Skiing KitzSki from Mittersill and Hollersbach

KitzSki is one of the big names in the Alps, and a bed in Kitzbühel is priced accordingly. There is a second way in, though: from the south, on the Salzburg side of the Pass Thurn. This is where Mittersill and Hollersbach lie, and from Hollersbach the Panoramabahn Kitzbüheler Alpen gondola takes you straight up into the ski area.

To be upfront: I usually ski the Wildkogel, not KitzSki. So this is not a piste report. It's what a local would tell you about where to stay and how to get to the lift. The facts about the ski area come from the lift operators.

At a glance

• Panoramabahn Kitzbüheler Alpen: base station in Hollersbach (803 m), middle station Breitmoos (1,231 m), top station Resterkogel (1,892 m). Two sections of about 6 minutes each.
• More than 600 parking spaces at the base station.
• KitzSki has 58 lifts and, according to the Panoramabahn, around 170 km of groomed pistes.
• Season 2026/27: according to the timetable, the whole area including the Resterhöhe is open from 11 December 2026 to 29 March 2027.

Mittersill or Hollersbach?

The two villages are neighbours, but quite different.

• Mittersill is a small town with more going on: a few nice shops, cafés, restaurants and pubs. If you like a stroll through town in the evening, this is your base.
• Hollersbach is a pretty, idyllic village. If you're looking for peace and quiet, you'll find it here. And the gondola base station is right in the village.

Two ways onto the slopes

The Panoramabahn from Hollersbach. This is the way I'd go. It's closer, it's simpler, and you don't have to drive a mountain road in winter.

By car up to the Pass Thurn. If you're staying in Mittersill, you'll be driving anyway. Then you might as well drive straight up to the Pass Thurn and start at the Resterhöhe, instead of driving to the base station and then taking the gondola up. It's a matter of taste. In wintry road conditions, though, Hollersbach is the better choice.

By ski bus. Last season two free ski bus lines ran: one from Mittersill to the base station in Hollersbach, one from Mittersill over the Pass Thurn towards Kitzbühel. Timetables for 2026/27 have not been published yet, so ask your host before you arrive.

What you ski from here

From the Panoramabahn and the Pass Thurn you're in the Resterhöhe area, with Jochberg right next door. For most people that's plenty for a whole week.

The Hahnenkamm above Kitzbühel is reachable on skis from here: via Jochberg, the 3S gondola and the Pengelstein, without taking your skis off. That only works while the whole area is open, from 11 December to 29 March, and it's a long way for one ski day. My advice: plan the Hahnenkamm as the highlight of one or two days, not as your daily run. If you want to ski it every day, stay closer to Kitzbühel.

Good to know:

• There's no ski run down to Hollersbach. The run from the Resterkogel ends at the Breitmoos middle station. From there you ride the gondola down to the valley.
• Early winter: the Resterkogel opens as early as 6 November 2026, but until 10 December it isn't connected to the rest of the area, and on weekdays it's reserved for training. The public can ski there at weekends.

Kids and beginners

Children and beginners learn up top, at the Resterhöhe and the Pass Thurn. There's a free beginner lift and several ski schools there. There's also a ski school at the Panoramabahn base station in Hollersbach.

Ski hire and ski storage

At the base station in Hollersbach you can hire skis and rent a ski locker, so your gear doesn't have to come back to the apartment every day. There's ski hire at the Resterhöhe too. I deliberately don't recommend a particular shop.

The ski pass

You buy the ski pass directly from KitzSki; with us you book the accommodation. To help you plan:

• KitzSki passes are available for 1 to 14 days. The SuperSkiCard, the Snow Card Tirol and the Ikon Pass are valid at KitzSki as well.
• Buy early online and, according to KitzSki, you save up to 20%. Numbers are limited and these tickets can't be cancelled.
• The pass is most expensive in peak season, 20 December 2026 to 13 March 2027, and cheaper at the start and end of the season.

Winter without skis

Not everyone in the family skis every day. Right in Mittersill and Hollersbach you'll find:

• Tobogganing: the natural toboggan run in Hollersbach is floodlit in the evening. You walk up.
• Cross-country skiing: the town trail in Mittersill, the trail in the Wasenmoos moor, and the high-altitude trail on the Resterkogel. It's about 3.5 km long at around 1,850 m, and you get up there by gondola.
• Nationalparkwelten in Mittersill, the visitor centre of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
• Ice skating on the rink in the centre of Mittersill, and swimming at the Mittersill indoor pool.
• Winter walks and snowshoe hikes, including guided ones, from the Panoramabahn.

Who is it not for?

• Après-ski and nightlife like in Kitzbühel: you won't find that in Mittersill or Hollersbach. If that's what you're after, look elsewhere.
• Ski-in/ski-out: not from Mittersill or Hollersbach. For that you'd have to stay right on the Resterhöhe, where there are a few hotels, chalets and apartments. One exception you can book through us: the Almhütte Gipfelblick, sleeping up to 9, sits right in the ski area. In winter you can only reach it by ski lift or on foot.
• The Hahnenkamm every day: it's too far for that.

For everyone else it's a good choice: ski KitzSki, stay in a quiet village or a small town, and don't pay Kitzbühel prices for your bed.

Where to stay

• Hollersbach if you want peace and quiet and the gondola in the village.
• Mittersill if you'd like something to do in the evening and are happy to drive straight up to the Pass Thurn.

For a ski week a holiday apartment is the relaxed choice: room to dry your gear, your own kitchen, and no fixed breakfast time before the first gondola. You'll find three houses I've picked for this just below. All others are on the village pages.