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Hochkössen cable cars
The Hochkössen ski area is a first-class choice for families and beginners and is also Austria's largest winter sports destination outside the Alps. Skiing fun has been available on the Unterberg since the 1954/55 winter season. The official opening of the then ultra-modern 1-seater chairlift took place on May 1, 1955 and made the hearts of winter sports enthusiasts beat faster. The 2nd section (from Gasthof Scheibenwald to the summit) was officially opened in 1974. A lot has happened since then: a total of 11 lifts and, above all, a modern snowmaking system ensure that winter sports enthusiasts and summer guests have plenty to do.
The Unterberg is also considered a pioneering site for paragliding and hang-gliding. In 1973, daring youngsters caused quite a stir in the Tyrolean mountains with their "flying kites". In the same year, the world's first hang-gliding club was founded in Kössen. Kössen was also the venue for the 1st World Alpine Hang Gliding Championships in 1975 and the 1st World Hang Gliding Championships in 1976. Numerous national and international competitions followed. Even today, Kössen is still the Mecca for aviation sports enthusiasts. The greats of the scene come together in Kössen.
Professional, customer-oriented, colorful and a little crazy
Our team
Managing Director
Christian Prinz
Operations management
Stefan Weihrer
Peter Dagn (Deputy)
Hannes Höck (Deputy)
Snow master
Wolfgang Kitzbichler
Cashier
Sonja Spiel
Marketing & slope manager
Simona Höllermann
Company facts
Brief overview
22 kilometers of perfectly groomed slopes
51 hectares of skiable area, 96% of which is covered with artificial snow
- 38 snow cannons
- 33 snow lances
Slopes of varying degrees of difficulty: 10 km blue, 9 km red, 3 km black slopes
Ski area at an altitude of 613 m to 1,688 m above sea level
11 lifts:
- 1 gondola lift
♦ 64 cabins in winter, 64 in summer
♦ 2 transport trolleys (e.g. for kites) for kites)
♦ Height difference 860 m
♦ Length 2592 m
- 3 double chairlifts
- 4 T-bar lifts
- 1 rope lift
- 2 magic carpets in the valley area (own map)
4 snow grooming machines
Training center with slalom and giant slalom slope
18 permanentstaff (all year round)
3 paragliding launch sites
- North
- West
- East
Altitude from 600m to 1770m
Ticket associations:
- Sunnycard
- Snowcard Tirol
- Freizeitticket
- Alpenplus Gletschercard
- Kaiserwinklcard
Winter offer
- Snow sports
- Paragliding
Summer offer
- Paragliding
- Hiking
18 permanentstaff (all year round)