The road from Gries im Sellrain is 17 km long and also has a maximum grade of 16 percent.

As of 2001, the number of permanent year-round residents was only 29, but due to the many tourists and seasonal workers, the population is much higher over the winter months.

The name "Kühtai" is derived from the Chutay (literally: cow alp), an alpine pasture farm first attested in 1288.

Holidaymakers first arrived in the eighteen-thirties, and towards the end of the nineteenth century, the hunting castle was converted to a hotel.

The Längental, Kühtai and Finstertal pumped storage facilities are located in the valley, at different altitudes.