Alpine & Mountain Highlights

This list features prominent alpine destinations across the Austrian and Swiss Alps, including extensive ski resorts with diverse pistes, high mountain passes connecting key valleys, notable peaks of the Silvretta and Ötztal ranges, and traditional alpine huts maintained by German and Austrian alpine clubs. It highlights the region's blend of natural alpine landscapes and infrastructure supporting winter sports and mountain tourism.

Pitztaler Gletscher Ski Resort

The Pitztal is an alpine valley located in Tyrol, Austria. The Pitztal is a southern side valley of the Upper Inntal, and runs between the…

Silvretta Arena

This ski area consists of more than 200km of pistes suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers!

Tiroler Zugspitzbahn Talstation

Base station for the cable car ascending Tiroler Zugspitze, providing access to Austria's highest peak.

Bielerhöhe Pass

The Bielerhöhe connects the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg with the Paznaun valley in Tirol.

Hochtann Mountain Pass

Hochtann Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the Austrian Alps in the Bundesland of Vorarlberg.

Piz Buin

Piz Buin is a mountain in the Silvretta range of the Alps on the border between Austria and Switzerland.

Barmer Spitze

The Barmer Spitze is a peak of the Rieserferner group on the border between Tyrol, Austria, and South Tyrol, Italy.

Dreiländerspitze

The Dreiländerspitze is with 3,197 m one of the higher mountains in the Silvretta range in the eastern Alps and located on the…

Wiesbadener Hütte

Category I alpine hut of the German Alpine Club's Wiesbaden section, located in the Silvretta range.

Coburger Hut

The Coburger Hut is an Alpine hut owned by the Coburg Branch of the German Alpine Club.

Echowand

Scenic viewpoint offering panoramic views of surrounding alpine terrain.

Sonnenhangbahn Sun Racer

Cable car station serving ski areas in the region.

Versalspitze

A 2,462-meter peak in the Verwall group near Gaschurn in Montafon, Austria.

Watzespitze

The Watzespitze or Waze is the highest mountain in the Kaunergrat group of the Ötztal Alps. It is located in Tyrol, Austria.

Zeinisjoch

Mountain pass on the border of Vorarlberg and Tirol, part of the Rhein-Donau watershed.