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Hochzeiger, Austria

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About Hochzeiger

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It has 34 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,020 m, from 2,487 m to 1,467 m. For beginners and families: 28% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 7 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 1.4 m at the top (2,487 m). For skiers the best months are usually February and March, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jerzens.

The ski area

Runs from 1,467 m to 2,487 m: 1,020 m of vertical. 34 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Hochzeiger.

Runs
Easy (blue)9.4 km
Intermediate (red)18 km
Advanced (black)6.5 km
Not graded0.1 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars1
Chairlifts4
Drag lifts4

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

28% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a ski school: Skischule Hochzeiger, 2.9 km
  • childcare: Kindergarten Zaunhof, 4 km

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich Airport (MUC), direct. About 19 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Hochzeiger.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Hochzeiger on Google Maps · Directions

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtopColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 m3°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 m4°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 m5°C
Wed 21Oct09 cm0 m-1°C
Thu 22Oct09 cm0.1 m-6°C
Fri 23Oct09 cm0 m1°C
Sat 24Oct08 cm0.1 m-6°C
Sun 25Oct08 cm0.1 m-1°C
Mon 26Oct08 cm–––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthSnow on the groundColdest in the day
Nov0.3 m-7°C
Dec0.9 m-11°C
Jan1.1 m-13°C
Feb1.4 m-10°C
Mar1.4 m-7°C
Apr1.4 m-2°C
May1.1 m1°C

Typical at the top (2,487 m): the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis. Not a forecast.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MUC, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MUC, then 3h 50 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,440–£2,535 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£205–£340
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Lift pass5 days£300–£400
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£150–£250
Total£1,440–£2,535

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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