The skiing in Austria is already up and running with the glacier ski area above Sölden hosting its regular opening of the World Cup ski season.
The snow at the beginning of November 2024 has been affected by the warm temperatures of a ‘golden autumn’ and the forecast for the first weekend is for continued sunshine, even at higher elevations. That means that the glacier resorts which are already up and running are getting even more popular. Here is an overview of the ski areas which are already open with their snow depths at the time of posting:
Open Ski Areas in Austria
Tyrol
Kaunertal Glacier – 4 lifts open, 40cm
Pitztal Glacier – 5 lifts open, 70cm
Sölden Glaciers – 9 lifts open (both glacier areas), 102cm
Stubai Glacier – 14 lifts open, 25cm
Hintertux Glacier – 14 lifts open, 85cm
Salzburg
Kitzsteinhorn Glacier – 9 lifts open, 110cm
Carinthia
Mölltaler Glacier – 3 lifts open, 50cm
Austrian Ski Areas Scheduled To Open In November
The main ski resorts which will be opening earlier than the end of November are the high altitude Tyrolean village of Obergurgl, which is currently scheduled for an opening on 14 November, with World Cup ski races scheduled for 23 and 24 November. Its counterpart over in the province of Salzburg, Obertauern, which is planning to open on 22 November.
The week of 28 November onwards will see another 30 or so ski resorts all over the country setting out on the winter season of 2024-2025, including major resorts such as Lech, St Anton, Ischgl, Zell am See and the Saalbach-Hinterglemm area.