Achensee ski holidays, Tirol Skiing & snowboarding holidays around Lake Achensee

Overview

Lake Achensee is the largest in Tirol with 3 fantastic family friendly ski resorts rising to 1870m giving panoramic views of the lake and surrounding peaks. The region around Lake Achensee is ideal for beginners and families.

The Rofan ski resort has slopes up to 1840m above sea level and can be easily reached using the cable car leaving from Maurach. This skiing area on the Gschöllkopf mountain offers pistes catering for all abilities, with some excellent ski touring options near the top of the resort.

The Christlum resort north of Lake Achensee has blue, red and black slopes up to 1800m. Located in the Karwendel Mountains, it has its own funpark and a long valley descent with wonderful views of the lake below.

The third ski resort is called Zwölferkopf just above the pretty village of Pertisau. It is ideal for family ski holidays and for beginners, there is large ski area with plenty of gentle slopes next to the lifts at the bottom of the resort.

Mountain Facts

chalets for rent 3 ski resorts
highest ski lift 1870 m
number of kilometers of slopes 50 kms
number of ski lifts 29
number of green slpoes 3
number of intermediate skier slopes 9
number of good intermediate skier slopes 16
number of slopes for advanced skiers 3
lake achensee, tirol

Apres-ski

For apres-ski, each of the villages around Lake Achensee provide relaxed evening entertainment. There are several bars and many restaurants to choose from. What you won't find here are nightclubs!

Children

All ski-passes are free for children under 4 across the entire skiing area, and thanks to many beginner slopes, the whole family can learn to ski together. For the younger children, there are also many kindergartens and ski schools who provide dedicated ski lessons for young children and teens.


Things to see and do in and around Lake Achensee

The Tirolean province of Austria is teeming with lakes, historic villages, museums and places to see for the whole family.

A few suggestions...
Take the cable car up to Gschöllkopf for panoramic views
Visit the Vitalberg Museum of the Tirolean Stone Oil
See the amazing Dalfazer waterfall
Visit the Durlassboden reservoir in Gerlos, Zillertal
Day trip to Innsbruck - vibrant and full of cafes, restaurants and shops
Visit the famous, chic and sophisticated resort of Kitzbuhel
Spend a day at the Adventure Thermal Bath in Fügen, Zillertal - 25kms
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Our view on Lake Achensee ski holidays

Offering a warm and very friendly stay, we the the ski resorts around Lake Achensee provide skiers and non-skiers a wealth of on and off slope experiences. Whilst the ski areas are not vast, they are perfect for beginners and intermediates and ideal for a relaxing family skiing holiday with 3 ski resorts on your doorstep.


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