Sölden Reviews & Ratings

In Brief:
Wide open runs, with a great deal of intermediate and carving potential, competing with huge crowds, and a slightly forced apres scene. Food is cheap and cheerful to gourmet, depending on preference.

The resort features a large range of red runs, dotted with blacks and blues. In honesty I often failed to distinguish between reds and blacks, as all slopes were plowed daily and conditions didnt really allow for moguls to form. For some I'm sure this would be great. For me it reduced the type and range of terrain available. What the resort does offer however are expansively wide and accessible pistes to the majority of levels.

The resort is not of significant size and with a generally outdated (slow and low capacity) and oddly arranged lift system, I felt it extremely difficult to escape the crowds (I visited the 1st week of March). Frequently I would find a quiet slope only to discover it could only be accessed again either by a T-bar or by taking a circuitous route to get back to the top. Ultimately this resulted in either a lot of time spent in queues or a lot of time on slow lifts - or both!

On the lift systems, I also found the lifties to be rather lazy, they rarely got involved in assisting users, and on several occasions I found them sleeping. This isnt a problem with the resort as such, but it resulted in a certain level of chaos within almost all lift queues, to an extent I've not witnessed elsewhere.

Food options on the mountain were reasonable and generally affordable <£20 lunches, <£10 if you skip the beer and favour self service.

Where the value for money falls down is in the ski pass. Its a huge £424 during the peak winter season, for a claimed >300km of piste. The catch is only around 150km of that is in Solden, the rest is dotted about in smaller resort accessible by bus. Yes, Obergurgl is worth a visit, but the other 3-4 resorts are too small for a day of good skiing on the piste.

On the apre. If you like the huge club scene, Solden town can offer this. Fire shooting out of the roof, heavy base, table dancing are all up for grabs.
If you like a calmer apre scene, its more difficult to find.
Personally I struggled to see the Austrian in Solden and it's Austrian Apre I like most. The big hotels and loud club like bars which dominate the town just left generic western taste in my mouth.

End of the day, the place is convenient for access from Innsbruck and wont break the bank with a decent deal (if you can forget about the ski pass). But would I go back? Probably not.

Great location with wonderful glacier boarding. Good ski bus access throughout the resort and to Obergurgl and Hochgurgl as well for a quieter day.

There is great Apres Ski and the James Bond Museum is also worth a visit. Good selection of bars and restaurants on the mountain and very good lift service.

Definitely more of a vibrant resort, may not be the best choice for families though!

Decent on your own. Better to go with a group of friends. Perfect slopes. Not too busy either. Would definitely go again

Absolutely loved my Solden Christmas holiday. Great resort that caters for many skill levels, with lots of terrain to cover serviced by great infrastructure

Went skiing here for the first time last year and it was the BEST trip. The runs are beautiful. Well groomed. Lifts are quick and lines arent usually too bad. A stunning resort. Hope to come back soon! Highly recommend!

Wonderful place! So classy and beautiful. Would highly recommend this ski resort! A large variety of runs.. a skier of any level should be comfortable here!

Big resort with plenty of options for all abilities. The lifts are super efficient to get you to where you want to be. Can feel crowded however being able to ski 2000m in one run is unbelievable. There are options for downhill, off piste, ski touring, snowpack, cross country, racing, toboggan and even paragliding. To elevate the experience you can visit the Ice Bar featured in the James Bond film Spectre. Highly recommend this resort if youre looking at staying in one place.

We had a great week in golden while they were filming the James Bond movie the resort is as good as any ive been to

Lots of ski routes for all skills and abilities, stunning views, lots of amenities, free ski bus in the valley, and ski season is longer than most other places in Austria.

Resort was quiet as we were at the end of the season but the main ski areas were still good The bond museum is absolutely amazing and well presented The restaurant next to the museum is amazing really good food and excellent service The apparent we stayed in was well located right next to the gondola You will have a fabulous time.

Fantastic snow sure resort due to high altitudes with 3 glaciers. Great selection of intermediate well linked pistes. Great mountain restaurants & rocking apres ski if you want it along with big selection of beautiful Hotels. Easy access to the slopes and Obergurgl is only a short bus ride away included in the pass. And only an hour from Innsbruck.

Great vast assortment of runs Good apre at and Lots of good lift coverage Nice ski town atmosphere Reasonable prices for food and drinks

The resort has a friendly feel to it. When we were there it had just got a much needed dump of snow. Liked the live band venue, but didnt go to the disco type places. Overall Id certainly go back.The 007 exhibition was stunning.

Get over to the glacier very early or after midday. Slow with queues around 1000. Loads of pistes and plenty of room to experiment with technique. Lots of eating options.

Das central was exceptional and amazing skiing options. Ate well and drank well. Lifts ran well! My boyfriend and I had an amazing time!

A stunning location with great runs with excellent apres ski , accommodation and food options. Looking forward to our next trip. May well try a late season trip and snowboard on the glacier again.

Skied Solden 2024, what a great resort, easy lifts, lots of runs of varying degrees, linked with Obergurgl for further great skiing. The town is super for Apres and eating out, would definetly return

Solden is a gorgeous resort with lots of variety of runs to do and spa park. I went with a group of 5 and we had a good mix of apres, restaurants and bars

Great resort with a good mix of ski runs. Loads of bars and restaurants to choose from and just over an hour from the airport.

Such a good variety of slopes, a lot of longer runs, rather than ones over in 10 seconds. Very helpful and friendly staff around, great selection of restaurants on the slopes. Would definitely revisit.