Seefeld - Rosshütte Reviews & Ratings

This is a sweet but very small resort. Two ski areas for advanced skiers with limited runs. The village is small enough to walk around. Ski buses take you from place to place but there is still a bit of clomping around in ski boots required.

Our visit to Seefeld from 14th to 21st March was very much end of season for the resort. My wife and I chose Seefeld mainly because of the very short transfer from Innsbruck and because there is quite a large dedicated nursery area, served by the Geigenbuhel and Birken lifts, which would have suited my wife as a beginner. Unfortunately, the snow had gone from this lower area and so it had been closed for a week or two. There was, however, as small, separate nusery area at Rosshutte. It was fairly busy with German and Austrian school kids in the mornings, but deserted in the afternoons. So she was able to enjoy some skiing in this area. Away from this nursery area there was very little snow off the pistes and about half of the lifts and pistes were closed, but there was still a reasonable amount of, generally intermediate level, skiing to be had in what isn't a very extensive resort. The remaining pistes were well looked after. Being end of season the slopes were very uncrowded which was great.
The smaller Gschwandtkopt area linked by the ski bus had only 3 lifts open, with the links to Mosern closed. However, as the main area comprising a very wide undulating slope served by a chair lift was pretty much empty and you could go where you liked, it was great fun. I did wonder whether it would be bedlam if it was busy?
In the Gschandtkopt Nordic 365 Arena, we enjoyed a very reasonably priced, conducted tour of the ski jumps. Very impressive and scary!
As my wife is a beginner and I'm a more enthusiastic intermediate skier and so we don't ski together much, I wanted to join ski school to have some company. But I hadn't realised that the group lessons closed just before we arrived! However, I did enjoy skiing on my own. I think this was helped by the area being quite limited so that frequent stops to study a map wasn't required and I didn't get lost.
We stayed at The Post Hotel which served very good food and was quiet but lovely. We enjoyed the swimming and whirl pools.
In summary, a much more enjoyable holiday than we expected on arrival.

Not bad for our first skiing trip. The slopes were well groomed and the people friendly but not much variety in terms of either difficulty of runs or apres. Enjoyed but wouldn’t return

Small area but some great long runs if you find the right circuit. Well groomed and efficient quick lifts. Plenty lunch options and quiet outwith school holidays.

Perfect for intermediate and beginners anyone who's always wanted to do ski/snowboarding perfect location.

Although most of the runs are blue and red i would say very tough blue runs, I personally would say most runs are red not blue

Great beginners and kids resort. Lots of winter sports options. Very pretty town. Only a few difficult slopes though.

So quiet for downhill skiers as most visitors focus on cross country. No queues, empty runs. Efficient transport, good ski school. We’d definitely go back

Pretty resort, family friendly, not a large ski area but good for beginners/intermediates. Plenty of bars and restaurants. Great public swimming pool although quite pricey.

I spent one week in Seefeld. Piste are not as wide as some other resorts in Europe, the resort in general is quite small. There is one black run, and most blue and red ones. I think if youre a beginner is quite good! In general I had a good experience

Is this the biggest ski area in Austria? No. However, it has a lot going for it.
Only 30 minutes from Innsbruck on the train or really easy via transfers waiting outside the airport.

Seefeld has two main ski areas - Rosshutte and Gschwandtkopk, both are easily accessible by the ski buses that run through the town. Neither have the most challenging of runs - but they were relatively quiet, which is saying something, as the snow wasnt great and some runs were shut (more on this later)

The lifts are pretty decent and fast, but dont expect anything heated!

For food and drink needs, best bet is at the bottom of each area. But there are the odd hut you will stumble across as you ski/board the area.

When went mid to late March 2024, and the snow wasnt great (wasnt in most places, right?), as it is a relatively low resort, it did suffer and some runs were shut, and at the bottom it was pretty slushy. Speaking to an instructor, they said it was the worst snow theyve had in years - but something to consider.

The village is great - loads of places to eat, horse draw karts, massive swimming pool and spa (Austrian spa rules, so no swimwear!), ice skating and a hotel has a mini bowling ally.

Food is good mixture of Austrian Tirol and pizza/burger/steak if thats what you fancy.

We went as a family with a small kid, and it was perfect for a good balance of being on the snow and doing other stuff. If I was with my mates, we could cover the two mountains in a day.

Would I go back? Yes - in fact we are going back again in 2025 with some more family who are beginners.

Stayed in lovely hotel with great breakfast.
Quick, easy ride up to the ski area
The slopes are all well prepared but blues can be more difficult than resorts in france , the lifts efficient and fast but can get busy in shool holidays. Perfect for family skiing as quieter and not much rowdy apres ski parties in town.