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Wildschonau Ski Holidays

At a glance

  • Four villages
  • Multi-area pass
  • Short transfers

Great for

  • Quiet holidays
  • Pretty villages
  • Families

Ski Holidays in Wildschonau

A valley in the glorious Kitzbühel Alps, Wildschönau means ‘wild and beautiful’ and suits its name spiffingly. Home to four traditional villages and a whole host of ski runs, it’s a super area for beginners and families.

  • Flight Time
  • 2 hours
  • From London
  • Nearest Airports
  • Innsbruck, Salzburg
  • Time zone
  • GMT + 1 hour
  • Language
  • German
  • Currency
  • Euros
  • Ski Season
  • Dec - April

Wildschonau Stats

Top Altitude
2128m
Bottom Altitude
828m
Resort Altitude
828m, 936m, 875m, 1175m
Total Piste
109km
Longest Run
7km
Slope Orientation
Vertical Drop
Skiable Vertical
Night Skiing
Yes
Glacier Skiing
No

The Wildschönau valley is a thoroughly pastoral area, home to over 250 farms and four old villages filled with farmhouses and scallop-trimmed chalets.

First you reach Niederau, postcard-ready with a tall church steeple backed by the Markbachjoch peak. You’ll recognise Oberau for its striking baroque church; this is a larger base made up of tiddly hamlets like gorgeous Mühltal. Auffach (sometimes called Schatzberg after its local mountain) is the most ski-centred base, with a cable car from the middle of the village. Then there’s Thierbach - the smallest of them all – which happens to be the highest village in the Kitzbühel Alps. It’s also the only village of the four without its own ski slopes (you’ll need a quick bus ride to reach the nearest pistes).

Throughout, the architecture is gorgeously traditional and locals welcoming, most greeting you with a ‘Griaß di’ whether they know you or not.

Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau is the official name of the ski area, covering the slopes of Niederau, Oberau and Auffach as well as Alpbach on the other side of the Schatzberg mountain.

Winter Sports Ratings

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

Snowboarding

Wildschonau Transfer Times

Innsbruck 1h10
Salzburg 1.5 hour

The nearest airport to Wildschonau is Innsbruck at 70 km or about 1 hour by car

What's the ski area like in Wildschonau?

Offering everything to do with winter sports, the Wildschonau spans 4 mountains and 2 valleys. There are 123km pistes with 61 lifts and plenty of off-piste to explore.

Which other ski resorts are near to Wildschonau?

The nearest ski resorts to Wildschonau include Niederau, Oberau.

Ski Area Facts

LocationKitzbühel Alps, Austria
Established1947
Downhill109km
Lift Pass€221.50 (adult 6 day)

Beginner Slopes

26km28%

Intermediate Skiing

54km58%

Advance & Expert Terrain

13km14%

Snowboarding Trails

109km100%

What is Wildschonau like for Beginner skiers?

The drag-lift-served Schiesshüttl ski area in Oberau is brilliant for beginners. At Neiderau there are drag lifts for learners and little ones, with gentle slopes on the Kropfrader ridge.

What is Wildschonau like for Intermediate skiers?

Auffach and the Schatzberg mountain have more choice of runs for intermediates, with links over to Inneralpbach and a 7km top-to-bottom descent. Neiderau’s Lanerköpfl and Markbachjoch mountains are north facing, with challenging valley runs like the Sixtweise ski route and Gipfel-Hochberg Abfahrt from the Lanerköpfl top station.

What is Wildschonau like for Advanced skiers?

You’ll also find a night skiing piste at Roggenboden which is floodlit in the evenings. In Neiderau speedsters can find out how fast they can go on the Race n Boarder Arena.

What is Wildschonau like for snowboarding?

The Schatzberg Family Park has features for beginners and pros, as well as a halfpipe. There’s also the Snowpark Alpbachtal on the Wiedersbergerhorn, which has a 150m half pipe and newbie, intermediate and pro-standard obstacles.

What is Wildschonau like for off-piste skiing?

Freeriding is possible on the Lampersberg, the Grosse Beil and the Breiteggern. Some of the best backcountry in Tyrol.

What is Wildschonau like for cross country skiing?

There are 7 or so tracks for cross country along the valley, or the Bernau plateau in Auffach, or the Schonanger Loipe high track.

Wildschonau Restaurants

The menu at the Thalmühle indicates that you will be spoilt here with traditional Tyrolean cuisine and ‘Wildschönau delicacies. Over 200 years ago, the Thalmühle was a ‘mill’ and later a sulphur bath with accommodation, but today it is purely a ‘Tyrolean inn’. The menu and attentive service complete the culinary experience. In Wildschönau you find food from 12 different kitchen: German, Austrian, European, Dutch, Contemporary, Bar, International, Central European, Italian, Pizza, Pub, Gastropub.

Wildschonau Après Ski

You’ll find bars in each of the ski areas – not the rowdiest in the Alps, but brilliant after a day on the snow. Schnapshütte, by Niederau’s cable car base station, hosts themed parties fuelled by all different kinds of Schnapps. Oberau’s home to the Starchent Stüberl, which puts on disco music and serves pizza and snacks. In Auffach, there’s the Koglmoos Ski Bar at the mid-station. Wherever you end up, look out for Krautinger beet schnapps – a local speciality and a Marmite drink if ever there was one, but something that has to be tasted while you’re here whether you end up loving or hating it...

Wildschonau Activites for Non-skiers

In terms of other activities, sleigh rides from the Penning sleigh company take you across the landscape wrapped in blankets. The Z’Bach Museum in a 200-year-old farmhouse tells of the region’s farming history. On the Schatzberg and Lanerköpfl mountains, the toboggan runs are over 5km long for hours of fun whooshing down and heading back up for more. There are also 40km of winter walking paths throughout the region, while snow shoe walks take you over snow-covered pastures.

Clothing Food & Souvenir Shops

The twenty or so shops in the area are divided between the two main villages (Niederau and Oberau) with a few other outlets in Affach. All have sports shops, banks and small supermarkets. Niederau has a photographic store, chemist and shoe shop. Oberau has a grocer, baker and a shop selling traditional national costume as well as a shoe shop.

The farmers of the Wildschönau sell their goods direct in the Bauernladl shop in Oberau.

Best Time to Visit Wildschonau

Early season conditions are backed up by snowmaking on 85% of the pistes, while towards the end of the season, Niederau’s north facing runs usually hold onto the snow best. When it comes to natural snowfall, January and February generally see the best ammount of snow.

What's Wildschonau like at Christmas?

‘Alpine Advent’ has been the lead up to Christmas in Wildschönau on previous years, with a Christmas market in the Z’Bach Farming Museum and performances from the Anklöpfler singers.

What's Wildschonau like in the New Year?

Celebrate the New Year in Wildschönau with sleigh rides and an incredible firework display by Oberau’s Schiesshüttl Arena.

What's Wildschonau like in Half-Term?

The relaxed atmosphere and family friendliness here makes Half term in Wildschönau a brilliant choice, with some of the best snow of the season falling at this time of year.

What's Wildschonau like at Easter?

Under 15’s can usually ski for free over Easter in Wildschönau, excellent news for families skiing on a budget!

Wildschonau Snow Conditions

Snow Report, History & Forecast

View our detailed Wildschonau snow report to see skiing confitions now. Our Wildschonau snow history shows you what snow depths have been in recent years month-by-month. If you're visiting soon, use the Wildschonau snow forecast to see predicted snowfall over the coming days.

  • Sunny skies Today
  • Partly cloudy skies Sunday
  • Cloudy skies Monday
  • Partly cloudy skies Tuesday
  • Moderate snow Wednesday
  • Light snow Thursday
  • Current snow depth at top
    84 cm
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  • Current snow depth at base
    80 cm

There are five family ski schools dotted around the area, including BOBO’s Kinderland and AKTI’s Adventure Land in Niederau. Pick one near your accommodation for a hassle free week of next to no ski school runs. If you’re travelling towards the end of the season, look out for deals like free ski passes for under 15’s over the Easter holidays which can save some precious Euros.

Don’t miss the special slopes for kids in the Schatzberg and Markbachjoch areas - little ones will love the hollow nature of the Schatzberg’s Gipfel slope like a natural halfpipe, and the adventurous Märchenwiesen ‘fairy tale meadow’ in Niederau.

At the end of the day, treat them to some night time tobogganing in Niederau or snuggle together under a blanket as a horse drawn sleigh trots through the landscape.

Spend a week exploring the wonderful Wildschönau with a bunch of friends – whether you’re all beginners or a mix of different levels, the Ski Juwel pass has you covered. This place doesn’t hold a candle to St Anton in the après ski department, but if your party prefer quiet evenings in your local pub it’s perfect. Any non-skiers thinking of coming along have museums, winter walking paths and nearby villages to explore. There are also some brilliant group activities, like tobogganing and night skiing. If you’re a big group, look out for special lift pass offers (last time we checked, every 10th person got a free pass).

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Ski Extras

How much is a ski pass in Wildschonau

Maximum and minimum adult Wildschonau lift pass prices ranged from €206 to €229 for 6 days access to the Wildschonau ski lift system at the start of the 2025 winter season. Our lift passes are part of a packaged Wildschonau holiday with accommodation, so prices vary depending on chalet or hotel suppliers. Confirm price for the lift ticket before booking your holiday.

Lift Tickets Child Adult Senior
1 Day Price €21 - €23 €41 - €46 N / A
6 Day Price €104 - €115 €206 - €229 N / A
Age Range 7 - 14 N / A N / A

Getting to Wildschonau

Most of our ski holidays to Wildschonau packaged with flights include airport transfers. We can also arrange private transfers to Wildschonau from nearby airports

How long does it take to fly to Wildschonau from the UK?

Flights from London take about 2 hours to Innsbruck, Salzburg. This table shows approximate transfer times to Wildschonau from the nearest airports, smaller airports can be more prone to delays.

Airport Distance Transfer Time
Innsbruck 70 km 1 hour
Munich / München 115 km 2 hours

How long does it take to drive to Wildschonau from the UK?

Browse our self-drive ski holidays which include your car channel crossing, or go choose accom-only and book your car ferry or tunnel later.

How long is the transfer from nearest Austria train station to Wildschonau?

The transfer time from alpine train stations are generally shorter than from airports, Call us for details of Wildschonau transfers.

Station Distance Transfer Time
Wörgl 6 km 6 minutes

Wildschonau Maps

Wildschonau piste map
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Going to Wildschonau under your own steam

For independant travel to Austria, compare accommodation only with Wildschonau self-drive packages which include Eurotunnel or ferry.

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