Glungezer

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Location

Tulfes
Austria
47° 12' 45.9936" N, 11° 31' 46.9992" E
AT
General info: 

Well prepared ski-tracks, surrounded from untouched nature, the wide view in the Inntal and on the peaks of the Nordkette – Powder snow and much sun – that’s the panorama-skiing area Glungezer. The Glungezer is a mountain in the Tuxer Alps in Tyrol south-east from Innsbruck. The peak of the Glungezer has a highness of 2677 metres. With that it surmounts the much more known Patscherkofel by more than 400 metres. But from Innsbruck only the Sonnenspitze (2639 metres), a peak located in 500 metres away in the north-west, is to be seen. The wintersport area is a popular under Alpine and Touring friends. At the Glungezer the longest slope in Tyrol is located. Rustic cabins and a cosy restaurant at the Halsmarter invite to come in.

BASE: 3116ft
SUMMIT: 7559ft
VERTICAL DROP: 4442ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 7
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 2
Surface: 5

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €26.50
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: €17.00
6 DAYS ADULTS: €119.50
6 DAYS CHILDREN: €76.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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