The Wildkogel Arena Ski Area
A paradise for families, rookies and returning skiers
The Wildkogel Arena, our family-friendly ski area in the Hohe Tauern National Park Holiday Region, offers a magical snow-sports experience for beginners and experienced skiers on 75 km of beautifully groomed pistes. With the Wildkogelbahn lift in Neukirchen and the Smaragdbahn in Bramberg, you will be able to enjoy a comfortable ride up to 2100 m above sea level, where you will be greeted by glorious views of the 3,000-meter peaks of the Hohe Tauern range.
Once at the top - whether you prefer a more-laid back experience or an exciting high-speed adventure on skis, want to cut your own tracks through the deep-snow on your snowboard or set out on a ski tour through virgin nature - the Wildkogel Arena, in the heart of the Kitzbühel Alps, promises ideal conditions for a wide selection of winter sports. Due to a full range of difficulty, with slopes that are mainly rated "blue" or "red", the multiple-award-winning ski area on the Wildkogel is ideally suited for families, beginners and those returning to the sport after a bit of a hiatus. And for your added enjoyment, other extended ski areas, such as the Zillertal Arena and the Kitzbühel Alps - with around 300 kilometers of pistes in total - are also located close by. Likewise, winter hikers and sun worshipers also discover their own piece of heaven with us.
In the Ski Area
Kogel-Mogel kids' areas
As a family-friendly ski area, we think it's important to take excellent care of the youngsters here in the Wildkogel Arena and insure they have great fun learning to ski or snowboard. Aside from numerous attractions, the kids will also be greeted by our cuddly mascots, Kogel-Mogel and Kogel-Mia…
Funslope & Familypark
Funslope & Family Park in the Wildkogel Arena Fun and variety for the whole family The brand-new Family Fun Arena promises boundless enjoyment and variety for the whole family. With dynamic banked curves, exciting snow waves and the absolute highlight, a giant snow snail, the fun slope…
Winter Hiking Path
The winter hiking path on the Wildkogel, which links the mountain stations of the Smaragdbahn, Wildkogelbahn and Gensbichlalmbahn lifts, leads you out through a magnificent wintry-white paradise. In other words, the perfect opportunity to explore our famous local mountain on foot. Regardless of…
Wildkogel Cup
With the new Wildkogel Cup, winter sports on our local mountain become a double pleasure. Simply collect badges when you on the toboggan run, on the skimovie track or when you ski over the valley downhill to Neukirchen. In the grand finale at the end of the season, great prizes await the…
Ski Movie & Speedcheck
Have your ski runs filmed by a special video camera and steadily improve your times - Is that something for you? If so, visit our Ski Movie piste, which begins next to Gasthof Wolkenstein. At the start-house, simply scan in your valid ski pass, then away you go - Your downhill run will be filmed…
- FIS piste rules for skiers and snowboarders
- Show consideration for other skiers and snowboarders
- Control your speed and manner of skiing
- Choose the appropriate route
- Maintain a sufficient distance when overtaking
- Pay attention when entering, starting and moving uphill
- Stop only at the edge of the slope or at clearly visible places
- Climb and descend at the edge of the slope only
- Observe all signs, markings and signals
- Offer assistance
- Provide identification in the event of an accident
- Ski Helmet Requirement in Austria:
Minors under 16 years of age must wear a standard commercial winter sports helmet whenever using the ski slopes to participate in winter sports.
- Parents, guardians or chaperones are responsible for insuring to the greatest possible extent that those in their charge comply with this requirement.
- Head protection must also be worn on maintained pistes when using all types of winter sports equipment, such as ski bobs and toboggans.
- The helmet requirement only applies in the following Austrian provinces: Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria, Lower Austria, Carinthia, Burgenland and Vienna.
- No legal requirement is currently in effect in the provinces of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. However, Vorarlberg has issued a public recommendation that ski helmets be worn.
- The law does not foresee inspections to insure that the helmet requirement is being met. Guardians are also not subject to penalties if a child does not wear a helmet. The intent is purely to make people clearly aware of the dangers associated with children skiing or snowboarding without a helmet.
- That said, failure to comply with the helmet requirement may result in problems with insurance providers, who may refuse to cover costs resulting from an accident.
Nonetheless, outfitting children under your supervision with helmets (which can be borrowed either for free or at minimal expense from area rental centers as well as ski schools) is the most sensible step, since most skiing accidents also involve a high risk of severe head injury – with a helmet, you can significantly reduce the risk of major head trauma.
Skiing
You hear your skis gliding down pistes blanketed deep in snow, you feel how the soothing sun shines on your body, and you see the peaks of the countless 3,000ers in the Hohe Tauern range, towering imposingly towards the skies - This is what a ski experience in the Wildkogel Arena, in the heart of…
Sledding
With the help of the Smaragbahn lift in Bramberg, you will quickly find yourself at around 2100 meters above sea level, where the world's longest nighttime toboggan run begins. Then it's all about gathering your courage and preparing your sled, before embarking on an adventurous 14 km ride down…
Opening Times & Prices Winter
Would you like to know how much a one- or multi-day ski pass will cost you? Or are you interested in points passes? If so, here you will find an excellent overview of all prices & fares for lifts in Neukirchen and Bramberg, along with some other great offers.
Lifts & Pistes
Setting out from Neukirchen, the Wildkogelbahn lift will carry you up to the family-friendly Wildkogel-Arena ski area, while the Smaragdbahn in Bramberg transports you up to the mountain terminal at 2100 m above sea level, where you will also be greeted by the world's longest floodlit sled run. And…
Test Winner
The family-friendly Wildkogel Arena ski area in Hohe Tauern National Park Holiday Region has been the proud recipient of numerous awards. We invite you to browse a few of the distinctions we have received: