About

Mayrhofen is a charming Tyrolean town in the Zillertal Valley and one of the top winter sports destinations in Austria, located just over an hour from Innsbruck. There is a variety of restaurants and bars, offering both traditional and international options. Please click here for a link to Tripadvisor’s top eatery recommendations.

The ski area provides 142 kilometres of perfectly groomed slopes and 61 state of the art cable car and lift systems split between the Ahorn and Penken.

Mount Ahorn appeals especially to pleasure skiers, beginners and families, with its wide, sun-drenched pistes and FunRide Ahorn. Mount Penken attracts action lovers to its slopes with highlights such as the legendary Harakiri slope, or the PenkenPark.

Innsbruck is the closest airport and approximately 1¼ hrs drive from Mayrhofen. Easyjet fly into Innsbruck from most UK airports. British Airways fly into Innsbruck from London Heathrow. Please be aware that in heavy snow or high winds Innsbruck airport can sometimes be closed.

Munich and Salzburg are both roughly 2 hours away from Mayrhofen. Munich offers a greater number of flight options, making it the most dependable choice.

There is a wide range of accommodation options, including hotels, chalets and apartments in Mayrhofen. If you are struggling to find what you’re looking for, please contact Barbara Trummer at Christophorus Reisen by E-Mail: mice@christophorus.co.at or by phone Tel: +43 5285 63200 – 326 They are a travel agent based in Mayrhofen and should be able to help.

All three days skiing during the competition will be held on the Ahorn, which is accessed via the Ahornbahn on the southern edge of village.

The Drinks Party and Prize Giving and Dinner will be held in Europahaus (located just below Neuhaus Zillertal Resort), which is located on the northern edge of the village. There is a good bus service than runs throughout the town, delivering skiers from all ends of the village to both the Penkenbahn and Ahornbahn.

The skiing is primarily divided between two main areas: the Penken and the Ahorn, both accessed by cable cars from the town centre and situated 5 minutes walk from each other.

The Ahorn is mostly easy and intermediate runs, but also has a long black run which was once on the World Cup Downhill circuit and the Penken mountain offers a larger range of ski runs at different levels for intermediate and advanced skiers.

All of our competition will take place on the Ahorn.

Please click here for a link to Mountopolis youtube video.

Race entry is open to all members of Livery Companies and their guests as it is a great opportunity to bring friends and family along to race or watch and join in the evenings entertainment. We want to encourage skiers of all standards to compete, whatever their ability and age (minimum 18), so if you haven’t raced before, now could be the perfect time to have a go. The emphasis is definitely on having fun in an atmosphere of light-hearted, friendly competition.

We will do everything possible to keep the costs low in order to encourage as many younger liverymen and women as possible to be involved.

Everyone races as an individual, but if your Livery Company has more than 3 members racing then the fastest 3 will get a team result as well as individual places. If a company has more than 6 members racing, they could get 2 team results etc. Guests may race as individuals but not as team members.

Standards in previous years have varied from highly appealing to fairly appalling and we hope this will continue! The event’s popularity is increasing so don’t delay in registering if you wish to take part, as numbers could be limited.

The entry fees for 2026 are yet to be decided and will be posted here as soon as possible.

Entry fees must be collected by your Team Captain and transferred to the Ironmongers in one transaction using the account details below.

Account Name: Worshipful Company of Ironmongers Corporate Account

Sort Code: 20-20-14

Account Number: 60514284

Ref: Your Company / ILSC

The fees to join the ILSC includes both days racing for racers and both evenings entertainment for all.

Each Company will have an allocated Team Captain who is responsible for organising the Team. Please contact them in the first instance to express your interest. If you do not know who your Team Captain is, please contact your Company Clerk.

If you’re from a Company that hasn’t raced before and creating a new team, please let us know and we’ll help get you up and running. Please express your interest by emailing organisers Emma and Marc on liveryskiing@gmail.com

As a Team Captain, it is your responsibility to recruit your team. Please select as inclusively as possible and remember we have a limit on spaces, so it is fairly normal to have to disappoint people every now and again. Teams should be no more than 6 or 9 racers and are always allocated spaces on a first come first served basis. It is your responsibility to collect all the entry fees from your team members and transfer in one payment to the Ironmongers Company.

Payment must be sent to:

Worshipful Company of Ironmongers Corporate Account

Sort Code: 20-20-14

Account Number: 60514284

Reference: “Your Company / ILSC”

Yes. We have arranged some great savings & discounts on essentials like Airport Transfers, Ski Hire, Lift Passes and Insurance.

Details can be found here Deals & Discounts

On Thursday our Drinks Party will be held at Europahaus from 6pm until 8pm. There will be a selection of wines and canapés, but you may want to make dinner reservations afterwards. Dress is Smart Casual.

On Friday evening, we will be hosting our Prize Giving and Dinner, again in Europahaus. Drinks will start at 7pm, with Prize Giving at 7.30pm sharp and Dinner at 8.30pm. Dress is ‘Ski Resort’ Smart.

Please click here for the link to Europahaus and the address is Durster Str. 225, 6290 Mayrhofen, Austria

As in previous years, we aim to raise money from the event for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal.

However, because we all enjoy the mountains and snow sports so much, we felt that it was a great idea to do something extra for a charity specifically to do with winter sports. We chose Snow Camp – https://www.snow-camp.org.uk and, if you look at their site, I hope that you will agree that their cause is very appropriate for us.

Snow Camp will be organising a new and upgraded variation of their Team Triathlon again, and we wholeheartedly encourage you to enter as many teams as you can. Details of the Snow Camp Mountain Challenge will be published as soon as possible. There will be prizes for the winning teams and also for the teams that have raised the most sponsorship.

Sadly not to race in.

We have decided to ban lycra all-in-one racing suits to emphasise and encourage the ‘amateur’ atmosphere we want to promote.

Yes you can.

But as this competition is designed primarily for skiers, there will be no special allowances made on the courses, gates or times.

Standards in previous years have varied from highly appealing to fairly appalling and we hope this will continue! As long as you are able to ski down a red run on an icy day you should be able to enjoy our events.