Stubai Valley

The Stubai Valley Austria Skiing Overview

The big draw here as far as skiers are concerned is the Stubai glacier at the end of the valley. The glacier is, of course, ski able the year round, a fact which is a great source of comfort to both skiing visitors and to businesses that rely on winter sports tourism for their living.

The Stubai Valley consists of the villages of Neustift, Fulpmes, Telfes, Meiders and Schönberg. These are separate and individual ski areas and separate and unique villages. Neustift and Fulpmes have individual ski schools and ski areas, and each has an individual lift pass allowing skiers access only to the slopes immediately above the town. Each village also has a pass which permits one to ski on the Stubai glacier, which is far and away the best draw in the valley. As glaciers go, the Stubai entry is bigger and better than many. Its skiing will be a source of pleasure to all but the absolute beginner, and will even not bore the undies off those who claim to be real humdingers.
This particular slab of snow-covered ice though comes into its own when caressing the talents of the relatively experienced intermediate recreational skier. As well as guaranteed snow, the glacier has some fantastic views, all of which add tremendously to its popularity. If you happen to visit the area in summer the drive to the glacier is especially rewarding, as the blooming flowers, rivers, wild life and mountains are indeed memorable. The glacier is not the only game in town though. Many skiers are perfectly content to spend their holidays on the ski areas directly above the villages.
These in fact are excellent places to enjoy a carefree day on the slopes, and to improve your skills under the tutelage of the local ski schools. Less you think these slopes are for beginners only, you should know there is some moderately aggressive terrain to be found and one could do a lot worse than staying close to home base.

Aggressive marketing, resulting in increased awareness of the year round sports and vacation possibilities in the Stubaital has led to the area's increased popularity as a stunning year round active lifestyle destination.

The resorts in the Stubaital are neither super sophisticated nor expensive. Good value might be the best descriptive phrase here, both hotel and aprés ski wise. The latter tends to be of the typical Austrian variety offerings of Tyrolean style "knees up" evening which folks do so tend to enjoy.
The first thing that will most likely strike you

The first thing that will most likely strike you , whether in snow covered winter or green summer, is the quiet, yet demanding beauty of the Stubai Valley. From the minute you leave the autobahn it is like entering the twilight zone, almost like a time warp, if you will.

Gone is the whiz, whiz of cars and huge trucks rushing down the high road to prosperity. The only distractions now should be the unfolding landscape, which gives your mind more cause for relaxation as you round every corner.

This delightful vista starts the moment you leave the Autobahn - continues by Fulpmes, past Neustift and concludes at the foot of the Stubai Glacier. On the way, you will spot Telfes, Mieders, and Schonberg the other major players in this league of tranquility. If there are captains in this league, players that attract more tourist geld than the others, they would probably be Fulpmes and Neustift. They have the most beds and probably earn the biggest share of the action. But if you are looking for the star attraction, look no further, go no farther than to the end of the valley and worship at the foot of the Stubai Glacier

You don't have to be a skier to enjoy this monumental ice cake or the road leading to it. Who needs to be on boards to appreciate a rushing river or the broad expanse of valley it runs along? The villages? As you will read in this article, they are rather typical of the Austrian Tirol. Small and beautiful, the church spire is the central attraction.

The Stubai Valley is a quiet, peaceful place to ski and enjoy a get-away vacation almost any time of year. As individual resorts go, the villages in the Stubai Valley are not international household names. It is in fact their relative lack of star status on the international scene that makes them so attractive to visitors from farther a-field. Villages like this are largely responsible for Austria's charm and attraction to tourists.Europeans and many Austrians find the Stubai Valley much to their liking. North Americans and the rest of the world somewhat less so, except for day trips from Innsbruck, but that is changing. When Germans flock from their big city centres, or Austrians from the non-mountainous parts of the country to plan a ski holiday, the resorts in the valley below the Stubai glacier are often high on their list of choices.