Ski resort in Tyrol, Austria
Mayrhofen
A Zillertal village with skiing on two separate mountains, Penken and Ahorn, including Austria's steepest groomed piste.
Mayrhofen snow forecast at 2,500 m (top lift)
Out of season.
Forecasts for Mayrhofen pause outside the snow season and start again in October. The lifts usually run from early December to mid-April. The snow record below shows when it usually snows here.
Mayrhofen snow forecast at 630 m (village)
Out of season.
Forecasts for Mayrhofen pause outside the snow season and start again in October. The lifts usually run from early December to mid-April. The snow record below shows when it usually snows here.
Where is Mayrhofen?
- State
- Tyrol
- Country
- Austria
- Mountains
- Alps, Zillertal Alps
- Village
- 630 m
- Top lift
- 2,500 m
- Vertical
- 1,870 m
- Pistes
- 142 km
- Lifts
- 61
- Season
- Early December to Mid-April
- Website
- www.mayrhofen.at
About Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen sits at 633 m in the Zillertal and is the terminus of the Zillertalbahn railway from Jenbach.
The skiing
The ski area has 142 km of slopes and 61 lifts, between 630 m and 2,500 m. Ahorn, reached by a large gondola from the village, has wide, gentle pistes; Penken has more varied terrain and the Harakiri, Austria’s steepest groomed run, with a 78 per cent gradient.
When does it snow in Mayrhofen?
In Mayrhofen, snow falls on about 14 days in January in a typical year, the snowiest month. Snow is regular from September to May.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 days | 11 days | 13 days | 10 days | 8 days | <1 days | <1 days | <1 days | 3 days | 5 days | 10 days | 13 days |
Average days each month with at least 1 cm of snowfall at mid-mountain, 2016–2025. Calculated from ERA5 reanalysis data.
Snow forecasts near Mayrhofen
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Sources: Mayrhofen skiing and snowboarding, Skiresort.info, Wikipedia