You can actually reach it in winter
The most important point, and the one most portals stay quiet about. Not every hut that is lovely in summer can be reached in January. With us, every property states what the approach is like in winter.
Holiday theme
Rent a snow cabin
A hut for you alone, winter all around, and inside a stove that warms the room in half an hour. No hotel corridor, no neighbours behind the wall — just a path through the snow to the door.
First things first
What we mean by a snow cabin
If you are looking for an igloo or a snow cave — we do not build those. We rent out wooden huts you can live in for a week while the snow lies outside. Four things decide whether such a hut really works in winter.
It has a real stove
A tiled stove, a wood range or a log burner, with firewood ready. That is the difference between „heated" and the reason people go up to a hut in winter at all.
The snow starts at the door
A piste, a cross-country trail or a toboggan run within walking distance — or at least a meadow to fall into once more in the evening. None of it helps if you first have to drive twenty minutes.
And something warm afterwards
A sauna, a sauna barrel or a hot tub. After a day outside that is not a luxury, it is the reason the evening turns out well.
Huts with a hot tub
Six winter places
Our huts in the snow
Six from our collection where winter is the stronger half of the year — from ski-in/ski-out to the quiet hut you can reach by train.
Pietschacher Almhütte, Hochrindl
Genuine ski-in/ski-out at 1,700 metres: 20 kilometres of pistes on the Hochrindl start at the house, plus 20 kilometres of cross-country trails between 1,550 and 1,750 metres and a toboggan run. Inside a private Finnish sauna, four Swiss pine bedrooms, up to eight people. Reachable by car right to the door all year round.
See Pietschacher AlmhütteBreitberg Alm, Zillertal
The group hut in the snow at 1,100 metres: a tiled stove in the parlour, a wood range in the kitchen, a conservatory looking down the snow-covered valley. Reachable by car all year round — with winter tyres, chains or four-wheel drive.
See Breitberg AlmAlpenrehblick, Karwendel
A secluded spot above the Inn valley for up to seven people, with the cross-country trail three minutes away. After the skiing, straight into your own sauna; the dog runs about in the fenced garden.
See AlpenrehblickOberbrixen Hütte, Bischofshofen
A sunny, secluded spot at 960 metres for up to six people, with a sauna barrel and an outdoor hot tub. Snow outside, 38 degrees in the tub — that is the evening most people picture when they think of a snow cabin.
See Oberbrixen HütteKochhäusl, Tux Alps
The small, quiet option for up to three people: secluded, with its own sauna — and reachable by train if you would rather not drive in winter.
See KochhäuslBerghütte Artlieb, Bischofshofen
A hut that has already seen 400 winters, alone on the slope above Bischofshofen, for up to six people. A sauna and a hot tub come with it.
See Berghütte ArtliebTwo things we would rather say beforehand
If you would rather be in a ski area than on an alp: the six lodges in the Kleinwalsertal have short walks to the lift in winter.
And one exception belongs here — the Zarze Almhütte at 1,880 metres is not bookable in winter. The walk up would not be a good idea, and a winter holiday sold that does not work helps nobody.
Honestly said
Getting there in winter
A hut in the snow means the last kilometre is different from how it is in summer. With us that stands before you book, not in a footnote afterwards.
Winter tyres are compulsory, and at several huts snow chains belong in the boot. Where four-wheel drive helps, we say so. And where the road is cleared and where it is not.
Arrive in the afternoon, not in the dark — especially after fresh snow. The first hour at the hut decides the whole stay: arrive, light the stove, unpack.
It also works without a car. You can reach the Kochhäusl by train, and the Breitberg Alm via the Zillertalbahn to Fügen or Schlitters and the last six kilometres uphill.
A day in the snow
What you do from the hut
Skiing and cross-country are the obvious things. What guests tell us about afterwards is usually something else: the toboggan run in the evening, the snowshoe round through the wood behind the house, the afternoon when nobody went out at all. A snow cabin is not a piece of sports equipment — it is the place you come back to.
Answered briefly
Frequently asked questions about snow cabins
What does it cost to rent a snow cabin?
The price depends on the hut, the number of people and the week — Christmas, New Year and the half-term weeks are the most expensive. You always rent the whole hut, never a room. Current prices are in the calendar on each property.
Can I drive right up to the hut in winter?
At most of them, yes – the Pietschacher Almhütte, Breitberg Alm, Oberbrixen Hütte and Berghütte Artlieb are reachable by car all year round, with winter tyres and in places chains or four-wheel drive. The Zarze Almhütte in East Tyrol is not bookable in winter.
Which hut is right on the piste?
The Pietschacher Almhütte on the Hochrindl in Carinthia: ski-in/ski-out with 20 kilometres of pistes, plus 20 kilometres of cross-country trails and a toboggan run.
Is there a snow cabin with a sauna?
Yes, several: the Pietschacher Almhütte with a Finnish sauna, the Kochhäusl and the Alpenrehblick with a private sauna, the Oberbrixen Hütte and the Berghütte Artlieb with a sauna barrel and hot tub.
Can the dog come along in winter?
At most huts, yes. The Alpenrehblick even has a fenced dog garden – handy when everything around is under snow.
How far ahead do I need to book?
For Christmas, New Year and the carnival weeks, very far ahead – those dates are often taken a year in advance. For January and March something can usually still be found at short notice.
Which hut will be yours in the snow?
Tell us whether you want pistes, trails or simply quiet – and how far you are happy to drive in winter. We know every one of these huts ourselves.