Mutters: Winter Offers, Trails and Village Culture

Mutters combines a documented winter offering on the Muttereralm with hiking trails, family activities and a pronounced village character. If you are looking for accommodation in Mutters, this allows you to consider the village both for a skiing holiday and for shared days with family members who do not ski. The exact distance of individual accommodations from the valley station or other offers must be checked separately. - The Muttereralm cable car operates in summer and winter, taking passengers from Mutters to the Muttereralm in a modern 8-seater gondola lift. - The Stubaitalbahn runs through Mutters and Natters; its terminus is in Fulpmes in the Stubai Valley. - The Mutterer Almweg (510) starts at the valley station of the Muttereralm cable car and leads to the Muttereralm at an elevation of 1,608 metres. - The Panoramaweg Westliches Mittelgebirge is 9.6 km long, has an elevation gain of 533 metres and leads from Mutters through several villages to Grinzens. - The Raitiser Almweg runs across meadows with views of the Stubai Valley and the surrounding mountains. - The Mutters leisure centre includes a swimming pool with several lanes, massage jets and a water slide for children. - Along the village street stand old farmhouses decorated with flowers.

Winter offering and accommodation selection

The Muttereralm has a family-friendly ski area in winter. When looking for a ski hotel or other accommodation in Mutters, it is therefore particularly important to distinguish between the village and the winter offering on the Muttereralm: The cable car provides the documented connection between the two points, but says nothing about the location of individual properties.

Trails for different day plans

In addition to the ascent to the Muttereralm, the Raitiser Almweg offers a separate hiking option. From the Raitiser Alm, easily walkable panoramic trails connect to the Kreither Alm and the Mutterer Alm. The Kreith-Telfer Wiesen route is described as a family hike through meadows and larch forests. For this route, it is possible to return to the starting point by Stubaitalbahn. In summer, the Innsbruck Bikepark also offers trails.

Family activities away from the slopes

During the farm tour for children and families, guests can feed chickens, collect freshly laid eggs, visit pigs, experience the cows' time in the barn and watch milking. The family swimming pool adds water-based activities in the village to this selection. Which activity suits your stay therefore depends on your preferred daily itinerary: A winter offering is documented on the Muttereralm, while the farm tour and family swimming pool focus on other activities.

Village history and living tradition

The “Zum Schupfen” inn on the Brenner federal highway was Andreas Hofer's headquarters. The Mutters parish church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, was first mentioned in 1327, enlarged in 1440 and consecrated in its present form in 1510. On 6 December, the feast day of the village patron Saint Nicholas, the custom of Bumsaschießen is celebrated in Mutters. Twelve bachelors guard the “Bumsa” overnight because young men from the neighbouring village of Natters try to steal it. The “Bumsa” is an approximately 1.5-metre-long, cone-shaped sound amplifier made from wooden barrel staves. The Mesneranderl is a Mittertennhof, a type of farm building common in Tyrol in which the residence, stable and threshing floor are housed under one roof. As an ancestral farm, it has been managed by the same family for at least 200 years. If you would like to compare other destination pages in addition to Mutters, you can find Sellrain, Sankt Jodock Am Brenner, Wildermieming, Flaurling, Sistrans, Absam, Ampass and Grinzens here.

FAQ

What winter offering is documented in Mutters?

There is a family-friendly ski area on the Muttereralm in winter. The Muttereralm cable car connects Mutters with the Muttereralm in summer and winter.

What is the route of the Kreith-Telfer Wiesen trail?

It is described as a family hike through meadows and larch forests. It is possible to return to the starting point by Stubaitalbahn.

What does the farm tour for children and families offer?

Participants can feed chickens, collect freshly laid eggs, visit pigs, experience the cows' time in the barn and watch milking.

What is the Mesneranderl?

The Mesneranderl is a Mittertennhof. In this historic Tyrolean type of farm building, the residence, stable and threshing floor are housed under one roof. The farm has been managed by the same family for at least 200 years.

What happens during Bumsaschießen?

The custom is celebrated on 6 December, the feast day of the village patron Saint Nicholas. Twelve bachelors guard the “Bumsa” overnight because young men from Natters try to steal it.

What historical connection does the “Zum Schupfen” inn have?

The inn on the Brenner federal highway in Mutters was Andreas Hofer's headquarters.

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