mayrhofen area - zillertal
Mayrhofen lies at the head of the Zillertal Valley, at 630m. Surrounding peaks go up to well over 3000m.
It finds itself 40km South-East of Innsbruck. Launch sites range from 1100m to 3250m.
The Zillertal is a North-South running valley on the Northern side of the Main Alpine Divide. The border with Italy lies just 20km to the South.
Most of the flying is around the main valley and there are Out-Landing possibilities everywhere.
Our popular flight around the main Zillertal Alps is around 50km and should take 3-4hours to complete. We have a large amount of turnpoints around the Zillertal and neighbouring Tux- and Pinzgau valleys.
In the winter the village is a lively ski resort and is geared up for tourism all year round, with central cable car systems and many restaurants and bars.
All villages in the Zillertal have large landing fields & there are no boonies to walk out of.
Use of the new rail infra-structure and more regular time tables (now every 30mins.) will make valley retrieves much faster and greener. So getting back for some evening soaring is never a problem if landing short of our goal, nearly always back in Mayrhofen.
A shuttle bus will then run pilots back to the LZ from the train station, included in price. When flying into Pinzgau then a traditional retrieve will be used.
It's possible to fly a 90km triangle with only one valley crossing. The rest is just short hops from cloud to cloud.
Our main landing area in town is huge and a just short walk from the accommodation and the main gondola stations.
The Zillertal is home to ex-World champion & UP's constructor and test pilot Stefan Steiglair, plus Triple World Record holder(tandem xc)Jurgen Stock and former-Austrian champion & many times XC Champion, Thomas Walder.
If you want to improve your flying skills then make sure you fly with pilots who know their area and it's quirks inside-out.
around town
Food & Drink
Breakfast is served at the Martinus from 8 - 9.30am, it's the usual cereal, cheese & meats, toast/bread with juice, tea & coffee. [more]
There are many places to eat out in Mayrhofen at night. These are my favourites...
GrillKuchl - Best food in town
Coup & More - International
MO's - American Style Diner
Ciao - Great Pasta & salads
The Steakhouse - Big Steaks
& there's a Chinese if you like.
Typically a meal out will cost between 10-15euros, inc drink.
There are restaurants & restrooms on most of the launches/landing fields we use. However on XC days it's usually wise to take lunch with you as you never know where you'll land.
Scotland Yard Pub is the main hang out for pilots after a long days flying . However we normally debrief at either one of the main LZ's at the end of the day.
Expect to pay 3euros for 0,5l Zillertal Beer in most places.