Stubai Intermediate Skiing
The Stubaital is a red and blue run heaven, perfect for intermediate cruising or perhaps learning to board. As well as all the blue runs mentioned in our Stubai ‘Beginners’ section which are also great fun and good for intermediates to build confidence on, both Stubai Glacier itself and Schlick 2000 offer some great intermediate skiing.
Up on the Stubai Glacier wide smooth runs like those off the Eisjoch draglift below Schaufelspitze and the Fernau chair below Schaufelnieder are perfectly groomed and represent great carving terrain. More challenging pitches are found on the edges of the ski boundary: number 11 off the Fernau chair either splits back to the foot of the chair to join Ski Route 19 or you can join the Ski Route 13 higher up, both leading down to the middle station at 2300m; and on the opposite side red run 9 from Wildspitz and then, from lower, red run 17 both down to Gamsgarten at 2620m put you in the neighbourhood of joining the 10km Ski Route 14 (Wilde Grub’n) all the way to valley floor at Mutterberg.
Or for some variation from Wildspitz start on blue 7 and splinter of one of two Ski Route options 15 or 18, again finishing at Gamsgarten and then ascend through middle of this range on the Eisjoch chair to Eisgrat at 2900m, giving further two red options – Piste 2 down to the middle station at Fernau or 1b back to Gamsgarten. High up on the right the Daunscharte t-bar gives you Piste 20, a shorter red joining 9 towards its end. The point is all of this easily accessible skiing opens up and connects very efficiently to provide some really excellent intermediate skiing. Coupled with numerous opportunities to test yourself in deeper snow on the edges of the pistes, in better snow conditions, means Stubai Glacier offers a significant all mountain experience but as always tread warily and preferably with a guide if you leave the safety of the pistes.
Intermediates will definitely want to spend a day over at Schlick 2000 where the combination of stunningly beautiful scenery and great long descents from the high up at the Sennjoch hut via a choice of some good reds 2, 3 and 4, which themselves divide with options as you come down make for a fun experience. Worthy of note as well for more adventurous intermediates is Ski Route 1 down through the middle from Kreuzjoch to the bottom of the Sennjoch chair. And supported by the super Zirmach chair higher on the right means you can get back up high quickly to try the different options.
And back in Neustift at the charming Elfer area you can drop 1000m through runs 1, 2 and 3, all red and through the trees, to the valley below. Good for whiter days perhaps when you want to get out for a bit and the Glacier is invisible. And likewise over at Serles there is some relatively easy intermediate skiing through the trees. Very useful indeed in mid season for these conditions.