Mayrhofen or Kitzbühel for Christmas?

Chalets available in Mayrhofen and Kitzbühel ↓

Mayrhofen and Kitzbühel side by side

MayrhofenKitzbühel
CountryAustriaAustria
Village altitude633m762m
Top of the ski area2,500m2,000m
Christmases with 30cm+ of snow18 of 27 (Gschößwand, 1790 m)13 of 19 (Hahnenkamm-Ehrenbachhöhe, 1794 m)
Snow lying in the village15 of 30 Christmases16 of 27 Christmases
Christmas Snow Score45/10038/100
Christmas atmosphere (our rating)4/55/5
Families (our rating)4/54/5
Beginners (our rating)3/53/5
Chalets we list2117
Typical Christmas week, 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026Too few priced£16,246 (7 chalets priced; checked 12 October 2026)

Snow figures are Christmas-morning measurements by national and regional weather services, shown on the Christmas Snow Report. Ratings are our editorial view. Prices are Booking.com’s cheapest total for the week for each chalet’s full capacity, among chalets still available when we checked.

What Christmas is like in each

Christmas in Mayrhofen

Good and traditional in the right places. The Mayrhofner Advent is held on the Advent weekends in a clearing in the Scheulingwald forest, a short walk from the village, with wooden chalets, local crafts, a Christmas post office and a blacksmith at work (in the 2026 season on 4–6 December). In the village itself the après bars carry on as usual.

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Christmas in Kitzbühel

The Kitzbühel Advent market runs in the old town and the town park from mid-November until just after Christmas (in the 2026 season, 18 November to 27 December), with craft stalls, live music each evening, a Christkindl post office for children and a St Nicholas procession on 6 December. On two December afternoons (12 and 19 December in 2026) Advent moves up the mountain to the Hahnenkamm top station.

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Chalets available for Christmas in Mayrhofen and Kitzbühel

Three from each resort, available for Christmas week when we last checked.

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Questions about Mayrhofen and Kitzbühel at Christmas

Which has more snow at Christmas, Mayrhofen or Kitzbühel?

Level on snow: Mayrhofen had at least 30cm on Christmas morning in 18 of 27 years, Kitzbühel in 13 of 19. Measured on Christmas morning at the nearest weather station to each resort since 1996; how often there has been snow, not a forecast.

Which is better for christmas atmosphere at Christmas, Mayrhofen or Kitzbühel?

Kitzbühel is stronger on Christmas atmosphere (5 out of 5 against 4), in our editorial view.

Which is better for families at Christmas, Mayrhofen or Kitzbühel?

On families we rate them the same (4 out of 5).

Which is better for beginners at Christmas, Mayrhofen or Kitzbühel?

On beginners we rate them the same (3 out of 5).