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Village Tourism region Ski network Sea level in m Lifts Pistes in km Abtenau im Lammertal: Abtenau: Lammertal–Dachstein West: Salzkammergut-Lammertal Skipass 712–1200 0/1/5 10 Buchberg: Goldegg im Pongau: Salzburger Sportwelt: Ski amadé: 850–1200 0/0/4 4 Dachstein West: Annaberg-Lungötz, Rußbach am Paß Gschütt (mit Gosau, OÖ)
From the snowparks of Saalbach to St Anton’s slopeside après scene, here are the best of Austria’s pistes
Obertraun, Upper Austria (Austrian German: [ˈoːbɐˌtʁaʊ̯n]) is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria, near the Hallstätter See (Hallstatt Lake) and Hoher Dachstein. It is a popular holiday destination with activities such as skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and mountain biking, swimming and kayaking in the summer.
Under the direction of the k.u.k. Works and Farming Ministry (Arbeits- und Ackerbauministerium) the place was opened up as a ski resort in 1909. After the Second World War, Kühtai grew rapidly into a hotel village and is today a popular hiking and skiing area. [1] In 1976/77 the church was built.
Bad Hofgastein, together with Bad Gastein and Dorfgastein forms a Ski-region Gastein valley which is a part of a larger network Ski Amadé. The whole Gastein valley consists of 4 ski areas with a total over 200 kilometers of downhill slopes. Bad Hofgastein is located directly under the Schlossalm–Angertal–Stubnerkogel ski area. [3]
Stuben am Arlberg is part of the Ski Arlberg skiing area, Austria's largest. Skiers have access to 88 lifts and slopes, with 305 downhill ski run kilometers (in Stuben, Zürs, Lech, Sankt Christoph and Sankt Anton), of which 131 kilometers are light, 123 average, 51 difficult, and 200 freeride slopes.
Between 1991 and 1998 many modernization projects were completed – such as the floodlit ski slope and the introduction of the contactless ski pass system. In December 1999, the German, Christian Flühr, set the world marathon skiing record in Obertauern – skiing for three days non-stop (68 hours and 23 minutes).
Flachau is a village in the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian state of Salzburg, with a population of 2,802 (2016 data). Its numerous skiing facilities are part of the Ski Amadé network of ski areas, one of the largest in Europe .