Kitzbühel hosts The Hahnenkahm, one of the most treacherous and famous of all of the downhill ski races, and the publicity has made it one of the world's most famous ski resorts. The Kitzbühel ski pass includes the neighbouring but lesser known holiday resorts of Kirchberg, Aurach, Jochberg, and Pass Thurn, and offers one of the largest and most diverse ski areas in the Alps, with almost 100 miles (161km) of groomed slopes, a large cross-country ski area, and plenty of off-piste.Kitzbühel's problem is snow reliability - the holiday resort is under 800m and the highest skiing is at 2,000m, so skiing to your chalet or hotel door is rarely possible and the season is short. The resort attracts a large number of tourists from nearby countries, as well as throngs of holiday skiers and ski bums from the UK and Australia.
