70 X-Press I · The long red
The Zillertal Arena calls this run at the Gerlosplatte the long red. Together with the neighbouring run it offers 3,000 metres of piste down to the Sonnwendkopfbahn.
Ski route in the Zillertal Arena / Zillertal Arena
ARENA TOUR 2
The return leg, finishing on the Höhenfresser.
Ski the return leg of the official Arena Tour from Hochkrimml via Königsleiten and Gerlos to Zell am Ziller, with 8 lifts and the Höhenfresser descent of 1,930 m.
For skiers who are comfortable on red pistes and can manage the long black valley run (10) to Zell at the end of the day.
- km · full Arena Tour, there and back
- 64
- lifts · official circuit
- 8
- Pistes & level
- Blue and red pistes, black valley run
01 / Get to know the route
The return leg, finishing on the Höhenfresser.
ARENA TOUR 2 is the return leg of the official Arena Tour. It starts at the Filzsteinbahn Speedy at the Gerlosplatte in Hochkrimml and leads via Königsleiten and Gerlos to Zell am Ziller, with eight lifts on the route of the official interactive map.
The leg ends with the Höhenfresser-Tour, one of the longest valley runs in Austria according to the Zillertal Arena: from the Übergangsjoch at 2,500 m down to Zell am Ziller, 1,930 vertical metres in one go. The official overview also shows an optional variant with the Larmachbahn between the Gipfelbahn and the Krummbach X-Press.
Official circuit information
Screenshots show the routes in Ski In Ski Route.
02 / Route stages
Follow the ski circuit
From one mountain sector to the next: follow the pistes and lifts of the official ski circuit.
Gerlosplatte
The four-seat Filzsteinbahn Speedy climbs 317 m in five minutes. Via the 6-Bubble runs (78, 76) you reach the Duxer 6er Bubble. Then 76, the Platten Schlepper runs (74, 73), 71 and the long red X-Press I run (70) take you down to the Sonnwendkopfbahn at 1,470 m.
- Pistes
- 78 · 76 · 74 · 73 · 71 · 70
- Lifts
- Filzsteinbahn Speedy · Duxer 6er Bubble
Königsleiten
The Sonnwendkopfbahn, an eight-seat gondola, climbs 565 m to 2,035 m. Ski Hochalmkar (53a) to the Gipfelbahn, which takes you to 2,301 m. Falschbach (39), Fußalm (38) and the Moseltret valley run (37) lead down to the Krummbach X-Press at 1,369 m.
- Pistes
- 53a · 39 · 38 · 37
- Lifts
- Sonnwendkopfbahn · Gipfelbahn
Gerlos up to the Isskogel
The Krummbach X-Press, a six-seat chairlift, climbs 613 m in 7.7 minutes. Ebenfeld (32), the Ebenfeld X-Press and the Ebenfeld run again bring you to the ten-seat Stuanmandl gondola, which takes you up to the Isskogel at 2,264 m.
- Pistes
- 32
- Lifts
- Krummbach X-Press · Ebenfeld X-Press · Stuanmandl
Wilde Krimml and the Höhenfresser
Ski Teufeltal (35) to the Krimmlalm and take the Wilde Krimml gondola up to the Übergangsjoch at 2,500 m. From there the Höhenfresser-Tour follows runs 22, 19, 19c, 19b and 11 past the Rosenalm and finishes on the black valley run 10 in Zell am Ziller.
- Pistes
- 35 · 22 · 19 · 19c · 19b · 11 · 10
- Lifts
- Wilde Krimml
03 / Pistes
Pistes along the route
37 Moseltret · The Gerlos valley run
A red valley run with snowmaking, which brings you down to the Krummbach X-Press after the Königsleiten section.
35 Teufeltal · To the Wilde Krimml
A red run from the Isskogel to the Krimmlalm and the Wilde Krimml gondola, the last lift of the return leg.
10 Zell am Ziller valley run · The black finish
The black valley run to the Karspitzbahn or the Rosenalmbahn in Zell am Ziller, the last section of the Höhenfresser-Tour.
Numbered pistes on the official circuit
- 78
- 76
- 74
- 73
- 71
- 70
- 53a
- 39
- 38
- 37
- 32
- 35
- 22
- 19
- 19c
- 19b
- 11
- 10
04 / Lifts
Lifts and connections
- Filzsteinbahn Speedy & Duxer 6er Bubble
- A four-seat chairlift (5 minutes, 317 metres) and a six-seat chairlift with bubble (4.3 minutes, 306 metres) at the Gerlosplatte.
- Sonnwendkopfbahn & Gipfelbahn
- Two eight-seat gondolas in Königsleiten: the Sonnwendkopfbahn climbs 565 metres in 4.9 minutes, the Gipfelbahn 354 metres in 3.6 minutes.
- Krummbach X-Press, Ebenfeld X-Press & Stuanmandl
- Two six-seat chairlifts in Gerlos, of 613 and 295 metres of altitude, and the ten-seat Stuanmandl gondola, which climbs about 204 metres in 5.4 minutes.
- Wilde Krimml
- A ten-seat gondola with heated seats that climbs 436 metres in 5.1 minutes to the Übergangsjoch, the start of the Höhenfresser-Tour.
Lifts on the official circuit
- Filzsteinbahn Speedy
- Duxer 6er Bubble
- Sonnwendkopfbahn
- Gipfelbahn
- Krummbach X-Press
- Ebenfeld X-Press
- Stuanmandl
- Wilde Krimml
05 / Tips
Plan your ski day
Keep energy for the end
The Höhenfresser-Tour at the end of the leg covers 1,930 vertical metres in one go and finishes on the black valley run 10. Take a break before the Wilde Krimml if you need one.
Check the lift times
Check the opening times of the Zillertal Arena lifts before you start. The Sonnwendkopfbahn, for example, runs from 09:00 to 16:00 in winter 2026/27.
The optional Larmachbahn
The official overview shows an optional variant via the Larmachbahn between the Gipfelbahn and the Krummbach X-Press. The route of the official interactive map, and the route in the app, do not include it.
06 / Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is ARENA TOUR 2?
The Zillertal Arena gives about 64 kilometres of pistes and 22 lifts for the whole Arena Tour, without a separate distance per leg. ARENA TOUR 2 uses eight lifts and ends with the 10-kilometre Höhenfresser-Tour.
What is the Höhenfresser-Tour?
One of the longest valley runs in Austria according to the Zillertal Arena: from the Übergangsjoch at 2,500 m down to Zell am Ziller, almost 2,000 vertical metres and 10 kilometres of piste.
Where does ARENA TOUR 2 finish?
In Zell am Ziller, at the valley stations of the Karspitzbahn and the Rosenalmbahn. The last section is the black valley run 10.