# Obergurgl FAQ > Answers to 28 common questions about skiing in Obergurgl, from snow and lifts to transfers and prices, all from our data. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/faq · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:24.733Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:24.733Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Obergurgl, Austria | | Questions answered | 28 | ## FAQ ### How far is Obergurgl from Innsbruck airport? Innsbruck is about 90 minutes by road from Obergurgl (49.6 km). ### How many km of pistes does Obergurgl have? Obergurgl has 65.3 km of marked pistes across 61 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. ### How many lifts does Obergurgl have? 25 lifts (11 gondolas or cable cars, 7 chairlifts and 6 drag lifts). ### Which ski area is Obergurgl in? Obergurgl is part of Obergurgl-Hochgurgl. ### Can you get to Obergurgl by train? There is no station in the resort itself; the last leg is by road from Innsbruck. ### Is Obergurgl good for beginners? Obergurgl scores 4.6/10 for beginners; 0% of its piste km is green and we list 0 ski schools. ### Is Obergurgl good for families? Obergurgl scores 4.2/10 for families, with 1 childcare provider listed and 58.5% of its pistes green or blue. ### How much snow is there in Obergurgl right now? 0 cm at the base. These depths are modelled from Open-Meteo, not measured by the resort. ### Does Obergurgl have glacier skiing? No — Obergurgl has no glacier skiing in the area we map. ### Which ski resorts are near Obergurgl? The closest resorts we cover are Sölden, Ischgl and St. Anton am Arlberg. ### Is it snowing in Obergurgl now? 0 cm has fallen in the last 24 hours. ### How many runs of each colour does Obergurgl have? 0 green, 33 blue, 17 red and 11 black, 61 in total. ### What is the longest run in Obergurgl? The longest single marked run we measure is 4.6 km. ### Where can I download the Obergurgl piste map? The resort publishes the current map itself; the link on this page goes straight to it, and the lift and piste tables below are generated from OpenStreetMap. ### What kinds of lift does Obergurgl have? 11 gondolas or cable cars, 7 chairlifts, 6 drag lifts and 0 magic carpets. ### How many lifts does Obergurgl run? 25 lifts serve 61 marked runs. ### What is the uphill capacity in Obergurgl? About 2,400 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for. ### How many gondolas does Obergurgl have? 11, plus 7 chairlifts. ### Which airport is closest to Obergurgl? Innsbruck, about 90 minutes by road (49.6 km). ### How long is the transfer from Innsbruck to Obergurgl? About 90 minutes by road over 49.6 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Bolzano to Obergurgl? About 93 minutes by road over 51.1 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo to Obergurgl? About 176 minutes by road over 164.3 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### Is there a railway station in Obergurgl? No — the nearest stations are down-valley; the last leg is by road. ### Is there childcare in Obergurgl? 1 childcare provider are listed in OpenStreetMap for Obergurgl. ### How many ski schools are there in Obergurgl? 0. ### How much of Obergurgl is easy skiing? 58.5% of the piste km we measure is green or blue. ### How high is the village in Obergurgl? 1,907 m. ### Are there magic carpets in Obergurgl? 0 magic carpets are mapped in Obergurgl. ## Related ### This resort - [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/getting-there.md) - [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/accommodation.md) - [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/restaurants.md) - [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/families.md) - [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/beginners.md) - [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/faq.md) ### Country - [Ski resorts in Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/austria.md) - [Austria snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/austria.md) ### Ski area - [Obergurgl-Hochgurgl](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/obergurgl-hochgurgl.md) ### Airports & transfers - [Innsbruck Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport.md) — 90 min - [Resorts near Innsbruck](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Innsbruck to Obergurgl](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport/to/obergurgl.md) — 50 km - [Bolzano Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bolzano-airport.md) — 93 min - [Resorts near Bolzano](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bolzano-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Bolzano to Obergurgl](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bolzano-airport/to/obergurgl.md) — 51 km - [Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/verona-villafranca-valerio-catullo-airport.md) — 176 min - [Resorts near Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/verona-villafranca-valerio-catullo-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo to Obergurgl](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/verona-villafranca-valerio-catullo-airport/to/obergurgl.md) — 164 km ### Nearest resorts - [Sölden](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/solden.md) — 11 km - [Ischgl](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/ischgl.md) — 58 km - [St. Anton am Arlberg](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-anton.md) — 64 km ### Similar resorts - [Courmayeur](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courmayeur.md) - [Zell am See](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zell-am-see.md) - [Mayrhofen](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/mayrhofen.md) ### Featured in - [Best ski resorts — Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/best/ski-resorts/austria) — #9 - [Longest-run ski resorts — Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/best/longest-ski-runs/austria) — #9 ### From nearby cities - [Innsbruck to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/innsbruck/ski-resorts.md) — 96 min - [Verona to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/verona/ski-resorts.md) — 179 min - [Munich to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/munich/ski-resorts.md) — 193 min ## Sources - Image: Family: Elateridae Size: 4,7 mm (4,4 to 4,7 mm) Origin: Europe, boreo alpine Ecology: lives in the sand and gravel from rivers Location: Austria, Tyrol, Oetztal Alps, Oetztal, Obergurgl, 2300 m leg.det. U.Schmidt, 5.VIII.1988 Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016 — Udo Schmidt from Deutschland — CC BY-SA 2.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 Cite as: Just Piste, "Obergurgl FAQ", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/obergurgl/faq, accessed 2026-09-22