Tirol Snow Card
The Tirol Snow Card is your ticket to one of the largest groups of ski areas in the world. Just one ticket grants you unlimited skiing all season long throughout all of the ski resorts in Austria’s province of Tirol. This option is especially attractive if you envision escaping for more than one ski holiday this year, as it gives you the chance to discover a new ski resort each time you go on holiday. Keep reading for more information about pricing, which ski resorts are included, timeframes and whether or not the Tirol Snow Card is right for you.
The Tirol Snow Card grants access not only to big-name ski resorts like
Kitzbühel & Kirchberg,
Ischgl,
Sölden-Hochsölden, the
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental
and the Tyrolean glaciers, but also smaller Austrian ski resorts such as Axamer Lizum,
Kühtai
or the Steinplatte Waidring. The card is valid from October 1, 2018 through May 15, 2019, letting you ski in ultimate freedom. With 1100 lifts, 4000km of slopes and 227 ski days, the Tirol Snow Card would theoretically let you visit each resort about 2-3 days this season. Time to quit your day job!
90 ski areas in Tirol and Salzburg are included in the Tirol Snow Card, including the five best-known Tyrolean glaciers: Sölden, Hintertux Glacier, Stubai Glacier, Pitztal Glacier and Kaunertal Glacier. This means guaranteed snow from October through May!
Neither Fieberbrunn (part of the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn) nor St. Anton am Arlberg have joined the Tirol Snow Card, despite the fact that both of them are located in Tirol. The Zuspitzplatt is semi-included in the Tirol Snow Card, with an additional cost of €21/day if you would like to access the lifts from the German side of the border. Tickets may not be extended.
The Tirol Snow Card isn't valid at Saalbach
The Tirol Snow Card will set you back €797 – a frighteningly big number. But if you were planning on skiing at several of the big ski resorts this year, it might actually save you money. Children pay half price and there are discounts for youth, students and people with disabilities.
Whether or not to buy the Tirol Snow Card is of course up to you. It’s only really worth it if you think you’ll be able to make it over to the Alps more than once this year. It also depends which ski areas you plan to ski – if you’re heading to a budget ski area then there’s no point splashing out for the Tirol Snow Card. If an average ski pass costs around €50 in a given Tyrolean ski area, then you’ll need to ski 16 days during the season in order to pay it off.
Endless skiing with the Tirol Snow Card
Aside from saving you money, the Tyrol Snow Card also lets you avoid queueing at the ticket booth of each separate ski resort. Another advantage is that if the weather changes abruptly at your preferred ski resort, you can always jump to another ski resort without losing the cost of your lift pass (assuming that your accommodation is refundable!). The disadvantage of the Tyrol Snow Pass is that it does represent a significant financial investment to be paid up front, and you’ll have the pressure to pay it off during the ski season.
The Tirol Snow Card is available for purchase in many ski areas throughout Tirol as well as some special outlets such as the Tourismusverband Hall or the Rathausgalerian in Innsbruck. Check the Tirol Snow Card official website to make sure the pass is available for purchase at your ski resort. The Tirol Snow Card is personalised and non-transferable. For this reason, it is not available online and must be purchased in-person. At the time of purchase you will need to provide your passport and personal details. Your photo will be printed on the card and recorded electronically to ensure the pass is not misused.
The Tirol Snow Card is personalised
The Tyrol Snow Card grants ski pass privileges in all participating ski areas for the entire period from October 1, 2018 through May 15, 2019, with the exception of several events in Ischgl. You should have no problem finding a ski resort to suit your needs! See the list of participating ski resorts >
Tirol Snow Card
The Tirol Snow Card is your ticket to one of the largest groups of ski areas in the world. Just one ticket grants you unlimited skiing all season long throughout all of the ski resorts in Austria’s province of Tirol. This option is especially attractive if you envision escaping for more than one ski holiday this year, as it gives you the chance to discover a new ski resort each time you go on holiday. Keep reading for more information about pricing, which ski resorts are included, timeframes and whether or not the Tirol Snow Card is right for you.
The Tirol Snow Card grants access not only to big-name ski resorts like
Kitzbühel & Kirchberg,
Ischgl,
Sölden-Hochsölden, the
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental
and the Tyrolean glaciers, but also smaller Austrian ski resorts such as Axamer Lizum,
Kühtai
or the Steinplatte Waidring. The card is valid from October 1, 2018 through May 15, 2019, letting you ski in ultimate freedom. With 1100 lifts, 4000km of slopes and 227 ski days, the Tirol Snow Card would theoretically let you visit each resort about 2-3 days this season. Time to quit your day job!
90 ski areas in Tirol and Salzburg are included in the Tirol Snow Card, including the five best-known Tyrolean glaciers: Sölden, Hintertux Glacier, Stubai Glacier, Pitztal Glacier and Kaunertal Glacier. This means guaranteed snow from October through May!
Neither Fieberbrunn (part of the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn) nor St. Anton am Arlberg have joined the Tirol Snow Card, despite the fact that both of them are located in Tirol. The Zuspitzplatt is semi-included in the Tirol Snow Card, with an additional cost of €21/day if you would like to access the lifts from the German side of the border. Tickets may not be extended.
The Tirol Snow Card isn't valid at Saalbach
The Tirol Snow Card will set you back €797 – a frighteningly big number. But if you were planning on skiing at several of the big ski resorts this year, it might actually save you money. Children pay half price and there are discounts for youth, students and people with disabilities.
Whether or not to buy the Tirol Snow Card is of course up to you. It’s only really worth it if you think you’ll be able to make it over to the Alps more than once this year. It also depends which ski areas you plan to ski – if you’re heading to a budget ski area then there’s no point splashing out for the Tirol Snow Card. If an average ski pass costs around €50 in a given Tyrolean ski area, then you’ll need to ski 16 days during the season in order to pay it off.
Endless skiing with the Tirol Snow Card
Aside from saving you money, the Tyrol Snow Card also lets you avoid queueing at the ticket booth of each separate ski resort. Another advantage is that if the weather changes abruptly at your preferred ski resort, you can always jump to another ski resort without losing the cost of your lift pass (assuming that your accommodation is refundable!). The disadvantage of the Tyrol Snow Pass is that it does represent a significant financial investment to be paid up front, and you’ll have the pressure to pay it off during the ski season.
The Tirol Snow Card is available for purchase in many ski areas throughout Tirol as well as some special outlets such as the Tourismusverband Hall or the Rathausgalerian in Innsbruck. Check the Tirol Snow Card official website to make sure the pass is available for purchase at your ski resort. The Tirol Snow Card is personalised and non-transferable. For this reason, it is not available online and must be purchased in-person. At the time of purchase you will need to provide your passport and personal details. Your photo will be printed on the card and recorded electronically to ensure the pass is not misused.
The Tirol Snow Card is personalised
The Tyrol Snow Card grants ski pass privileges in all participating ski areas for the entire period from October 1, 2018 through May 15, 2019, with the exception of several events in Ischgl. You should have no problem finding a ski resort to suit your needs! See the list of participating ski resorts >
Born and raised in the ski paradise of Vancouver, Canada, I learned to ski before I can remember, balancing precariously on my parents’ skis as they sailed down the hill. I started snowboarding in my teens and am now delighted to be exploring everything Europe’s ski scene has to offer!
