Off the slopes. In the heart of winter.

The Hochzeiger toboggan run is a highlight during your winter holiday in Pitztal Valley: in less than 15 minutes, the gondola takes you to the start at 2,000 metres above sea level. From there, the 6-kilometre natural toboggan run leads through a Swiss pine forest to Kaitanger, only around a 5-minute walk from the bottom station for the cable car.

You can stop for refreshments at the Zeiger restaurant or one of the huts in the ski resort. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If conditions permit, the run is illuminated at night on Thursdays from 7.30 p.m. to midnight.

Ski tours in the Rifflsee area not only lead along the lake, but also to striking peaks, such as K2 (3,253 metres above sea level). From Rifflsee, you climb over the Löcherferner glacier into high Alpine terrain, past rock formations and glacier passages with views of the surrounding Ötztal Alps.

These tours require experience as well as good and safe conditions, but reward skiers with stunningly clear views and long descents back down into the valley.