THE GENTLE GIANT
The Pitztal Glacier (1,680 - 3,440 meters) is unsurpassed in size in all of Tyrol. And with the highest cable car in Austria, the ski area also impresses in terms of infrastructure. At 3,440 meters, 50 surrounding peaks of the imposing three-thousand-meter peaks can be marveled at from the panoramic cable car - deep below the skiers spread out the 85-hectare ski area with 68 perfectly groomed kilometers of slopes. And those less in search of thrills and dizzying challenges can sweeten their time with physical activity at the newly built cross-country skiing center at 2,690 meters. On seven kilometers of slopes of the glacier cross-country ski trail, you can train for the still young season, the cross-country ski opening in November provides the necessary motivation. The still young season is then welcomed once again at the highest glacier festival in October.

WHERE THE GLACIER BUBBLES
Whether party or state-of-the-art architecture - the glacier in Sölden (1,350 - 3,340 meters) offers everyone an enormous variety of leisure activities. The Gaislachkoglbahn with its three stations transports a total of 5,000 people within an hour and ensures the most pleasant comfort with escalators and lifts.

The 10-person Rotkogl gondola from the hotel village of Hochsölden to the top station of the Giggijochbahn makes it easy to connect from the ski-in/ski-out resort to the glacier ski areas on the Tiefenbach and Rettenbach glaciers. Here you can ski down three three-thousand-meter peaks in one day via the BIG3 Ralley: Schwarze Schneid (3,340 m), Tiefenbachkogl (3,250 m) and Gaislachkogl (3,058 m). If you ski down all of them, you will have covered 50 kilometers and a total of more than 5,200 meters in altitude by the end of the ski day.

The glacier slopes in Sölden are open from September to May.

THE FAMILY FRIENDLY
Once again, the Stubai Glacier (1,000 - 3,210 meters) was named the most family-friendly ski resort in the Alps by the ADAC SkiGuide. Austria's largest glacier ski area with 700 hectares total area and 110 kilometers of slopes convinces with its loving child care, such as the "BIG Family Ski Camp" and provides with kindergarten and its own children's restaurant for the satisfaction of the little ski stars, as well as relaxation for parents. In addition to the Stubai Glacier, the Kaunertal and Pitztal Glaciers also give the little ones a great gift: children up to the age of 10 ski for free when accompanied by an adult. The season is welcomed in blue and white on the Stubai Glacier: "O'zapft is" is always the motto in October at the Oktoberfest at 2,900 meters. In November, the SportScheck GlacierTestival attracts visitors with the largest equipment check in the Alps: over 3,600 winter sports articles are presented.

WINTER JOY ALL YEAR ROUND
The Hintertux glacier (1,500 - 3,250 meters) is a special feature among the big 5. Even when the summer sun is still shining down on us in the valley, people are already waving their arms here. Austria's only year-round ski area offers 100 percent snow guarantee on 18 kilometers of slopes. In the winter months, 86 km of natural snow slopes are added for winter sports enthusiasts. Freestylers and boarders appreciate not only the snow guarantee but also the "Hotzone.tv Park Opening", where the winter is greeted with celebration. And it's not just the 365 days of skiing fun a year that speak for themselves - if you're craving more adventure, take the opportunity to make an exhilarating detour into the walk-through glacier crevasse "Nature Ice Palace". A magical journey as if to the center of the earth.