Skiing

Around Innsbruck you'll find everything from the beginner slopes of the Glungezer to the good intermediate skiing of Axamer Lizum and Patscherkofel to the steep runs and off-piste skiing of Seegrube. Your Innsbruck Card includes transportation to the ski areas and reduced prices on a number of ski lifts. A variety of combination ski passes are available that give access to lifts at resorts around Innsbruck and throughout Tyrol. For example, the OlympicWorld Ski Pass gives access to nine mountains, with 300 kilometers (186 miles) of trails, including Nordkettenbahn-Seegrube, Patscherkofel, Axamer Lizum, Muttereralm, Kühtai, Rangger Köpfl, Glungezer, Schlick 2000, and Stubai Glacier. The tourist office can give you more information and also sells all necessary tickets.

Die Boerse. You can book all skiing needs, from equipment to lift tickets at this store, tucked into an alley just south of the Triumphpforte. You can also hire instructors and book lessons through the on-site Ski & Snowboardschule Innsbruck to meet you at your hotel or one of the ski areas, or the school can arrange transportation (at extra cost). It can also arrange days out, with instruction, at farther-flung resorts such as St. Anton, Ischgl, or Solden. One-on-one tuition starts at €140 for an afternoon, with each additional person €10. Leopoldstrasse 4, Innsbruck, Tirol, A-6020. 660/21–44–660; www.dieboerse.at, www.skischule-innsbruck.com.