Kitzsteinhorn

Name: Kitzsteinhorn
Address: Kesselfallstraße 64, Kaprun Austrian Alps, Kaprun, AT

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Kitzsteinhorn is a glacier ski area on a mountain in Austria’s Hohe Tauern, in the Glockner range. It lies mainly in Kaprun, Salzburg, with its southeast side in Uttendorf.

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THE AWAKENING 6 Nov – 8 Nov

Kitzsteinhorn Ski & Board Test 7 Nov – 8 Nov

Basecamp Boardtest 21 Nov – 22 Nov

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Why go

A 362-metre tunnel leads to a second viewpoint overlooking Hohe Tauern National Park.
The first glacier ski slope in the Austrian Alps.

Slopes and lifts

Glacier ski terrain: Schmiedingerkees and Maurerkees

Restaurants and bars on site

A restaurant is located at the upper station.

Shorts

History

1828Johann Entacher made the first recorded ascent with surveyors.
Around 1840Friedrich zu Schwarzenberg made the second ascent.
1907–09The German and Austrian Alpine Club built Krefelder Hütte.
Early 20th c.Skiing began on the mountain following construction of Krefelder Hütte.
1965The first section of the Kaprun glacier railway connected the valley to the Alpincenter in two stages.

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December 1965The first cable car began operating, opening glacier terrain for skiing.
1966A third cable-car section connected the Alpincenter to Top of Salzburg.
1974An underground funicular opened after two and a half years of construction on its 3,295-metre tunnel, adding capacity alongside the cable car.
2000A fire on the funicular killed 155 people. The line closed, and its above-ground section was subsequently dismantled.
23 December 2001Gletscherjet I, a 24-person funitel, replaced the funicular.
19 October 2002Gletscherjet II, a gondola lift, opened.
By 2022Scientists had measured a loss of more than two-thirds of the glacier’s surface area.

How to get there

Cable carThe Glacier Aerial Tramway reaches the summit area.
Cable carEnter via the Maiskogelbahn valley station in Kaprun; a three-cable circulating lift connects the Maiskogel and Kitzsteinhorn ski areas.

Sources: Kitzsteinhorn - Wikipedia · Kitzsteinhorn - Wikipedia · Kitzsteinhorn - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026

Where

Kesselfallstraße 64, Kaprun Austrian Alps

Nearby places

Ski resorts SKICUBE Skischool Kaprun 5.0 ★ · 4.5 km Ski resorts Ski Dome Oberschneider 4.0 ★ · 5.0 km Ski resorts Ski- und Snowboarding Kaprun 4.8 ★ · 5.5 km

Where to stay nearby

Hotels Hotel Kuenstleralm 4.1 ★ 40 · 1.5 km

Questions and answers

Does the cable car reach the Kitzsteinhorn peak?

No. The cable car reaches the summit area; the standard route to the mountain summit continues along the short northwest ridge.

What is the Kitzsteinhorn summit approach like?

It crosses steep, exposed rocky terrain.

What hazards are there on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier?

Open crevasses can occur; crampons or, in difficult conditions, a rope may be needed.

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