Mayrhofen is a town in the Zillertal (Ziller river valley) in the state of Tyrol. It is located approximately an hour from the Tyrolean capital city of Innsbruck.
Population
Tourism
The town offers a variety of summer and
winter sports including
skiing,
hiking,
mountain biking and
paragliding. Mayrhofen is situated near the
Hintertux glacier, which, at above sea level, is above the snowline.
Skiing is available all year round here. Mayrhofen sits between the
Penken and the Ahorn mountains which provide ski runs in the winter and mountain biking, hiking and paragliding in the summer. The Ahorn offers mainly easy and intermediate runs, but also has a long, steep black run (formerly red) which was once on the World Cup Downhill circuit but was removed as it was deemed too dangerous. The Penken mountain offers Austria's steepest piste, named Harakiri, as well as a large range of ski runs at different levels of difficulty. It is connected by lifts with the villages of
Finkenberg, Lanersbach and
Schwendau.
The Penken is reached by a Gondola lift system, the , which is located on the main street next to the Sport Hotel Strass, in the centre of the village, while the Ahorn Cable car or , which with a capacity of 160 passengers is the largest cable car in Austria,
The town also provides an excellent base for walkers, as Mayrhofen is home to many trails touring the mountains and nearby Ziller valley.
Events
Since 2005, each spring (usually early April), Mayrhofen hosts the
Snowbombing music festival. Since the initial event in 2000 (held in
Risoul, France), snowbombing has gathered much notoriety and respect in the electronic dance music world as one of the major festivals. The event has been hosted by Mayrhofen since 2005.
Climate
Transport
Mayrhofen has one railway station, which is located next to the Zillertaler Bundestrasse. The station is a terminus for all Train services operated by the
Zillertalbahn, the valley's main public transport operator.
The railway runs between
Jenbach and Mayrhofen itself, and there are several intermediate stations, which provide access to many of the valley's well known ski areas, namely Zell am Ziller (Zillertal 3000), Fügen (Spieljoch) and
Uderns (for the Hochfügen and Kaltenbach ski areas). The railway operates year-round, although in summer additional 'special' services operate, such as a steam train service.
The Zillertalbahn also run bus routes in the valley, which are regular and cover an extensive area.
Statistics
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Elevation: Top: (with ski-lift)
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Lifts: 48
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Terrain: of groomed slopes in the region
Twin towns
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