ONE OF THE WORLD’S TRUE APRÈS SKI EPICENTRES – KITZBÜHEL IS SENSATIONAL FOR SKI GROUPS.
Corporate ski groups will find Kitzbühel hugely accommodating. The range and ubiquity of après ski haunts make the pastime of après ski, mighty difficult to resist. Action usually commences at the Streifalm, a slope-side après ski Goliath, with indoor and terrace action. Kicking off the skis or board after a white-knuckle ride down the Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm, skiers and snowboarders descend on the Streifalm in huge numbers and from mid-afternoon, the place is pumping. Lesser mortals can access the bar by road (located just outside the centre of Kitzbühel, next to the Hahnenkamm gondola) or by the family Hahnenkamm piste.
Once the blue touch paper has been lit at the Streifalm, there are endless bars and cafés throughout Kitzbühel but the one with the most formidable tractor beam would probably be the Londoner, with its international mix of clientele celebrating their time in Kitzbühel. Opening late and the cause of many a late start to a ski day, the Londoner is an absolute Kitzbühel institution.
The Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm race weekend offers après from another world. Tens of thousands of ski race fans descend on Kitzbühel for the greatest spectacle in winter sports – the men’s downhill on the Hahnenkamm Streif. There are VIP marquees, pop-up, slope-side bars and partying with the Gods of alpine ski racing. During the Hahnenkamm race weekend, there is nothing anywhere on the planet, to compete with the après ski carnival taking place in Kitzbühel.