With towering peaks on all sides, Innsbruck is dominated by mountain sports. An underground funicular links the historic ‘Old Town’ of Innsbruck with the Nordpark ski area, whilst there are ski resorts on all sides of the city. There are 9 resorts in the Innsbruck ski region with the Stubai Glacier topping out at 3210m.
With an international airport and mainline train hub, St Anton and Kitzbuhel are an hour away and Italy is just 45 minutes to the south. Innsbruck is a pulsating city with endless incredible bars and restaurants, many of which look up to the shimmering lights of the lift stations which cling to the towering local peaks.
Innsbruck must surely offer the shortest airport transfer anywhere in the world. It is just 4 miles from the airport arrivals hall to the Seegrube cable car on the northern edge of the city. The city boasts excellent hotel options, superb meeting spaces and endless activities on and off the snow.
Short-stay corporate ski trips can include days skiing in the world-famous resorts reachable from Innsbruck, or the skiing above the city itself. It is possible to stay in the city or one of the many ski holiday villages that surround the city, whilst the Stubai Glacier offers skiing from October through to June.
Skiing is possible in 9 locations around Innsbruck and beyond in the Tirol and Italy to the south. Here are some of the highlights of Innsbruck skiing:
The highest of the ski holiday resorts around Innsbruck and the locals’ choice for off-piste skiing. Ski-in, ski-out hotels and good intermediate skiing on offer.
Offers the biggest and best glacier skiing the Alps. Located just south of Innsbruck and part of the Innsbruck ski pass, the Stubai Glacier offers superb snow and facilities.
Just minutes from the centre of Innsbruck. Home to Olympic triumphs, Igls offers great beginner skiing in a traditional resort above the city of Innsbruck.
Some of the steepest skiing in the Alps and on powder days is an absolute off-piste Mecca. Nordpark can be accessed directly from the Old Town of Innsbruck by underground railway.
A superb setting in a natural rock bowl and has great beginner and early intermediate skiing. The area also has some excellent off-piste in the tree sections of the area.
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Innsbruck is a city of 130K inhabitants and as such is very different to your usual ski resort. The capital city of the province of Tirol, Innsbruck has an international airport, regional hospital and large university. The location of Innsbruck is astonishing, it sits in a valley between peaks to the north and south of the city. The views of the northern mountains from Innsbruck Old Town are remarkable.
Despite its status as the principal city on the Tirol, Innsbruck has skiing on all sides of the city and an underground funicular leaving from the edge of the old town, accessing the nearest skiing. Locals carry skis through the city and it’s a common sight to see people embarking the ski buses and funicular in the morning.
Twice host of the Winter Olympics, Innsbruck has the iconic and architectural wonder, Bergisel ski jump, towering over the city. As well as being a truly alpine city, Innsbruck boasts endless shops, bars and restaurants, culture in the form of museums and theatre and live music venues. Year-round, Innsbruck is an absolutely pulsating city with districts of diversity and local neighbourhoods.
Innsbruck city is an event planners’ dream, with endless fascinating and high-quality venues to meet, dine or socialise in. Innsbruck city is an event planners’ dream, with endless fascinating and high-quality venues to meet, dine or socialise in. The Old Town centre is just 2 miles from the airport, the compact centre is alive with culture & entertainment, whilst there are endless things to do instead of, or after the skiing.
Innsbruck is a city set amongst the mountains. Whilst the city itself doesn’t have a traditional ski resort feel there is a huge range of Alpine-themed bars and restaurants to choose from. Bars open till dawn across the city and there are many live music venues and Irish pubs that bustle with locals and visitors.
There is a fantastic diversity in Innsbruck nightlife, with vaulted ceilings in historic local’s bars, rooftop bars with 360 views, hip urban hangouts and some stylish upmarket cocktail bars.
It is easily possible to get your ski boot dancing fix in one of the local resorts before returning to the city on public or private transport. The Stubai Glacier base station has a packed après ski scene at the base station throughout the winter, whilst there is a very cool après scene at the Seegrube, with an ice bar and DJ sets overlooking the city.
For those looking to drink at the well of the après ski heavyweights, Kitzbühel and St Anton are connected by bus and are 60-75 minutes away in opposite directions – sample après ski at the top table, before a return to Innsbruck. As well as the drinking and dining there are cultural highlights to experience such as the theatre and museums.
Innsbruck offers corporate clients some spectacular meeting and seminar spaces. On the mountains, there are historic huts with intimate rooms which are available to meet in. There are also some super modern, fantastic spaces high on the peaks which offer sensational views over the snow-drenched peaks and below to the city.
The Bergisel ski jump offers a mix of Alpine atmosphere on the edge of the city – the structure and panoramas are truly remarkable. Old salt museums through to Swarovski crystal rooms demonstrate the diversity of meeting spaces on offer in Innsbruck for corporate events.
In downtown Innsbruck, there are a range of fantastic venues to meet in, some cutting-edge modern, other historic and elaborate. Innsbruck meeting venues have the bonus of superb break-outs with wonderful history, urban life, or stunning nature on hand to enjoy during pauses in the meeting programme.
As well as the superb venue choice for a meeting, Innsbruck offers excellent services to accompany a meeting programme with wonderful bars & restaurants and, exciting activities in & around Innsbruck.