The finest luxury chalets to rent in Mayrhofen

A winter landscape that promises "mountainous things": The Mayrhofen Skiing Area with its Ahorn, Penken, Rastkogel and Eggalm ski fields is a holiday destination of the superlative. Demanding, varied, diverse and entertaining – with this, Mayrhofen offers perfect winter enjoyment for like-minded people. Unspoilt nature, a top infrastructure and maximum variety have "transported" the Mayrhofen Skiing Area to one of the best ski resorts in the Alps.

In the past few years, the Mayrhofen Cable Car Company has won many awards – including overall winner in the International Ski Resort Test 04/05. Here, in the middle of the Zillertal Alps, there's an appropriate area "with snow guarantee" for every board length and width. With the Mayrhofen Ski pass winter freaks have 157km of slopes of every level of difficulty, 49 lifts and guaranteed snow up to 2,500 m at their disposal. In the Ahorn ski field a descent on the Harakiri, Austria's steepest ski run, or on the 5.5 km longest downhill valley run with artificial snow in the Zillertal, is not for the weak-kneed. Boarders and free skiers can prove their performance in Burton Park Mayrhofen.

Hintertux and Mayrhofen ski resorts are located in the scenic Zillertal Valley, southeast of Innsbruck in Tyrol province. Linked with the Finkenberg, Rastkogel and Eggalm ski areas, they make up the gigantic Ski-Zillertal 3000 region, with approximately 500kms of superb slopes on offer. The Hintertux Glacier has the added advantage of affording year round skiing.

Mayrhofen is the main resort town, located far beneath the ski runs at just 630m above sea level. It is a beguiling town, permeated with whitewashed mountain houses and wooden balconies, and offering a plethora of interesting shops, from fashionable boutiques to craft workshops.

Apres Ski

The Ice Bar at the bottom of the Penken gondola is where it all kicks off at the end of the day, and claims to be Europe's biggest sales point for Grolsch beer! Uli Speiss' Happy End is a quieter alternative.The Lobby and the Speakeasy are both also popular bars.

The Sports Arena is a popular nightclub in the resort, although Schlüsselalm is the busiest.

Region	Ski Zillertal 3000
Country	Austria
Altitude	630m
Highest Lift	2500m
Runs	Blue: 40 Red: 86 Black: 20
Lifts	49
KM Piste	157km
Longest Run	5.5km
Cross Country	20km
Snow Parks	1
Airport Transfer Time	Innsbruck 1 hour, Salzburg/Munich 2½ hours