Ski Resorts with Short Transfer Times

The resort of Alpbach with its narrow streets, wooden chalets and beautiful tree-lined settings remains one of the most charming villages in the Austrian Tyrol. There are lots of family-run hotels and B&Bs offering traditional Austrian accommodation, but just be aware that you will need to ca...

Ellmau sits on the northern edge of the vast Skiwelt, one of the world's largest linked ski areas. A seriously impressive lift system will take you across the Hartkaiser mountain towards the resorts of Scheffau, Söll, Hopfgarten, Westendorf and Brixen im Thale. Most of the terrain is suited to be...

Until 2016 Fieberbrunn was its own small ski resort. It had a pretty, traditional and charming Tryolean village centre and 4 or 5 ski lifts that accessed the largely north facing home slopes. However, the new Reckmoos Sud gondola then linked the ski area of Fieberbrunn to the much larger interlin...

Gerlos became part of the wider Zillertal Arena ski area when the connecting lifts were installed in 2000. Today the ski area is large by Austria standards (163km) and far ranging. To ski from one end to the other and back would take a good skier all day (with little hanging about) and takes in s...

Hinterglemm is the less glitzy neighbouring resort to Saalbach. Four kilometres away and sharing the same excellent ski area, Hinterglemm offers some great value accommodation. The après ski scene is fairly lively (as in Saalbach) but there is less noisy nightlife - perfect for families preferrin...

Ischgl is considered internationally to be Austria's second most important resort after St Anton, yet the Brits don't go in big numbers which is rather strange. We like Ischgl for its compact village and predominantly traditional style buildings, excellent intermediate slopes and one of the best ...

Kirchberg is the baby sister of Kitzbuhel, so If you're looking for a quieter place to stay away from the hustle and bustle of Kitzbuhel, you need look no further than Kirchberg. You benefit from the same access to the world-renowned 188km of slopes, impressive modern lift system and varied terra...

Kitzbuhel is a charming, traditional town with medieval centre that really has something for everyone - stunning scenery, atmosphere and some very good skiing on large attractive varied slopes. The nightlife is vibrant and there is plenty to do in town for non-skiers and skiers alike. Kitzbuhel c...

Kuhtai is a great resort for family skiing. There is a reasonable selection of good value hotels, the transfer time is less than one hour from Innsbruck and the ski area is easy to navigate - ideal for improving children. There are no chalets in Kuhtai but there is an excellent chalet hotel which...

Lech is arguably the smartest ski resort in Austria. With a delightful, fair sized, prestigious and picturesque Alpine village with a largely intermediate piste network. For experts the off-piste is the main attraction and for beginners there are lots of good, easy slopes to cruise. The lift syst...