Mayrhofen or Zillertal Arena?
These two are close on 9 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Austria
Mayrhofen
A 65-minute transfer from Innsbruck, a proper Tyrolean town, and the Zillertal Superskipass covering 500 km up the valley. The village sits at 630 m, so you ride lifts up and down.
Worth knowing. The village sits at 630 m, so you ride lifts up and down every day.
Choose it if
Snowboarders
About £1,124 a week from London
Austria
Zillertal Arena
143 km strung along the top of the Zillertal from Zell am Ziller to Königsleiten, with 1,900 m of vertical. Good value for the size, and the valley floor is far too low to ski in April.
Worth knowing. The valley floor at 580 m is unskiable by April.
Choose it if
Families with young kids
About £1,158 a week from London
Side by side
| Mayrhofen | Zillertal Arena | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 40/100 | 39/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 136 km | 143 km linked |
| Top lift | 2500 m | 2500 m |
| Cost before travel | €1045 | €1075 |
| Families with young kids | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Snowboarders | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Budget and après | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Off-piste | 6/10 | 6/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.