Zell am Ziller

Beginners: with caveatsFamilies: yesExperts: not really

Part of Zillertal Arena

At a glance

Pistes
37 km
Lifts
14
Altitude
571–2500 m
Vertical
1929 m
Runs
52
Longest run
3.6 km
Biggest vertical on one run
735 m
Cross-country
2 km
Magic carpets
3
Gondolas & cable cars
4
Bubble/heated lifts
9
Nursery runs at lift bases
4

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-23. Official figures may differ.

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue13.0 km
  • Red20.8 km
  • Black3.6 km

Lifts by type

  • 5Chairlift
  • 4Gondola
  • 3Magic carpet
  • 2T-bar

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

with caveats

  • · 35% of pistes are green/blue (13 km)
  • · 10% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 3 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 4 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 3 magic carpets
  • · 4 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 4 km black/expert/freeride (10%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 735 m

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.