Kitzbühel ski holidays

Families and mixed groups who want long, rolling blue and red runs, mountain huts at lunch and a real town at night. Of the marked runs, 94 km are blue, 67 km red and 20 km black (Kitzbühel Tourismus), and free practice lifts sit in the valley at nine points, from Kitzbühel itself to Jochberg, Pass Thurn, Reith and Kirchberg.

Strong skiers come for the Streif, the Hahnenkamm downhill course, and the open slopes toward Pengelstein and the Resterhöhe. For a family with mixed levels we book private instruction by level, so a first timer learns on an easy practice lift while the rest of the group skis the mountain, and everyone meets again for lunch.

Our guide to family ski lessons explains how that split works.

Three zones share one pass: Hahnenkamm, Pengelstein and Kirchberg; the Kitzbüheler Horn across the valley; and Jochberg with Pass Thurn, joined to the Hahnenkamm side by the 3S cable car (Kitzbühel Tourismus).

The Hahnenkammbahn leaves from the edge of the old town and climbs around 800 metres in eight minutes (Kitzbühel Tourismus), so the first run starts a short walk from breakfast. The Kitzbüheler Horn, reached from the other side of town, is a mountain of its own, and we plan which side each day starts on around the group.

Between December 11, 2026 and March 29, 2027, when KitzSki plans to run the whole ski link. The season itself opens on November 6, 2026 on the Resterkogel, the core Hahnenkamm area runs from late November, and from March 30 to April 4, 2027 the finale is on Hahnenkamm, Fleckalm and Pengelstein only, all weather permitting (KitzSki).

The town sits low, so the resort leans on more than 1,260 snow guns (Kitzbühel Tourismus), and January and February tend to be the safest weeks for snow.

Race week is its own decision. The 87th Hahnenkamm Races run from January 18 to 24, 2027, with the Super G on Friday, the downhill on Saturday and the slalom on Sunday (Kitzbühel Tourismus). Come for it and book very early, or plan the week before or after for quieter slopes. More in when to book a ski trip.

Fly into Salzburg, 81 km away and about 1.5 hours by road, Innsbruck, 96 km, or Munich, 127 km (Kitzbühel Tourismus).

Trains from each airport city reach Kitzbühel, usually with a change at Wörgl, and a vignette is required on Austrian motorways if you drive. We arrange the private transfer from whichever airport your flights land at, and private charter when the schedule calls for it.

The old town puts you near the Hahnenkammbahn, the shops and dinner on foot, and in the middle of it all during race week. The villages around the ski area, such as Kirchberg, Jochberg and Reith, have their own lifts and quieter evenings, with the town a short drive away.

We do not sell from a fixed list of hotels or chalets. We look at who is coming, how each of them skis and how they like to spend the evening, then tell you where to stay, and why. For the evenings, our guide to après skiing sets the tone.

Everything between the flight and the last run: where you stay, a private instructor for each level, lift passes, transfers, equipment and a concierge on the ground, with one point of contact from the first message to the flight home.

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