Pertisau sits postcard-quiet on the western shore of the Achensee, the Karwendel cable car climbing from 950 m to 1,800 m for 24 km of family-paced piste under a limestone wall.
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 and New Zealand; 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.
Very good · 2.0k reviews
Strong value for Pertisau, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.5/5 from 2,049 reviews). It sits about 1.3 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Pertisau, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 1.1k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 1.1k reviews
Strong value for Pertisau, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 670 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 738 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 398 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 377 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 483 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 534 reviews
Strong value for Pertisau, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 420 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 352 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 302 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Pertisau, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
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Pertisau is not a true ski-in ski-out resort. The Karwendel cable car base lies at the edge of the village by the lake, with a few central hotels a short walk away, but most visitors use the free village ski bus to reach the lift each morning.
Pertisau combines two Tirolean things most resorts cannot offer at once: a real alpine lake at the door and a quiet little ski mountain behind. The Karwendel cable car lifts you cleanly out of the village from 950 m to 1,800 m, opening onto a compact 24 km area dominated by blue and red intermediates with a couple of black pitches for the strong. It is honestly family-paced terrain, the sort where parents can let stronger teenagers loose for a morning without worrying, and skis still work for sensible adults after lunch. Pertisau is also one of Tirol's serious cross-country towns: the Pertisau Loipe trails fan out along the lakeshore and back into the Karwendel valleys for one of the best classic and skating networks in the country. Add the postcard backdrop of the limestone Karwendel rising straight from the Achensee, the quiet sister relationship with Achenkirch up the lake, and you have a Tirolean week that feels considerably more refined than the piste count suggests.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Pertisau offers 24 km of pistes across 11 lifts, from 950 m to 1,800 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 72/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Pertisau is not a true ski-in ski-out resort. The Karwendel cable car base lies at the edge of the village by the lake, with a few central hotels a short walk away, but most visitors use the free village ski bus to reach the lift each morning.
Pertisau has 24 km of marked pistes served by 11 lifts, between 950 m and 1,800 m of altitude.
Pertisau counts about 21 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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