Often called Austria's most beautiful village, Alpbach is a vision of dark-wood chalets, now linked with Wildschönau as the 109 km Ski Juwel. Storybook looks with proper intermediate skiing.
Alpbach is a ski resort in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1000 m and the lifts top out at 2025 m, with 109 km of pistes and 47 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 78/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 7.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 934 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Alpbach, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.9/5 from 934 reviews). It sits about 300 m from the slopes. A mid-range option for Alpbach, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 766 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Alpbach, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 847 reviews
Strong value for Alpbach, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 485 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Alpbach, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 491 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Alpbach, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 361 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Alpbach, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Alpbach is a famously pretty wooden village; most hotels are in the village, a short walk or shuttle from the Wiedersbergerhorn gondola.
Alpbach has won prizes as the most beautiful village in Austria, a tight cluster of dark-timber chalets that all newer buildings must imitate. Its skiing on the Wiedersbergerhorn links with neighbouring Wildschönau to form the 109 km Ski Juwel, mostly rewarding intermediate terrain with a few genuinely steep pitches. It is a postcard base with real Tyrolean character, low-key and family-friendly rather than glitzy.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Alpbach offers 109 km of pistes across 47 lifts, from 1000 m to 2025 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 78/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Alpbach is a famously pretty wooden village; most hotels are in the village, a short walk or shuttle from the Wiedersbergerhorn gondola.
Alpbach has 109 km of marked pistes served by 47 lifts, between 1000 m and 2025 m of altitude.
Alpbach counts about 102 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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