Hinterstoder

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Hinterstoder in Upper Austria has about 35 km of pistes, split fairly evenly between easy and intermediate: 15 km are green or blue (43%) and 16 km red, with only 4 km of black or freeride terrain (12%). That makes it a solid choice for beginners and families rather than for experts, who will run out of steep quickly — the longest single vertical drop is 664 m. Seven magic carpets cover first steps, and 14 short easy runs sit right next to a lift base, so children can repeat the same slope without long traverses.

Nineteen lifts serve the area, including two gondolas, which means small children can be loaded without a chairlift. Skiing starts at 588 m and tops out at 1,986 m, a total span of 1,398 m; the longest run measures 3,287 m. There are also 18 km of cross-country trails and 1 km of floodlit piste.

At a glance

Pistes
35 km
Lifts
19
Altitude
588–1986 m
Vertical
1398 m
Runs
72
Longest run
3.3 km
Biggest vertical on one run
664 m
Night skiing
0.8 km
Cross-country
18 km
Magic carpets
7
Gondolas & cable cars
2
Bubble/heated lifts
3
Nursery runs at lift bases
14

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue15.0 km
  • Red15.9 km
  • Black4.3 km

Lifts by type

  • 7T-bar
  • 7Magic carpet
  • 2Gondola
  • 2Chairlift
  • 1Rope tow

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 43% of pistes are green/blue (15 km)
  • · 12% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 7 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 14 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 7 magic carpets
  • · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 4 km black/expert/freeride (12%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 664 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatescross countrynight skiing

Famous pistes

Race courses and legendary runs.

Weltcupabfahrt Hannes TrinklFIS World Cup · GS · SG · AC · 2019/201.6 km

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.