Cable cars, mountains and the zoo
Rated 5 out of 5 by 8 GetYourGuide reviewers
A whole day in the snow with your own mountain guide, planned around your fitness and the weather, with pick-up from your hotel. It costs more than a group trip, and it buys quiet trails away from the crowds and a route made for you.
Starts inInnsbruck city centreWinter
Your guide is in touch before the day to talk about the weather, your experience and what you would like to see, then picks you up from your hotel in Innsbruck. The listing names Hafelekar on the Nordkette, the Patscherkofel and Patscheralm, Boscheben and the Hochmahd as possible goals.
You drive for about half an hour to the start, depending on where conditions are best that day. From there you walk or snowshoe for about four and a half hours at a pace that suits you, often on paths the guide picks because they are not overrun by visitors.
Many tours include a stop at a mountain hut for a warm Tyrolean lunch with a view. Your guide watches the snow and the weather all day and changes the plan if needed.
You are driven back to your hotel in the afternoon, about six hours after pick-up.
In winter
This is a winter tour. The Nordkette cable cars run from 20 November 2026 to 25 April 2027, and the Patscherkofel's planned season is 12 December 2026 to 29 March 2027, which shapes which summits are reachable early and late in the season.
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Your hotel in Innsbruck
Pick-up by your guide
Trailhead (chosen on the day)
About 30 minutes by car, depending on conditions
Mountains around Innsbruck, such as Patscherkofel, Boscheben, Hochmahd or Hafelekar
About 4.5 hours of guided snowshoeing or winter hiking, usually with a hut stop
Your hotel in Innsbruck
Drop-off
Innsbruck has plenty of marked winter paths, but a private guide picks the right mountain for the day's snow and weather, handles the transport and takes you to quieter places you would not find alone.
Checked against the GetYourGuide listing on 20 October 2026. Prices and options change: the calendar shows the current ones.
You are out in open terrain, so the guide may change the route, and on rare days may have to call the tour off when conditions are not safe.
What to do. Book early in your stay so there is room to move the date. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.
If your route uses a cable car, you pay for the ticket, and hut food and drinks are not included.
What to do. Bring cash or a card for a lift ride and lunch. An Innsbruck Card includes one return ride each on the Nordkette and Patscherkofel.
No. The guide plans the route around your fitness and experience and shows you how to walk in snowshoes.
The listing does not say. Ask your guide when they get in touch before the tour; Die Boerse in Innsbruck also hires snowshoes.
It depends on the snow, the weather and what you want. The listing names Hafelekar, the Patscherkofel, the Patscheralm, Boscheben and the Hochmahd.
It is a private tour priced for your group. The from price is for the smallest group; choose your party size in the calendar to see the total.
The guide may change the route or, if the mountains are not safe, cancel the tour. You can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before.
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Sources: getyourguide.com, ultimate-sports.at, nordkette.com, tirol.at, oebb.at, dieboerse.at. Checked October 2026. Photos: GetYourGuide.