SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: yes

About the area

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental in the Austrian Tyrol covers 234 km of pistes, and almost half of it (111 km, 47%) is green or blue, so beginners and cruising intermediates have room to move for days. There are 8 magic carpets for first turns and 88 short easy runs next to a lift base, which makes progress simple with children. Only 8% of the terrain is black, expert or freeride, but that still means 19 km, including 11 km of marked freeride and a single run with 1027 m of vertical, so stronger skiers are not left out.

The area runs from 609 m to 1865 m, so the lower slopes depend on cold spells; higher sectors hold conditions better. Of the 80 lifts, 16 are gondolas or cable cars, useful with small children, plus 32 chairlifts. The longest run measures 5 km and 9 km of piste are floodlit.

At a glance

Pistes
234 km
Lifts
80
Altitude
609–1865 m
Vertical
1256 m
Runs
426
Longest run
5.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
1027 m
Night skiing
9.2 km
Magic carpets
8
Gondolas & cable cars
16
Bubble/heated lifts
27
Nursery runs at lift bases
88

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

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green0.1 km
  • Blue110.8 km
  • Red103.9 km
  • Black8.4 km
  • Freeride10.8 km

Lifts by type

  • 32Chairlift
  • 16Gondola
  • 8T-bar
  • 8Button lift
  • 8Magic carpet
  • 5Rope tow
  • 2Drag lift
  • 1Mixed lift

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map
Season closes · 2026/27
2027-03-29
Season opens · 2026/27
2026-12-05

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 47% of pistes are green/blue (111 km)
  • · 8% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 8 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 88 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

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

Experts

yes

  • · 19 km black/expert/freeride (8%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 1027 m
  • · 11 km marked freeride

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesexpertsfreeridebig area

Where to stay

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

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

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

Sub-areas

Austria · Tyrol

Ellmau

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
50
lifts
18
m
684–1670

Austria · Tyrol

Westendorf

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
48
lifts
11
m
785–1865

Austria · Tyrol

Brixen im Thale

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
39
lifts
16
m
785–1827

Austria · Tyrol

Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
36
lifts
10
m
676–1675

Austria · Tyrol

Hopfgarten im Brixental

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
27
lifts
9
m
609–1760

Austria · Tyrol

Going am Wilden Kaiser

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
18
lifts
8
m
790–1298

Austria · Tyrol

Söll

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
11
lifts
8
m
667–1282