Altitude
802m - Highest Piste
1956m
Expert Ratings
Beginners skiing in Westendof
Beginners in Westendof will love the nursery slopes by the village. They are the towns pride and joy. Once you have learnt the basics and feel more confident you can progress to the easy blues which are also on the lower part of the mountain.
Intermediates skiing in Westendof
The skiing for intermediates in Westendof offers plenty of red runs and some harder blue runs in the local area. You can also travel across to the SkiWelt area which has a lots more intermediate runs. You can, without too much trouble, travel over to the Kitzbuhel-Kirchberg area, here you’ll find some challenging red runs.
Advanced skiing in Westendof
The slopes for the more advanced skiers in Westendof are limited but if you travel to the main SkiWelt area there will be plenty to please the advanced skier. There is also plenty of off piste skiing in this area with a guide.
Snowboarding in Westendof
Snowboarders will find that the lcal area can be tricky with some narrow high altitude runs, however the long gentle runs in the SkiWelt area are great for all level of boarders. There’s also an excellent terrain park in Westendorf.
Après ski in Westendof
The Après Westendof is quite lively, however with the village being small the options are limited. That said, there are plenty of bars to entertain into the early hours of the morning, some with live music.
Activities off the slopes in Westendof
For the non skiers in Westendof there are some lovely activities, pretty walks and sleigh rides are popular in this area. There are also locally organised day trips to Innsbruck and Salzburg.
Accommodation in Westendorf
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