No crowds, no queues, no après-ski soundtrack: five manageable ski areas are spread across the Seefeld plateau. Which one suits whom – from a first descent to a ski tour.
Seefeld is not a place for collecting kilometres. If you want to tick off 300 kilometres of piste, go elsewhere. If you would rather ski the same run twice without queuing for twenty minutes in between, you are in the right place.
Five ski areas are spread across the plateau, none of them enormous, all reachable by the regional bus.
Bergbahnen Rosshütte: the largest
The funicular starts at the edge of Seefeld and takes you to the Rosshütte at 1,760 metres. From there it continues: the Seefelder Jochbahn to 2,064 metres and the Härmelekopfbahn to 2,045 metres. The slopes face the sun and cover every level of difficulty.
There is a children's area for families and a freestyle fun park for everyone else. Night skiing is possible on selected evenings. And the Rosshütte itself is worth coming up for without skis – the terrace looks out over the whole plateau.
Gschwandtkopf: the local mountain
1,500 metres high, directly between Seefeld and Reith. Wide, comfortable descents without steep sections: ideal for anyone starting again after a few years off, and for families with children who can turn but do not yet want moguls.
Birkenlift and Geigenbühel: the beginner areas
Two small areas in Seefeld itself, with magic carpets instead of drag lifts. This is where you learn to ski, without the intimidation a large resort holds for a beginner. Short distances, flat terrain, everything in view.
Katzenkopf Leutasch: small, with the finest toboggan run
Around five kilometres of piste, family-run, rarely busy. The real reason to visit, though, is the natural toboggan run: roughly 2.5 kilometres from the Katzenkopf down to Seewald, some 230 metres of descent, a gradient of about twelve per cent. It counts among the finest in the country and is floodlit on selected evenings.
Ski touring
If you prefer climbing under your own steam: the classic objectives are the Rosshütte, the Seefelder Joch and the Härmelekopf. Ascent routes are marked, and some descents lead back to the valley along the pistes.
Good to know
The region's ski passes are valid across all areas, ski buses run to a timetable, and in high season an early start pays off – not because of queues, but because of the light.
As our guest you receive the PlateauCard and with it free travel on the regional buses. What else Seefeld offers in winter – from 142 kilometres of winter walking trails to Bavarian curling – is on our winter page.
This post is part of our Seefeld Guide with all our tips for your stay on the plateau.
Written by
Post Seefeld
The team at Post Seefeld – hotel and spa on the village square. We live here, hike here, ski here, and we write down what we tell our guests at reception every day anyway.