Kitzbühel: Schneevorhersage

Big mountain with plenty of runs for any level of rider. When I was here in late February 2019, there hadn't been any fresh snow for at least a week, and the diurnal freeze-thaw cycles made skiing off-piste very rough. Piste skiing became very crowded, although lift lines remained fairly short because of the high speed 8 and 6-pack chairs. Kitzbuhel is a beer desert! North Americans used to a selection of craft beers in bars will go into shock! Restaurant food is excellent, and prices are about 2/3 to half of what you would pay at US ski areas. Lift tickets are 1/3 the price of western us resorts, which made this trip to Kitz less expensive than going to Colorado, California, or other major Western US resorts. Austrian people have been very friendly, warm, and helpful.