Daily values

-2°C
-4°C-1°C
Data: Patscherkofel mountain station (2000m)
DateSaturday, May 16, 2026
Weather statusLight snow showers, sun and clouds
Rainfall95%

Summary of today's weather forecast

Sun and clouds, snow shower. From the early morning up till until early morning, it snows frequently and temporarily also heavily. Around during forenoon, cloudy, it can snow at times and rather lightly. From midday up till in the first half of the night, cloudy weather with snow showers sets in. From the first half of the night until midnight, the sky appears cloudless or at most slightly cloudy. Daily sum fresh snow in the order of magnitude 5 - 10 cm, snow line 1200 - 1400 m. In the vicinity of 5 - 7 h sunshine duration. Mean wind 5 - 15 km/h from main wind sector north. Temperatures -4 up to -1 °C.
Patscherkofel Ropeway Section ILift opened
Patscherkofel Ropeway Section IILift opened
Mountain station
Mountain station
Valley station
Valley station

Snowshoeing & winter hiking

With own equipment rental
Snowshoeing & winter hiking

The backyard mountain snowshoe hiking tips

It doesn't always have to be classic piste skiing that provides real feelings of happiness on the Patscherkofel Innsbruck. These three snowshoe hiking tours on the local mountain will make the hearts of all lovers of winter hiking pleasure beat faster:

  • Vitalweg: From the middle station of the Patscherkofelbahn via the Patscher Alm, Hochmahdalm to the mountain station (250 metres in altitude).

  • Forest trail: From the middle station of the Patscherkofelbahn cable car, first via piste 3a and further into the forest to the mountain station (250 metres altitude difference).

  • Summit route: From the top station of the Patscherkofel cable car to the summit. (280 metres in altitude)

The right equipment for your next snowshoe adventure can be hired from Intersport Patscherkofel at the Patscherkofelbahn valley station.

The backyard mountain winter hiking tips

Pure winter idyll with a view of urban Innsbruck? You can look forward to these three winter hikes in Innsbruck:

  • Winter hiking trail to the Alpengasthof Heiligwasser: From the Patscherkofelbahn valley station via the bobsleigh run to the TeeHüttn and on to the Alpengasthof Heiligwasser (225 metres in altitude).

  • Vitalweg: From the middle station of the Patscherkofelbahn via the Patscher Alm, Hochmahdalm to the mountain station (250 metres in altitude).

  • Summit route: From the top station of the Patscherkofel cable car to the summit (280 metres in altitude) Equipment hire at Intersport Patscherkofel in the valley station of the Patscherkofel cable car.