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Gurtis ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Gurtis is a ski area in Vorarlberg, Austria with 11 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 917 m and 1,388 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
11 km
Lifts
3
Top elevation
1,388 m
Vertical drop
471 m
Nearest airport
ACH · 32 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy1.4 km
  • Expert3.7 km
  • Advanced1.8 km
  • Intermediate4.5 km

18 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 2 Button lifts
  • 1 T-bars

Gurtis is a ski area in Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 18 mapped downhill runs add up to 11 km, which ranks it #131 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 631 m long.

Slopes at Gurtis

About 13% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 48% advanced or expert, which makes Gurtis best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 2 button lifts, 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 917 m up to 1,388 m, a vertical drop of 471 m.

Getting to Gurtis

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 32 km away in a straight line — roughly 42 minutes by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 53 km away. Nearby ski areas include Tschardund – Nenzing (1.1 km), Gröllerkopf-Übersaxen (3.3 km), Brandnertal – Brand/​Bürserberg (44.8 km) and Laterns-Gapfohl (23.8 km), which together add 81 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Gurtis

  1. 1
    Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport Flag of SwitzerlandSt. Gallen, Switzerland Airports in Switzerland
    ACH32 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen Flag of GermanyFriedrichshafen, Germany Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    FDH53 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Zürich Airport Flag of SwitzerlandZurich, Switzerland Airports in SwitzerlandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ZRH86 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Memmingen Allgau Airport Flag of GermanyMemmingen, Germany Airports in Germany
    FMM99 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Gurtis have?

11 km of downhill runs (18 runs): 1.4 km easy, 3.7 km expert, 1.8 km advanced, 4.5 km intermediate. It is #131 in Austria by piste length.

How high is Gurtis?

The lifts and runs reach 1,388 m (4,554 ft); the lowest point is 917 m, a vertical drop of 471 m.

What is the nearest airport to Gurtis?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 32 km away in a straight line; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 53 km away.

How many ski lifts does Gurtis have?

3 lifts: 2 button lifts, 1 t-bars.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.