{"id":987,"date":"2026-06-07T18:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/zillertal-hintertux\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"zillertal-hintertux","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/zillertal-hintertux\/","title":{"rendered":"Hintertux Glacier (Zillertal)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">At the head of the Tux valley lies the Hintertux Glacier, the only ski area in Austria open 365 days a year. Cable cars open up the glacier world up to around 3,250 m at the Gefrorene Wand. In summer, skiing up top and hiking in the valley are possible at the same time; the Zillertal Alps Nature Park adjoins.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Year-round skiing (365 days)<\/li>\n<li>Glacier world up to around 3,250 m<\/li>\n<li>Ice Palace inside the glacier<\/li>\n<li>Zillertal Alps Nature Park for hikes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">up to around 3,250 m (Gefrorene Wand)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Special feature<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Austria's only year-round ski area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Valley<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Tux valley \/ Zillertal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Summer<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Glacier skiing and hiking in parallel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By the Zillertal railway into the valley, then by bus to Hintertux; by car via Mayrhofen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Skiing year-round; hiking June to October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Mountain and glacier railways payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> On the glacier use marked pistes; high tours only with equipment and a guide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Go up early, the snow is best in the morning<\/li>\n<li>Many underestimate the high-altitude sun, bring protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>At the very end of the Tux Valley, a side valley of the Ziller Valley, lies the Hintertux Glacier, the only ski area in Austria that allows operation all year round. It owes this distinction to its altitude and its position by the mighty Olperer and the surrounding peaks of the Zillertal Alps, whose ice masses endure through the summer months. Long before ski sport came, Hintertux was of course known for something else: for its warm healing springs, which emerge from the mountain and earned the small village the byname of a spring resort.<\/p>\n<p>The Ziller Valley itself is one of the broadest and best-known valleys of Tyrol, shaped by a vigorous farming culture, by folk music and by the high, glaciated peaks at the head of the valley. From this valley also comes the story of the Zillertal Inclinants, Protestant valley dwellers who in the 19th century did not want to give up their faith and finally had to emigrate, a testimony to the religious tensions of that time. An ice cave inside the glacier today grants a glimpse into the interior of the flowing ice, into a world of crevasses, glacier mills and blue-shimmering walls. Thus Hintertux combines the ancient experience of the healing spring with the modern experience of a glacier world that is at once a fascination and a warning sign of the changing high mountains.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am Talschluss des Tuxertals liegt der Hintertuxer Gletscher, das einzige Skigebiet \u00d6sterreichs mit Betrieb an 365 Tagen im Jahr. Bis auf rund 3.250 m am Gefrorenen Wand erschlie\u00dfen Bahnen die Gletscherwelt. Im Sommer sind oben Skifahren und im Tal Wandern zugleich m\u00f6glich; der Naturpark Zillertaler Alpen grenzt an. Highlights Ganzj\u00e4hriger Skibetrieb (365 Tage) Gletscherwelt bis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1025,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[40,33,30],"citadela-item-location":[43],"class_list":["post-987","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-category-ski-winter","citadela-item-category-wandern-bergtouren","citadela-item-location-tirol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1508,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/987\/revisions\/1508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=987"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}