Mountain restaurant with terrace and parasols on a snow-covered mountain, with snow-capped peaks and blue sky in the background.

Iron pan with pasta and tomato sauce on a wooden table. Next to it, a fork, a piece of pancetta and chives.

Children on a wooden swing in a small playground near a hut.

Wooden menu next to a vase with flowers and a glass of red wine on a wooden table. Mountains and blue sky in the background.

Wooden menu card next to a pot of flowers and two glasses of red wine on a wooden table. Mountains and blue sky in the background.

At home on the mountain

Our Gitschhütte in the skiing and hiking resort of Gitschberg Jochtal

A large green mountain meadow with a view of a mountain panorama under blue skies.

Looking down from 2,210 m

Enjoy the view
from 2,210 m

Here at the GITSCHhütte – in the Gitschberg Jochtal ski and holiday area and located directly on the Alpine Hut Circuit – we welcome you with a traditional handshake. We are situated at the foot of the Gitschberg mountain, the landmark mountain of the South Tyrolean plateau in Meransen.
You’ll come as a visitor and leave as a friend! Traditional South Tyrolean dishes, the way we honour our customs and, of course, a summit schnapps and apple strudel are all part of a hearty refreshment stop – it’s the way it has always been here!

This is where everyone gets together. Mountain lovers, summitless and expert skiers of all kinds – and you’ll see how hut friendships come about all by themselves.

See you soon and “onwards and upwards”,
the Hut keeper – Meinrad Unterkircher

The good old days

Stories from the hut

1971 In those days a simple wooden hut stood at the foot of the Gitschberg, which opened to customers for the first time on 17 January 1971. At that time ski tourism was just beginning in the Gitschberg Jochtal resort and two lifts, the “Gitsch”...

1971

In those days a simple wooden hut stood at the foot of the Gitschberg, which opened to customers for the first time on 17 January 1971. At that time ski tourism was just beginning in the Gitschberg Jochtal resort and two lifts, the “Gitsch” Lift and the “Sergerwiesen” Lift, transported visitors onto the Gitschberg.

A word from the tenant back then, Peter Oberhammer: “Some days, 10–15 guests came and on many days we had no visitors at all. It was a really hard time, but we didn’t give up and believed in the development of tourism and our lovely Meransen plateau and the Gitschberg ski resort.

We cooked on a simple gas stove, since at that time there was no question of electricity or running water. We provided refreshments for the skiers with simple dishes such as sandwiches or a cooked sausage.

Around 1975

As, from time to time, more skiers came and the 1980s saw a strong upturn in visitors, the hut was extended a little. Many groups of young people now came to Meransen. “They would drink an orange juice or two,” reports the tenant of the time.

A few years later the cable car was built and so the Gitschhütte was equipped with a small kitchen and supplied with running water and electricity. The guests were fed on South Tyrolean specialities such as goulash soup, jam dumplings, spaghetti and lasagna.
“But we still washed up by hand,” remembers the landlady in those days, Paula.

In the 1990s the hut had a few different tenants until at the end of June 2006 Meinrad discovered the hut for himself and – full of enthusiasm – took it over.

In June 2012 the Gitschhütte burned completely to the ground. It was then rebuilt and was ceremonially opened in time for the start of the winter season on 22 December 2012.

A gondola above the ski slope and many skiers standing in front of a mountain restaurant with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Where there’s a will there's a way

How to find us!

We are located directly on the Gitschberg Alpine Hut Circuit. Means: From Meransen the GITSCHhütte can be reached via several hiking trails or you can travel in comfort with the Gitschberg cable car (yes, the lifts are also open in summer) to the...

We are located directly on the Gitschberg Alpine Hut Circuit. Means: From Meransen the GITSCHhütte can be reached via several hiking trails or you can travel in comfort with the Gitschberg cable car (yes, the lifts are also open in summer) to the mountain station and from there walk along the pushchair-friendly forest track or the specially created adventure trail in just 15 minutes. Our hut is situated in an excellent location and is the ideal destination for families – there is a big and adventurous play ground too –, mountain-lovers and fans of alpine meadows as well as the perfect starting point for challenging mountain hikes for summitless of all levels of ability, as well as for mountain runners.