Hochkönig ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Hochkönig is a ski area in Krallerwinkl, Salzburg, Austria. Its 119 mapped downhill runs add up to 82 km, which ranks it #21 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 692 m long.

Slopes at Hochkönig

About 51% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 39% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Hochkönig a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 28 lifts: 8 t-bars, 8 chairlifts, 7 gondolas, 3 button lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 801 m up to 1,889 m, a vertical drop of 1,088 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. Cross-country skiers get 18.3 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Hochkönig

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 59 minutes by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 123 km away. Nearby ski areas include Embach (3.2 km), Goldegger Buchberg (4.5 km), Hochkeil (22.1 km) and Salzburger Sonnenterrasse / St. Veit-Schwarzach, which together add 108 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.