SkiWelt

The member villages are: Brixen im Thale, Ellmau, Going, Hopfgarten, Itter, Kelchsau, Scheffau, Söll and Westendorf.

They experienced serious difficulties in the postwar years concerning the construction costs and the amount of materials determined by the authorities 1947 Establishment of the Hopfgarten Ski Lifts.

The longest chairlift in Europe (2,830m) was built in 1954, however the top station and two supports were destroyed by an avalanche.

1990 Name of the greater ski area changed from Wilder Kaiser-Brixental to SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental First snowmaking system at Stöckl – Salvenmoos – Rinner, supplied by the Stampfangerbach stream and purchase of 6 Crystal snow cannons in Hopfgarten 1991 Construction of the "Eibergbahn I + II" lift in Scheffau 1991/95 Installation of the snowmaking system in Westendorf 1992 Construction of the reservoir and installation of the snowmaking system in Scheffau 1993 Construction of the mid boarding point for the "Fleiding" three-seater lift in Westendorf 1994/95 The Scheffau Lift Company acquires an interest in the Brixen-im-Thale Lift Company 1995 Construction of the "Keat" detachable 4-seater chairlift and "Rinner" 4-seater chairlift in Söll "Keat - Grundried" snowmaking system and purchase of 15 fully automatic snow cannons in Söll Construction of the "Jochbahn" lift in Brixen 1996 Valley run snowmaking up to the mountain in Scheffau 1997 Introduction of a Kitzbühel Alps 6-day pass with offsetting for approx.

Construction of the Kaiserland building in Scheffau 1999 First reservoir on the Hartkaiser with pumping station for the snowmaking systems in Ellmau Founding of the tourist board "Wilder Kaiser-Brixental Tourismus GmbH" by the tourist associations and ski lift companies of the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental.

2021 SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental and KitzSki will be offering the toughest skiers a new challenge from this winter: the longest ski circuit (85 km.)

The main shareholders are: Bergbahnnen Sheffau GmbH & Co. (85.28%) and the Schilifte (ski lift operators).

Then, in 1970, Bergbahnnen Ellmau mbH was founded to pursue winter sports facilities in the town.

In 1985, Bergbahnnen Hopfgarten merged with Schilifte Itter by the ratio 72:28, reflecting the pistes and lifts owned.

This was indirectly linked to the development of the Salvenbahn II gondola lift that stretched up to the Hohe Salve.

In the summer season, there is a themed adventure park for kids situated between the exit to the Brandstadlbahn and the Gasthof Brandstadl.