Season Dates: December to April

HALLO,
KITZBÜHEL

fact Home of the
Hahnenkamm,
the world’s most
famous downhill

Kitzbühel is a walled Tyrolean town of painted facades and cobbled streets, with the Hahnenkamm rising straight above it and 233km of KitzSki pistes on one pass. Students stay in a private hotel in a quiet village eight minutes from the gondola, ski five hours a day with a leading local school, and spend the evenings at the Aquarena pool, the ice rink and, fixtures permitting, a live ice hockey match. Salzburg is an hour and a half away.

RESORT INFORMATION

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Altitude Range 762m – 2,000m
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No. of Ski Lifts 58
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Marked Pistes 233km
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Longest Run 8.3km
PRIVATE HOTEL
YOUTH HOTEL

A MODERN HOTEL NEAR THE GONDOLA

A modern hotel in a quiet village in the middle of the KitzSki area, between Kitzbühel and Jochberg, and eight minutes from the Hahnenkamm gondola by private ski bus each morning. Groups of 45 or more have the whole hotel to themselves.

Students share twin and triple ensuite rooms, and every member of staff has a private ensuite room of their own. Downstairs there is a games room and a social area for the group’s evenings, an outdoor sports area for free time, a heated ski and boot room, and a sauna and wellness area for the staff.

The restaurant serves a breakfast buffet and a three-course evening meal, and lunch is a hot meal in a mountain restaurant each day. Dietary requirements are catered for once the school has sent them to us.

The village is quiet and the hotel stands on its own, so supervision is simple, and our Schools Go Skiing Leader stays with the group all week.

ACCOMMODATION FACTS

Type:

Modern hotel, private use

Accommodates:

66 students and staff

SGS Star Rating:

Ski Lift Distance:

8 minutes by private ski bus to the Hahnenkamm gondola

Facilities:

Twin and triple ensuite rooms Free Wi-Fi Restaurant and bar Games room Heated ski and boot room Sun terrace

SKIING IN Kitzbühel

KitzSki runs from Mittersill to Kirchberg: 233km of groomed pistes, 58 lifts and the Hahnenkamm above the town, with long, tree-lined runs between 762m and 2,000m. Lessons run five hours a day in groups of eight to ten students per instructor.

Wide blues for beginners

First-timers start on the wide, gentle blues at the top of the Hahnenkamm gondola, with the valley below them and the Streif, the famous downhill course, dropping away to one side. Most of the slopes face north, so the snow stays cold through the day, and the pistes are groomed fresh every night.

233km on one pass

The KitzSki pass covers the whole area, so intermediates can ski from Kitzbühel across to Kirchberg and Jochberg on long reds, and stronger skiers get steeper blacks than most school resorts can offer, including the Hahnenkamm’s own runs. A modern lift system keeps the group moving, and the ski bus collects everyone from the gondola at the end of the day.

Lessons with Element3

Lessons are with Element3, one of Kitzbühel’s leading ski schools, in groups of eight to ten students per instructor for five hours a day, with a hot lunch in a mountain restaurant in between. Equipment is fitted at the hire shop beside the Hahnenkamm gondola and stored there overnight, so nothing travels on the bus. The week ends with a quiz night and an awards ceremony.

TAKE A LOOK AROUND

What a week in Kitzbühel includes.

SKI EQUIPMENT HIRE

Skis or a snowboard, boots, poles and a helmet from the hire shop beside the Hahnenkamm gondola, fitted on the first morning and stored there overnight for the week, so students walk from the bus to the lift with nothing to carry.

EAT AND DRINK

A breakfast buffet at the hotel, a hot lunch in a mountain restaurant every day and a three-course dinner back at the hotel. Expect schnitzel, pasta and the dishes students already know, with dietary requirements catered for.

ACTIVITIES

Evenings are a swim at the Aquarena pool in Kitzbühel, ice skating or curling at the Sports Park, bowling and pizza, a jewellery workshop, hotel games and a quiz, with a live ice hockey match at the Sports Park when the fixtures allow. One evening is free time in Kitzbühel’s old town.

TRANSPORT

Flights into Innsbruck, an hour and twenty minutes from the hotel, Salzburg at an hour and a half or Munich at just over two hours, with a private coach waiting at arrivals. In resort a private ski bus runs the group to the Hahnenkamm gondola each morning and back each afternoon, and the evening in town has its own transfer.
The organisation throughout the entire process is truly excellent. From the initial planning stages through to the trip itself, everything is handled professionally and efficiently, making it incredibly straightforward for staff to manage and allowing us to focus on giving our pupils a fantastic experience.
– Eastbourne College

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