Best Ski Resorts in Austria

Austria has 324 ski areas with 7,171 km of mapped downhill runs and 3,062 lifts. That puts it #6 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #3 by kilometres of slopes, with 13.9% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 25.0 km of runs.

Biggest ski resorts in Austria

The largest ski areas are Ski amadé (605 km), Ski Arlberg (272 km), Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn (267 km), SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental (234 km) and KitzSki (186 km). Together these 5 hold 22% of the country's slopes. By size, 34 resorts have 50 km or more of runs, 102 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 188 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.

Slopes and difficulty

Across all resorts, 45% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 43% intermediate and 11% advanced or expert — a friendly mix for beginners and families. At least 42 km of runs are mapped with snowmaking. Cross-country skiers will find 2,088 km of nordic trails.

Where to ski in Austria

The highest skiing is at Pitztaler Gletscher, up to 3,423 m, followed by Hintertuxer Gletscher (3,245 m). The longest vertical drop — 2,259 m — is at Kaprun - Kitzsteinhorn/Maiskogel. Most slopes are in Tyrol (125 areas, 2,631 km), Salzburg (51 areas, 1,771 km) and Vorarlberg (42 areas, 1,402 km).