Obergurgl-Hochgurgl Reviews & Ratings

Obergurgl is much less commercialised than the big french ski resorts. The runs are very well groomed. You get tons of powder in winter and lots of places to tour up or bootpack to. Best apres ski in the world at the Nederhütte. Probably the best hotel is the Bergwelt among loads of options for luxury or more affordable rooms. Only thing is if you like a huge 3 Valleys type ski resort it is not even close to that size.

Visited Obergurgl a little reluctantly on a couple's ski trip with my wife. As per other reviews, the area is not large and the piste skiing is 'family friendly' .... great for families with younger kids and early intermediates or those that put a nice mountain lunch above challenging skiing. So, for our couples trip it was great.
And the best feature is the altitude. With the village at 1900 m and skiing up to 3000 it is high enough to deliver good quality snow all season long.
It is a hotel resort with lots of very nice 4 and 5 star hotels with spas and fancy restaurants. Great if that's what you are after. On the down side there are not many bars and restaurants in the village and evening are quiet.
Back to skiing... if you are lucky enough to get a fresh dump of snow during your stay the place is transformed. All the fare weather skiers go to the spa leaving all the powder for the relative few who want to enjoy it. There is plenty to be skied without a guide and if you do take a guide out there are some great off piste descents to be had.

Great snow sure resort. People sized, so no danger of missing anything.

Ski school is fantastic. The teachers are the best.

The village has everything you need to keep you happy.

The hunter are fantastic with wonderful food and drinks. Happily many across various slopes.

If you have children and they're in ski school (and you are too) everything comes back into the village at the end of the day, so no danger of losing your babies. As a single parent, this was always my big fear. Plus, not too far to carry your own and your little ones skis!

Obergurgl-Hochgurgl is a fairly small resort, but there is enough to keep intermediate skiers busy for a week.
I went in April, so low down in the afternoons were slushy, but not unskiable.
I went with my 8 year old and she made great progress in ski school. The nursery slope area in Obergurgl is really good with an easy button lift and gentle wide slope.
Not sure if it was because it was the end of the season, but there wasnt much apres.
Definitely a resort I would return to.

The highest Austrian resort with great snow...but like most French resorts..its a hotel on a mountain...its a very steep walk into the village to the one spar shop...but it does have a riding stable lol

Skiing since 1981 in Italy now ski all over DONT really care what the conditions are like as long as there is snow

Obergurgl is a fantastic resort, has the best apres ski at nederhutte, great for families, snow assured.

Good snow sure and family friendly resort.
High end hotels but limited night life
Great skiing all routes lead back to resort
Good access from Innsbruck and close to solder for a day out

Great result for beginners lots of nice gentle slopes, little bit of mixed intermediate stuff.
a high snowshoe resort.

Lesser known ski resort with very quite slopes, especially in comparison to other Austrian resorts. The prices in the resort are very heigh though as it targets more wealthy guests.

Amazing for families, beginners and intermediates some lovely long runs and plenty of space, Im definitely excited to go back, maybe a bit dull for the experienced skier

I have visited Obergurgl three times over a 5 year period. I hope to return again i really like it. It isnt particularly lively but our hotel was nice to return to and enjoy wine there. the town is small but nice to have a stroll around each evening. good lift system great varied runs i would recommend

For a long time, the Austrian ski resort of Obergurgl has been on my ski bucket list. Highlights being its incredible snow record, traditional mountain village charm and reputation as a family-friendly resort. So, it ticked all the boxes as a perfect destination for my family with our various skiing standards.

With a free week in mid-December, early for the ski season, but always cheaper, we booked a family holiday.

With the vast choice of hotels and chalets on offer we finally chose the newly renovated Moss Hotel, on a half-board basis. The hotel is perfectly positioned being only two minutes' walk to the nearest piste and ski school meeting point. The rooms here are spacious with a well-appointed en suite. Each room is decorated in a modern style, using natural materials and apparently taking inspiration from the surrounding mountains, which I can say really did combined to make a fantastic comfortable retreat from the slopes.

Making things even more luxurious is the hotel's new wellness area, which includes, indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, a perfect place to relax after a busy day.

However, we found the real jewel in the crown at the Moss were the staff who were fantastic. Always there to help with a smile, making the atmosphere feel relaxed, and more a home from home rather than a four-star hotel.

Evening meals hit the spot with three courses, including various homemade pizzas to full roast dinners and obviously local dishes to wet the appetite. So, plenty to keep the hungriest teenager happy. Breakfast was a buffet style with the usual fresh bread, meats, eggs and cereal, perfect way to start the day.

On the slopes the conditions were perfect. This is due to almost all the Obergurgl ski area sitting above 2,000 metres and most is well above this, coupled with a powerful snow-making system ensures Obergurgl is one of the most reliable snow sure resorts in the Alps. A big relief compared to the conditions in other European ski resorts this season. Hence thankfully early season skiing is not a problem here.

Most of the terrain due to its altitude is above the tree line and favours beginner and intermediate skiers mainly, but there is some good off piste to explore lower down in the trees and with overnight fresh snow was great fun. A word of warning make sure you use a guide when venturing off piste. Back on the piste queues for the lifts were thankfully missing so getting back up the slopes was not an issue, compared to later in the season.

Taking advantage of our full area lift pass we ventured over to the neighbouring Hochgurgl resort via a long gondola, not just to ski the open slopes here, but to visit the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum. Which is situated on the Austrian-Italian border. I was totally taken back by the vast array of early British bikes on display. It truly felt like a tribute to the Midlands bike industry, what a surprise to find it here in the mountains of Austria.

As with most ski holidays food can be very expensive. However, dining on the slopes here is a real joy in the cosy Austrian style mountain restaurants scattered around the resort. With portions defiantly on the large size and prices thankfully somewhat smaller. We found the average meal costing around 16 euros per person. So, keeping two teenage boys happy didn't break the bank.

If you need a change during your holiday, your six-day full area lift pass will allow you to ski the larger Solden area which is only twenty minutes away via the free ski bus. Now being a Bond fan, I was excited to discover you can visit the 007 Elements James Bond installation here. Which with your lift pass is actually free to visit when pre booked online, yet another win for the pocket. This amazing cinematic installation towers on the summit of Soldens Gaislachkogl at 3050 m above sea level. The installation is hidden away inside the mountain in the true style of a Spectre lair. The location is so brilliant even non Bond fans will be thrilled with its dramatic architecture and brilliant location.

It was here in Solden where the shooting of the Bond movie "Spectre" took place. The action-packed scene saw James chasing Spectre agents in a plane, before crashing it in to a mountain barn and sliding the wing less plane down the mountain in true 007 style to save the latest maiden in distress, Dr Madeleine Swann.

The 007 Elements kept us entertained for nearly two hours moving from various themed rooms showing past moves, gadgets and location models. Be warned the whole installation is unheated so very warm clothes are a must. The best was left till last, with a life-size plane smashing dramatically into the building using a little Pinewood studios magic. The rest of our day was spent skiing with various Bond themes ringing in our ears. All be it without the Bond explosions and only family members and not Spectre agents chasing me down the slopes.

So, it is left for me to say, if you fancy slopping of to a real gem of a ski resort which offers much more than a normal ski holiday, and I believe could even keep non-skiers happy. I suggest you try Obergurgl - a real diamond in the Alps.

I stayed in obergurgl for a week. The skiing was good fun and there are a good variety of runs for all levels with the nearby hochgurgl including in the ski pass. It wasnt too busy which was also very nice. However the town itself is maybe more family orientated or best to make it a more hotel based experience as the night life and aprés seemed extremely quiet in my opinion with very little to zero options. We travelled to solden for the day which seemed to have a bit more going on and a more too it on and off the piste

Hotel Edelweiss is invredible and well worth the money.
Great family friendly resort with solid apres at the Nederhutte.

Hochgurgl is very small and compact, no shops or supermarkets. Can ski in Obergurgl if the connection is open, otherwise it is a bus journey. Pistes well groomed. Good for early season skiing.