Skiing Kitzbühel

Thinking back on last ski season, we’re having a hard time remembering all the places we skied and which ones we liked the best. So this year I’m going to try blogging a little review of each place.

First up is Kitzbühel, Austria, where we recently spent a day. It’s about an hour and a half drive from Munich. It was a great place to spend the first ski day of the season, since there were tons of blue (easy) slopes. We skied the whole day and only repeated the same runs a couple times; on the other hand, neither of us found any runs we really loved. Things were icy in spots, since there hadn’t been any new snow for several days; the skies were clear and blue, and it was quite warm in the sun. We had lunch at the Pengelstein hut, which offered a pretty good variety of food (I had spinach strudel with Gorgonzola sauce).

After a day on the slopes, we headed into the town of Kitzbühel to find some food and drinks. The town itself was quite cute, and offered a variety of cafes and restaurants (mostly Italian).

We wandered into the tourist office and asked for a restaurant recommendation. They suggested Huberbräustüberl, a cozy little brewery restaurant serving typical Austrian/German food. The beer was good and the food adequate. The wait staff was friendly and seemed to have fun speaking English to the tourists around us (we spoke to them in German). Both of us filled up on dinner, so we had to miss out on the black guy in a shirt. Schade.

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My computer situation is still… not good, but hopefully that won’t last too much longer. I have plenty more blog posts that are just aching to come out.

8 thoughts on “Skiing Kitzbühel”

  1. Hi Jul,

    Like the photos. You had stunning skiing weather!

    (heavy sigh. Wish we lived closer to the slopes…)

    A few questions for you:
    Would you say Kitzbühel is a good mountain for longer runs and steep sections? I’m thinking in terms of best skiing reachable from Munich in under two hours. Have you been to St. Anton? How does Kitzbühel compare?

    …determined to make at least two trips to the Alps this winter. 🙂

  3. I am in no way an expert on the Austrian ski resorts, but…

    I chose Kitzbühel because it doesn’t have many t-bar/rope lifts and it has a lot of easy (blue) runs. The snow was a bit icy given the lack of recent snow and it not being over 2000 meters.

  4. Ian – one thing we noticed in Kitzbühel was that most of the runs were relatively short. Some of the longer runs were closed the day we were there, but still I’d say long runs is not a strong point. Since I don’t ski blacks, I can’t really tell you about steepness.

    I don’t think I’ve been to St. Anton (sadly, I really don’t remember where we went last year), but there are literally dozens and dozens of ski areas within 2 hours of Munich, so surely there are some great places that have what you want! I’ll be sure to let you know how we find other places this year… and let me know if you’re ever passing through Munich and have time for a beer or two…

  8. Deborah – yes indeed! I can’t wait to travel to Obama’s America. 🙂

    Lori – It was a lot better than what I usually get to eat at ski huts, that’s for sure!

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