TL;DR
Epic Pass is expanding its Austrian coverage for 2026-27, adding Zillertal Arena, Hochzillertal-Hochfügen, and Spieljoch to its existing Mayrhofen and Hintertux Glacier partnerships. The Zillertal Valley additions bring 339 miles of runs and 118 lifts to the pass. Here's what Australian skiers need to know about the region and what the expansion means for trip planning.
Epic Pass is expanding its Austrian footprint for 2026-27, adding three Zillertal Valley ski areas to an existing lineup that already includes Mayrhofen and Hintertux Glacier.
From the 2026-27 season, pass holders will have 5 days of access to use across the five Zillertal resorts combined: the existing Mayrhofen and Hintertux Glacier, plus the newly added Zillertal Arena, Hochzillertal-Hochfügen, and Spieljoch. Across all five areas, that's over 460 kilometres of marked slopes and 181 lifts available on a single pass product.
Zillertal Arena
The largest of the three new additions, Zillertal Arena spans two Austrian states - Tyrol and Salzburg - connecting the villages of Zell am Ziller, Gerlos, Königsleiten, and Hochkrimml. It covers 150.1 kilometres of slopes and 3 kilometres of ski routes across 52 lifts, with terrain running from 580 metres up to 2,500 metres - a vertical drop of 1,920 metres. The slope mix is heavily intermediate at 59% blue, 33% green, and 8% black. The signature descent is the Höhenfresser Tour, which drops nearly 2,000 vertical metres over 10 kilometres to the valley floor at Zell am Ziller - one of the longest continuous descents in Austria. We've covered Zillertal Arena in detail if you want to check it out.
