Krimml is a Salzburger Land village at 1,076 m at the head of the Pinzgau, famous for the Krimml waterfalls, the highest in Austria at 380 m. It runs 17 km of family piste on the Krimml Hochalmbahnen sector and serves as an entry point to the wider Zillertal Arena via the Wald-Krimml link, with Hohe Tauern National Park wrapped around town.
Krimml is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1076 m and the lifts top out at 2040 m, with 17 km of pistes and 7 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 74/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 14.
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Run 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 · 652 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Krimml, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 652 reviews). A mid-range option for Krimml, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 574 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Krimml, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 853 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Krimml, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 401 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Krimml, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 503 reviews
Strong value for Krimml, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 245 reviews
Strong value for Krimml, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Ski-in/ski-out is workable but not the village's headline feature. A small cluster of pensions and apartments near the Hochalmbahnen base station ski straight onto the home runs, while accommodation in the historic centre and around the waterfall path needs a short walk or the local ski shuttle.
Krimml is the village you choose when scenery comes first. It sits at the head of the Pinzgau under the wall of the Hohe Tauern, with its world-famous three-tier waterfalls plunging 380 m above the road and the national-park boundary running right behind the houses. The local Hochalmbahnen sector offers 17 km of mostly easy piste (8 km blue, 6 km red, 3 km black), perfect for families learning or for relaxed days under the sun. The trump card is the lift link via Wald-Krimml into the Zillertal Arena, opening 145 km of connected terrain to Königsleiten, Gerlos and Zell am Ziller without leaving the lift system. Beyond the marked pistes, Krimml is a serious ski-touring base: the Hohe Tauern National Park stretches south to the Großvenediger group, with skin-up routes and quiet summits for those equipped for the backcountry. In the village itself, traditional Gasthof inns, a baroque church and the steep walk up to the lower falls (open in winter on selected paths) make for a markedly quieter Austrian week, with much more nature than nightlife.
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Krimml offers 17 km of pistes across 7 lifts, from 1076 m to 2040 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 14 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 74/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Ski-in/ski-out is workable but not the village's headline feature. A small cluster of pensions and apartments near the Hochalmbahnen base station ski straight onto the home runs, while accommodation in the historic centre and around the waterfall path needs a short walk or the local ski shuttle.
Krimml has 17 km of marked pistes served by 7 lifts, between 1076 m and 2040 m of altitude.
Krimml counts about 17 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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