Großglockner Heiligenblut ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Großglockner Heiligenblut is a ski area in Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Carinthia, Austria. Its 36 mapped downhill runs add up to 24 km, which ranks it #75 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 673 m long.

Slopes at Großglockner Heiligenblut

About 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 57% intermediate and 1% advanced or expert, which makes Großglockner Heiligenblut a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 13 lifts: 3 t-bars, 3 gondolas, 3 cable cars, 2 button lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 chairlift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,234 m up to 2,904 m, a vertical drop of 1,670 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 0.4 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Großglockner Heiligenblut

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 83 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 47 min by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 117 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mölltaler Gletscher (21.1 km), Sportgastein (15.2 km), Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel (73.6 km) and Weißsee Gletscherwelt (11.6 km), which together add 186 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.