THE KIENDL HUT

The Kiendl Alm - our retreat - lies at an altitude of 2,060 metres at the foot of the Ifinger.

For many years, the Kiendl Alm was the summer retreat of our ancestors. In the 1950s, the alp from Kiendl in the Naiftal valley via the ‘Gsteier’ mountain farms could only be reached on foot in several hours. Back then, children had to walk over 1,400 metres in altitude accompanied by a dairymaid for their summer holiday. The backpacks only contained the bare essentials needed for the summer on the mountain pasture. The construction of the Ifinger cable car in 1968 was an important milestone for the accessibility of the Merano 2000 hiking and skiing area and the Kiendl Alm.

In 1998, the Kiendl Alm was renovated for the first time: a new roof truss was built where the wind used to whistle through the gaps in the wood, and there was now hot water as well as cold running water. Several wood-burning stoves provid cosy warmth and the Alm can now also be inhabited in winter: Ski in & ski out for our winter guests - directly on the Oswald piste.