The Zillertal Arena is a winter sports area and the largest ski area in the Zillertal

Zillertal

The Zillertal is the biggest valley branching off the Inn valley in Tyrol, Austria drained by the river Ziller. It is surrounded by the strongly glaciated Zillertal Alps to the south and east, the lower grass peaks of the Kitzbühel Alps to the east and Tux Alps to the west...

 valley in Austria. It has 163 kilometres of piste and 50 lifts that can transport 76,000 people every hour. It consists of two parts: one with valley lifts from Zell

Zell am Ziller

Zell am Ziller is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria. The name derives from the river Ziller.- Facilities :The Zillertal Arena was formed in 2000 from a merger of the ski areas of Zell, Gerlos and Königsleiten and is the largest ski area in the Ziller valley...

, Gerlos

Gerlos

Gerlos is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....

 and Königsleiten and anothern with valley lifts from Ramsau

Ramsau im Zillertal

Ramsau im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....

 and Hainzenberg

Hainzenberg

Hainzenberg is a municipality in the Schwaz district of Tyrol, Austria....

.

At the start of the 2008/2009 season a second gondola lift

Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...

was installed in Zell that was extended to the top station of the old Sportbahn Karspitz for the 2010/2011 winter season.

Literature

• Freytag & Berndt-Verlag Wien, Wanderkarte 1:50.000, Blatt WK 151, Zillertal, Tuxer Alpen, Jenbach-Schwaz. ISBN 978-3-85084-751-3

External links

• Website of the Zillertal Arena ski region