Großarltal-Dorfgastein ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Großarltal-Dorfgastein is a ski area in Grossarl, Salzburg, Austria. Its 104 mapped downhill runs add up to 52 km, which ranks it #34 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 497 m long.

Slopes at Großarltal-Dorfgastein

About 45% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 2% advanced or expert, which makes Großarltal-Dorfgastein a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 20 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 6 gondolas, 5 button lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 847 m up to 2,027 m, a vertical drop of 1,180 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Großarltal-Dorfgastein

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 62 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 21 min by car; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) is 111 km away. Nearby ski areas include Salzburger Sonnenterrasse / St. Veit-Schwarzach, Goldegger Buchberg (4.5 km), Wagrain (39.0 km) and St. Johann im Pongau (1.9 km), which together add 122 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.