Modern and comfortable: The lifts in the Hochoetz skiing resort!
Hochoetz is investing heavily into quality and technology every year so you can enjoy and access the beautiful slopes fast and without hardly any waiting times. At the moment you can choose between 12 different lifts. From the modern 8 person cable car with a capacity of 1,800 persons/hour and the popular DJ-Oetzi-cable car and even a nostalgic platter lift. 2 large cable cars (8 and 4 person), 3 chair lifts (6, 4 and 3 person), 3 double chair lifts and 4 drag lifts.
Below you can find a short description of the different lifts in the Hochoetz skiing resort in Tyrol's Oetztal. If you would like to know all the details, as e.g. about the weight of the conveyor ropes (up to 54 tons!), incline, speed and all the other technical details, please refer to the "
technology" section where you can also download information.
Acherkogel lift:
8 person cable car from Oetz in the Oetztal up to the center of the Hochoetz skiing resort.
Altitude base station: 814 m
Altitude upper station: 2,023 m
Difference in altitude: 1,209 m
Travel time: 8 min
Maximum capacity: 1,800 persons/hour
Ochsengarten lift:
4 person cable car from Ochsengarten in the Nedertal up to the center of the Hochoetz skiing resort.
Altitude base station: 1,507 m
Altitude upper station: 2,022 m
Difference in altitude: 511 m
Travel time: 6.3 min
Maximum capacity: 1,420 persons/hour
Wettekreuz lift:
6 person chair lift with weather protection from Balbach toward Wetterkreuz to the highest point in the Hochoetz skiing resort.
Altitude base station: 1,890 m
Altitude upper station: 2,272 m
Difference in altitude: 382 m
Travel time: 3,9 min
Maximum capacity: 2,400 persons/hour
Brunnenkopf lift:
4 person chair lift from the Acherkogel lift upper station toward Acherkogel.
Altitude base station: 1,965 m
Altitude upper station: 2,179 m
Difference in altitude: 214 m
Travel time: 2.2 min
Maximum capacity: 2,320 persons/hour
Kuehtaile lift:
3 person chair lift from Kuehtaile up to almost 2,100 meters above sea level.
Altitude base station: 1,840 m
Altitude upper station: 2,071 m
Difference in altitude: 231 m
Travel time: 5.5 min
Maximum capacity: 1,865 persons/hour
Mohrenkopf lift:
2 person chair lift from Balbach to the Mohrenkopf
Altitude base station: 1,858 m
Altitude upper station: 2,133 m
Difference in altitude: 275 m
Travel time: 4.7 min
Maximum capacity: 1,400 persons/hour
Balbach lift:
2 person chair lift from Balbach to the Mohrenkopf
Altitude base station: 1,891 m
Altitude upper station: 2,126 m
Difference in altitude: 235 m
Travel time: 6.5 min
Maximum capacity: 1,450 persons/hour
Acherkogel section II:
2 person chair lift from Schoenblick to the Hoechoetz panorama restaurant
Altitude base station: 1,410 m
Altitude upper station: 2,023 m
Difference in altitude: 613 m
Travel time: 9.4 min
Maximum capacity: 884 persons/hour
Zirben lift:
Connecting drag lift Kuehtaile - Balbach
Altitude base station: 1,990 m
Altitude upper station: 1,930 m
Difference in altitude: 60 m
Travel time: 2 min
Maximum Capacity: 709 persons/hour
Balbach Wiesen lift:
Drag lift above Ochsengarten
Altitude base station: 1,557 m
Altitude upper station: 1,622 m
Difference in altitude: 65 m
Travel time: 2.3 min
Maximum capacity: 612 persons/hour
Ötzi lift:
Drag lift for beginner
Altitude base station: 2,006 m
Altitude upper station: 2,041 m
Difference in altitude: 35 m
Travel time: 1.8 min
Maximum capacity: 650 persons/hour
Wesele lift:
Drag lift for beginner
Altitude base station: 1,968 m
Altitude upper station: 2,017 m
Difference in altitude: 49 m
Travel time: 1.5 min
Maximum capacity: 646 persons/hour
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