October skiing in Europe: 2024 Update

Last Updated on 3rd October 2024 by Steve

October is the real start of the early ski season in Europe. Most (but not all) of the glacier resorts will be up and running during the month, helped by snowmaking and colder night-time temperatures.

Austria

Hintertux Glacier

Hintertux glacier
Hintertux glacier in the Austrian Tyrol

The Hintertux glacier ski area at the end of the Tux valley in the Tyrol offers year-round skiing. At the time of writing it has 12 lifts open, with some of them only until early afternoon.
Maximum snow depth on 03 October was 65cm.

Ski area website: www.hintertuxergletscher.at


Stubai Glacier

Stubai glacier
The Stubai glacier in the Tyrol

The ski area on the Stubai glacier has four runs open on 25cm of snow.

Ski area website: www.stubaier-gletscher.com


Sölden Glaciers

The Rettenbach glacier above Sölden, Austria
The Rettenbach glacier above Sölden, Austria

The Rettenbach glacier is open for skiing and is reporting a maximum snow depth on 03 October of 95cm with five lifts open. The World Cup ski races on the Rettenbach glacier are scheduled on 26 and 27 October.

Ski area website: www.soelden.com


Pitztal Glacier

Skiing on the Pitztal Glacier
Skiing on the Pitztal Glacier

The glacier ski area at the end of the Pitztal valley in the Tyrol currently has four lifts running and one long red run and one shorter blue run open. Maximum snow depth on 03 October was 50cm.

More information: www.pitztal.com


Kaunertal Glacier

Kaunertal Glacier skiing
© Daniel Zangerl, Kaunertaler Gletscher

The Kaunertal glacier has six runs open on 35cm of snow.

More information: www.kaunertaler-gletscher.at


Other Austrian Provinces

Kitzsteinhorn glacier near Kaprun in Austria
Skiing on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier near Kaprun in Austria.

Skiing on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier above the town of Kaprun in Salzburg is scheduled to open on 05 October, with a current report of 15cm of snow.

More information: www.kitzsteinhorn.at


The Mölltal glacier in Carinthia is schedule to open on 12 October.

Italy

Passo Stelvio

Skiing at the Passo Stelvio
www.bormio.eu

The Passo Stelvio (or the Stilfserjoch as the German-speakers in the area call it), a small summer-only ski area on the border between Lombardy and the South Tyrol, is open until the beginning of November.
More information: www.passostelvio.eu

Val Senales

Glacier skiing in the Val Senales
Glacier skiing on the Schnalstal glacier

Skiing on the Schnalstal (or Val Senales, as Italian speakers call it) glacier is open and has three runs operating on 20cm of snow.
More information: www.schnalstal.com

Switzerland

Zermatt

Summer Skiing in Zermatt
Photo courtesy of zermatt.ch | © Michael Portmann

The summer ski area on the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise at 3450m in altitude above Zermatt is open with a maximum snow depth of 150cm. The short runs on the Plateau Rosa are open.
Ski area website: www.matterhornparadise.ch

Saas Fee

Saas Fee Summer Skiing
Summer skiing above Saas Fee

The ski area above Saas Fee has two runs open on 120cm of snow.
Ski area website: www.saas-fee.ch

Engelberg

Skiing on the Titlis near Engelberg
Skiing on the Titlis near Engelberg

The skiing on the Titlis glacier near Engelberg will open later in October as long as snow conditions permit.
Ski area website: www.titlis.ch

France

Tignes

Summer skiing in Tignes
Summer skiing on the Tignes glacier

The glacier ski area above the French ski resort of Tignes has shifted to offering summer activities such as walking and biking into October and plans to open the ski area towards the end of November.
Ski area website: en.tignes.net