Stubai Villages
Stubai Valley is all about the villages and hamlets that thread their way up the valley, finally reaching, some 30 minutes or so later, Mutterberg, the valley station at 1721m, where you catch the gondola lift system up to the Stubai Glacier skiing, some of the highest and most snowsure long season skiing you can get in the Alps.
The Stubaital is home to a number of traditional Tirolean villages and hamlets – Mieders, Telfes, Fulpmes, Niederau, Milders, Volderau and Mutterberg. And by the time you have reached the Stubai Glacier base station at Mutterberg you will have driven the length of the impressive Stubaital valley floor.
Fulpmes
After turning off the Innsbruck road into Stubaital you go immediately through Mieders and the first opportunity to ski at Serles above the village. Serious skiers will press on though leaving Telfes to the right and will soon see Fulpmes off to the right. Fulmes is a really charming bit of Tirolean charm and architecture supported by some classy hotels and shops. And of course steering through the village and above you will come the Schlick 2000 ski lift station and car-park.
Neustift in Stubaital
Next up the valley, Neustift is the largest village in Stubaital and probably as close as you can get to a central resort hub. Neustift has more accommodation, bars and restaurants and other activities than any of the other villages in Stubaital, but it’s quite spread out until you climb up its central hill.
Milders & Volderau
The valley road runs on from Neustift into Milders with more hotels and out on the road to Volderau and more hotels all angling their terraces up at the Stubai Glacier. You now are getting ever closer to the Glacier station and serious skiers wanting fresh tracks, might want to consider staying closeby here.
Getting to the Ski Lifts
For those without their own transport, all villages and main ski lifts in Stubaital benefit from an efficient free bus service which connects the whole valley and makes it work most efficiently. There’s even a scheduled bus service from Innsbruck to the Stubai Glacier for day visitors.
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