Kaunertal Glacier, Austria skiing and snowboarding guide. Glacier skiing on the Kaunertal Glacier, Austria from autumn to early summer each year.

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KAUNERTAL GLACIER SKIING

The Kaunertal Glacier offers snow-sure skiing and from autumn to late spring / early summer, the snow conditions can often be superb. As with almost all glaciers the skiing tends to be fairly gentle with wide ski pistes and long runs. The Kaunertal Glacier is no different and but for a couple of routes just coming down from the rocky faces of the mountains that border the glacier, there is little other than gentle and wide skiing on offer. Beyond the lower extent of the glacier, the skiing becomes more conventional with non-glacier skiing continuing along a couple of routes to the lowest point of the Kaunertal Glacier ski area and the site of the main chairlift back onto the Kaunertal Glacier. The interesting routes wind through rock and debris.

THE GOOD, THE BAD

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Big, gentle, snow-sure with an impressive park

  We don`t like:
Almost no advanced or steep skiing

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KAUNERTAL GLACIER SKI INFORMATION

The Kaunertal Glacier freestyle park has a loyal following amongst skiers and snowboarders. Compared to the flat, lumbering surface of the Kaunertal Glacier, the manmade jumps appear huge, jutting out to ice. The Kaunertal Glacier is also popular for ski carving given the wide and flat areas of the glacier. In the region, the Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis ski region offers superb and extensive skiing and boarding, whilst Nauders has the option of skiing in the Italian side of the shared area.

Review by Denis
holiday taken October, 2008

Snowboarding

2 / 5  

Beginner skiing

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Intermediate skiing

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Advanced skiing

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Off-piste skiing

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Terrain Park

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The ski lift system

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The Kaunertal Glacier is not very large. And it takes a while to get there. But this can be the advantage of this glacier. On weekends where the Pitztal Glacier is completely crowded, you can have good skiing on the Kaunertal Glacier. Furthermore, they have a great terrain park with obstacles from beginner to pro, really cool now and perfectly shaped! Another ski-lift will be ready to start this year.

Review by matt – Ineedsnow staff
holiday taken December, 2005

Beginner skiing

3 / 5  

Intermediate skiing

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Advanced skiing

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Off-piste skiing

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Terrain Park

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The ski lift system

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A few drag lifts and nothing for better skiers or snowboarders. But if you want fast, wide, flat cruising then Kaunertal is excellent. Huge jumps in the terrain park.