Zillertal Arena

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: with caveats

About the area

Zillertal Arena spreads 119 km of marked runs across Tyrol, with 43 km of green and blue terrain (36% of the area) and 31 nursery runs served by 10 magic carpets — a straightforward place to learn and a practical choice for families. Intermediates get the largest share: 66 km of red pistes. Experts should temper expectations, as only 10 km is black (8%) and the biggest continuous vertical is 735 m, so the challenge lies more in linking long descents than in steepness.

There are 54 lifts, including 14 gondolas and 17 chairlifts, and the longest run measures 3,607 m. Königsleiten at 1,602 m is effectively ski-in/ski-out, with the lift about 212 m away; from Zell am Ziller expect a walk of roughly 1,381 m. Terrain reaches 2,500 m, with the valley floor at 571 m. There are also 12 km of cross-country trails. Season: 4 December 2026 to 11 April 2027.

At a glance

Pistes
120 km · official 150
Lifts
54 · official 52
Altitude
571–2500 m
Vertical
1929 m
Runs
220
Longest run
3.6 km
Biggest vertical on one run
735 m
Cross-country
13 km
Magic carpets
10
Gondolas & cable cars
14
Bubble/heated lifts
27
Nursery runs at lift bases
31

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

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green1.2 km
  • Blue41.9 km
  • Red66.3 km
  • Black10.0 km
  • Unclassified0.1 km

Lifts by type

  • 17Chairlift
  • 14Gondola
  • 10Magic carpet
  • 7T-bar
  • 3Button lift
  • 3Rope tow

Official facts

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

Official piste km · 2026/27
150
Official lift count · 2026/27
52
Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map
Season closes · 2026/27
2027-04-11
Season opens · 2026/27
2026-12-04

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 36% of pistes are green/blue (43 km)
  • · 8% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 10 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 31 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

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

Experts

with caveats

  • · 10 km black/expert/freeride (8%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 735 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesbig areaski in ski outcross country

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

Gerlos

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
44
lifts
20
m
1245–2500

Austria · SalzburgerLand

Königsleiten

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
38
lifts
20
m
1470–2150

Austria · Tyrol

Zell am Ziller

BeginnersFamilies

km pistes
37
lifts
14
m
571–2500