Mountain Huts in Austria
Indulgence in the Alps

First-class food and drink in mountain huts right by the piste? With friendly hosts and a view of snow-covered mountains?

It Tastes Best Together

Austria's ski huts, with their wooden terraces and hearty mountain dishes, are legendary. After an eventful day of skiing, there's nothing better than the anticipation of stopping off together at one of these cosy spots. Unbuckle your skis or snowboards, and take a seat in the rustic parlor or at a wooden table on the sun-drenched terrace. Here, you can savour dishes like cheese spaetzle, generously seasoned with mountain cheese, or fluffy yeast dumplings with poppy seeds. Perhaps you’d prefer a Brettljause, beautifully arranged on a wooden board, featuring homemade sausages, bacon, farmhouse butter, and wood-fired bread. And as a perfect encore, enjoy the breathtaking view of the imposing mountains bathed in the evening light.

Each Alpine Hut Has Its Own Charm

Whether old, new, or something completely different, the ski area hosts take great care in designing their rustic huts with contemporary flair. Some renovate, others rebuild, and a few even add modern touches like glass cubes at mountain stations. Regardless of the style, the focus is always on the guests' comfort. The food and drink offerings are thoughtfully adapted to match the unique ambience of each hut.

Gourmet ski huts in Austria's ski regions

Alpbachtal Wildschönau
Hochzillertal
Arlberg
Vorarlberg
SalzburgerLand
Schladming-Dachstein
Nassfeld ski area

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Restaurant and hotel on the mountain: The Kristallhütte

Eat a Tirolean Gröstl with a view of the entire Zillertal. At the Kristallhütte, cosy mountain hut meets elegant luxury hotel.

Eat and sleep well: The Schneekarhütte

The Bair family creates inventive dishes in the Zillertal, using organic ingredients from their own farm—all at an altitude of 2,230 meters.

A delight even without skiing: The Wedelhütte

You don't have to practice your short turns (= wedeling) while skiing to stop off at the Wedelhütte. All foodies are welcome.

Architecture at the summit: The ice Q

The ice Q in Sölden reflects the Ötztal Alps in its glass façade, while the restaurant's cuisine, wines, and tapas complete the experience.

Indulgence: Hospiz Alm Restaurant

For over 30 years, an alpine hut has stood in St. Christoph am Arlberg, offering gourmet cuisine infused with Alpine hospitality, served in elegant farmhouse parlors.

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All-round view: Restaurant Frööd

The Frööd restaurant at the mountain station of the Panoramabahn cable car amazes with its modern wooden architecture and views of the mountains of the Brandner Valley.

Alpine building culture: The Wolf

Spruce wood architecture, dishes ranging from Riebel to curry and a large-scale mountain panorama. Guests can experience all of this in the ski hut "Der Wolf" in Lech am Arlberg.

Just walk in: Restaurant Goona

At the mountain station of the Palüdbahn in Brand, the Goona surprises with a chill-out area, modern cuisine and happy hour at the snow bar.

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Gigantic view: The Deantnerin

In the Hochkönig ski region, the modern alpine hut stands for good food. Guests can expect a cosy and urban ambience in the parlor and lounge.

High up and right in the heart: Wieseralm

The alpine hut at the Hotel Wiesergut in the Saalbach Hinterglemm ski area serves gourmet cuisine with quality products from its own farm.

Indulgence on the mountain: Hendl Fischerei

The Mountain Club at the Hotel Mama Thresl in the Leogang ski area serves up cool drinks, grilled chicken, fish and hay-milk soft ice cream in a relaxed atmosphere.

At the mountain station: tom Almhütte

A hut called "tom" made of wood and glass with a modern flair amazes skiers in Maria Alm in the Hochkönig ski region.

Organic on the mountain: Food Hall Lumberjack

Skiers sit on large tables, steps and sofas in the food hall with a view over the Kleinarl Valley. Six stations offer a wide selection of dishes.

We are organic. Around the Food Hall, we grow our own herbs, salads, and tomatoes in raised beds and greenhouses. We have set up a beehive and established orchard meadows.

Maria Schmid-Harml, Owner of the Lumberjack Food Hall

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Drinks and Styrian snacks: Gumpen BAR

A small wooden ski hut 2.0 with a glass front, sun terrace and mountain panorama in the Schladming-Dachstein ski region.

A hearty feast: Krummholzhütte

The view of the Dachstein from the ski hut can leave your mouth open in amazement and your lamb sausage cold.

Drive-in: Eagle mountain restaurant

The architectural highlight "Eagle", a restaurant with bar and drive-in for particularly hungry skiers, is enthroned on the Kreischberg.

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In the Carinthian Nockberge mountains: Almzeit hut

In the Turracher Höhe ski area, the Almzeit hut spoils its guests with delicious dishes served in the "Reindl" (in a pan).

Special and sociable: Eve Alps Hut

The panorama hut in Bad Kleinkirchheim spoils you with "homemade drinks" with resounding names such as "Eis-Carver 2.0" as well as specialties from Carinthia.

A real classic: Garnitzenalm

Eat a Gailtal bacon sandwich, hut soup or Carinthian spinach noodles in one of the most beautiful places in the Nassfeld-Pressegger See ski region.

Let's Get Cooking! 4 Signature Austrian Hut Dishes

Yeast dumplings
Kaiserschmarren
Cheese spaetzle
Cheese dumplings

Climate Protection Info

Sustainable Winter Holidays

Winter and skiing holidays in Austria's Alps are legendary. A lot is changing to keep it that way:

  • The ski region "Klimaberg" Katschberg is located in the middle of the "UNESCO Biosphere Park Salzburger Lungau & Carinthian Nockberge" and has been awarded the Austrian Ecolabel and the German "Green Tourism Award".

  • In the ski area Zell am See cable cars run on 100 percent electricity from renewable energy sources.

  • In the Kaprun ski area Snow farming protects the glacier. The snow is stored for the next winter and the ice surface on the glacier tongue is covered.

  • The Schladming-Dachstein ski region relies on a climate-friendly arrival by train as well as ski buses and e-charging stations on site.

  • In the Wilder Kaiser ski region, every guest who arrives by train is rewarded: The advantages at a glance.

  • In the ski areas of Silvretta Montafon, Golm and Brandnertal ski resorts, ski guests can book a Green Ticket online.

FAQ

These nine are typical hut dishes: Apple strudel, Brettljause, Kaiserschmarren, Cheese spaetzle, Cheese dumplings, goulash soup, yeast dumplings, Tiroler Gröstl, Wiener Schnitzel.

The Brettljause developed from the snacks served by farming families and is traditionally served on a wooden board. Hearty, mostly home-made products such as bacon, ham, sausage, cheese, spreads, butter and bread are served, garnished with gherkins, tomatoes and peppers. Each alpine hut has its own specialties, which can be found on the Brettljause.

Skiwasser, the pink-coloured cult drink from the Alps, is part of every ski vacation. The refreshing drink is made with raspberry syrup, plenty of tap water and lemon juice.

The recipe has been around since 1922, when ski water was invented to quench thirst in the remote Alpine villages. Glacier water was mixed with raspberry juice and refreshed with a few dashes of lemon juice.