- 3-6 nights in a trendy designer room
- Vital breakfast buffet with over 70 items
- Sports spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness room, and relaxation area
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Ski Area: Explorer Wall for planning your ski day & workbench for getting your winter sports equipment in shape
Bad Kleinkirchheim / Carinthia
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
Neuschwanstein
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
Stubai Valley / NEW: now open
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Kitzbühel
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
Zillertal
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
Garmisch
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Oberstdorf
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Montafon
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Hinterstoder
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Berchtesgaden
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
Ötztal
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
Skiing holiday in Austria's longest valley
Your ski & snowboard holiday in the Ötztal in Austria - the best ski resorts around Sölden
The Explorer Hotel Umhausen is located in the heart of the Tyrolean side valley, making it the perfect base for your winter holiday in Sölden, Hochötz, or Kühtai. Here you'll find all the essential information about the ski resorts in the Ötztal Valley.
Your winter holiday in Ötztal – attention, powder lovers!
Whether you're a beginner, a pro, or a family, everyone will find something to their liking in the Ötztal! Surrounded by 6 ski areas (including two glacier ski areas) and more than 350 kilometers of slopes, Umhausen in the Ötztal is the perfect starting point for your ski holiday in Tyrol.
By the way, Sölden and the surrounding area offer guaranteed snow skiing well into April. Make the Explorer Hotel your ski hotel in Sölden and the surrounding area! 356 kilometers of slopes, 90 lifts, and 6 ski areas are now combined in one package!
When you purchase a 3-day ski pass, you can put together your perfect piste menu, tailored to your taste. The valley-wide ski pass is valid for the Sölden, Obergurgl-Hochgurgl, Hochoetz-Kühtai, Niederthai, Gries, and Vent ski areas.
All ski areas in the Ötztal at a glance
| Ski area | Distance from hotel | Lifts | Slopes |
| Niederthai ski area | 12 min. / 7.7 km | 4 | 4 km |
| Hochoetz ski area* | 10 min. / 8.6 km | 12 | 39 km |
| Kühtai ski area* | 32 min. / 25.9 km | 12 | 80 km |
| Sölden ski area | 27 min. / 23.0 km | 31 | 144 km |
| Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski area | 37 min. / 32.9 km | 24 | 110 km |
| Hochzeiger (Pitztal) ski area | 44 min. / 39.1 km | 9 | 40 km |
*The Hochoetz and Kühtai ski areas are connected. Special combination ski passes are available for this.
Discover the ski areas in Ötztal!
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl ski area
The Ötztal Valley offers a wide variety of ski resorts for your winter holiday in Tyrol. From your hotel in Umhausen, you can easily reach several great ski areas.
Umhausen Niederthai ski area
Your ski holiday in the Ötztal Valley is ready: Just a few minutes from the hotel in Umhausen lies Niederthai, home to a small, family-friendly ski resort.
Sölden ski area in the Ötztal
Sölden is arguably the most famous winter sports resort in the Ötztal Valley, if not in all of Tyrol. It's a good thing your hotel in Umhausen, Austria, is just a few kilometers from the ski area.
BIG 3 in Sölden
The Gaislachkogl (3,058 m), the Tiefenbachkogl (3,250 m), and the Schwarze Schneide (3,340 m) – making Sölden the only ski resort in Austria to have three three-thousanders accessible by cable car. Each of the BIG 3 has a breathtaking
Kühtai ski area
From the Explorer Hotel in Umhausen, it is not far to Austria's highest ski resort: Kühtai.
Hochoetz ski area
During your ski holiday in the Ötztal, we recommend a day of skiing in the Hochoetz ski area, as it is one of the sunniest ski areas in Austria.
You'll find ski rentals and ski schools at every ski resort in the Ötztal! 🎿
Pssst, the closest ski school to the Explorer Hotel Ötztal is the Alpinzeit ski school!
Whether you're looking for a beginner's course for children, an advanced course, a snowboard course, or a special technique course? You'll find what you're looking for here! You can also book cross-country skiing and freeride courses here!
You have several options for renting skis and the necessary equipment directly at the valley stations in Sölden or Hochgurgl. But there are also various rental shops in Ötz.
⬇You shouldn't miss this: ⬇
Joachim from the Alpinzeit ski school takes you to the slopes in the Sölden ski area.
The BIG3 in Sölden: Skiing in one of the most famous ski resorts in the Alps
Skiing holiday in Ötztal - I'M COMING!!!!
We're excited to share your excitement. Discover the best deals for your winter vacation in Ötztal now. 😎
The best deals
Ski Deal
✔ 10% discount
✔ Limited bookings
✔ Arrival daily
✔ 3 nights or more
Explorer Week
✔ Stay 7 nights or more and save 15%.
✔ Arrival daily.
Arrival daily
- 7 nights in a trendy designer room
- Delicious breakfast buffet
- Sports spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness area, and relaxation room
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike and Ski Area: Bike washing area and workbench for getting your sports equipment in shape
Climate Rate
✔ 10% off
✔ from 1 night
✔ only when arriving by train/bike
Only bookable when arriving by train or bicycle from your hometown • No deposit • 80% cancellation fee except for re-letting
- Overnight stay in a trendy designer room
- Rich breakfast buffet with DIY egg roasting station
- Sports spa with Finnish sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, and relaxation room
- Bike and ski area with workbench, washing area, sports lockers, and tour suggestions for a day of biking or skiing in the mountains
- Free Wi-Fi
Simply present your valid train ticket for the day of arrival upon check-in.