| With a highest lifted point of 3333 metres, | | | | |
| Stubai Glacier has height on its side. Even | | | | Serviced by a network of 25 high-speed lifts |
| in a lean year, Stubai will have plenty of | | | | that carry 36,000 people per hour to 110km of |
| snow. The resort's "snow guarantee" says it | | | | trails, Stubai is Austria's largest glacier |
| offers the most reliable snow conditions from | | | | resort. There is a good mix of novice, |
| October to June. | | | | intermediate and expert terrain with good |
| | | | access to the backcountry. Other facilities |
| The bulk of the resort sits above the | | | | include a 20m artificial ice climbing tower, |
| treeline, where off-piste lines are easy to | | | | a cross country ski track, and a permanent |
| scope and find. The place is dripping are | | | | race course. |
| beautiful couloirs and cliffs. | | | | |
| | | | One of the best things about the resort is |
| Many of the locals avoid Stubai in the | | | | that you can use Innsbruck as a base. With |
| winter, because it is so high and cold, so | | | | 117,000 people and a university, Innsbruck is |
| it's not particularly crowded. Many of those | | | | more than a ski town. There are nightclubs, |
| who do make it up to the resort prefer to | | | | cinemas and nice restaurants amongst the |
| stay warm in the plastic "bubble" bars | | | | quaint streets of the old city. And at the |
| littered around the slopes. | | | | end of each street is a view of the stunning |
| | | | snow-capped peaks that frame the city. |
| The area is massive and the views from the | | | | |
| top are expansive. Stubai has a high-alpine | | | | Free snow buses take visitors from the |
| feel, with jagged slabs of granite and | | | | central city to any of the seven resorts in |
| glacier ice. | | | | easy reach of Innsbruck. |