Hinterstoder ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Hinterstoder is a ski area in Upper Austria, Austria. Its 72 mapped downhill runs add up to 35 km, which ranks it #50 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 489 m long.

Slopes at Hinterstoder

About 43% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes Hinterstoder a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 19 lifts: 7 t-bars, 7 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 588 m up to 1,986 m, a vertical drop of 1,398 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. Cross-country skiers get 17.8 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Hinterstoder

The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ), about 62 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 21 min by car; Salzburg Airport (SZG) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Wurzeralm (23.2 km), Spechtenseelift - Wörschachwald (2.0 km), Tauplitz / Bad Mitterndorf (34.9 km) and Kasberg Grünau - Almtal (24.5 km), which together add 109 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.