Tirol snow card - 2010/11
August 22nd, 2010 by matt
The new Tirol snow card has been advertised and the ski areas for the 2010/11 ski season total 81. In those 81 ski areas there are 960 lifts and over 3100km of skiing. Possibly the best aspect as well as the scope of the ski areas included is the fact that the pass covers all glaciers in Tirol (except the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers at Solden) and allows skiing from the 01.10.10 right through to the 15.05.11. Lots and lots of skiing over very many days for not much Geld. Those not resident in Tirol can get this card for 608 Euros for the coming season - I can’t seem to find the local’s price but last year it was 439 Euros. 7 and a half months of unbeatable skiing awaits!
absolutely unbelievable deal & you know i would love to do a season if i could. Thanks for showing me the unattainable!
Hi John, yes agreed it is a staggering deal - it works out at not much per day to ski although the apres bill of all those days on the ski slopes has to be considered. I am off to the Hintertux Glacier on thursday for some summer skiing - I need to get some strength back in the legs before I get Josh on his skis next month.
you can imagine how much work it takes to get my now real spaghetti leg ready for skiing again.
Hey local one, yes I heard about your accident on the Stubai Glacier at the end of last winter - that sucks but what perfect timing. Hang up the skis for the summer, bbqs, don’t even have to carry your own drink - not all bad. And before you know it there will be skis on roof racks again. I can’t wait to get the winter tyres on again and see the cold dark glaciers in October - sommer raus mit dir!
Ohhh me me me. I now have a house in Niederau. Looks like their website is down as I write but if you get a chance let me know how to get the residents discount!!
Hi Jonathon, glad to hear that you have a new house in Niederau. I hope you get a winter like last year - cold and good snow. Your local bergbahnen will be able to sell the pass to you. Being Austria you will need paper and then some more paper - I am sure their officialdom have shares in the local paper mills. Anyway you will need a meldezettel and I think it has to be no older than 6 months old. Last year I paid Euros 429 I think, a considerable discount on the non-local price and certainly value beyond belief. My season card in 2 Alpes in 1995 was almost £1000 even though I worked for the owners of the lift company - crazy. The Tirol snow card has to be best ski passes anywhere - I can’t imagine getting more days on more lifts for any less.
I have the sparkling new Meldezettel now. You reckon any local bergbahn can organise? I will try my local one when next there
Thanks for the heads up.
Hi Jonathan, yes you can buy your pass at the Wildschönauer Bergbahnen, Auffach 273, 6313 Wildschönau. Not sure of the locals price but somewhat less than the standard price. I think you have to have your documents no less than 30 days old so the sooner the better really. The pass will work on all the tirolean glaciers apart from the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers at Solden so you should be able to head a bit west from Niederau and get some great days on the Hintertux Glacier. Also last winter Kitzbuhel was open from October onwards on weekends so that might be another option to get a great long winter in this season. Let us know how your season goes.