Kals-Matrei ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Kals-Matrei is a ski area in Kals, Tyrol, Austria. Its 81 mapped downhill runs add up to 46 km, which ranks it #39 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 563 m long.

Slopes at Kals-Matrei

About 44% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 17% advanced or expert, which makes Kals-Matrei a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 15 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 3 gondolas, 3 button lifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 t-bar, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 927 m up to 2,421 m, a vertical drop of 1,494 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 Kals-Matrei

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 93 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 1 min by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 99 km away. Nearby ski areas include Virgen (0.5 km), Weißsee Gletscherwelt (11.6 km), Skilifte Prägraten am Großvenediger (1.9 km) and Großglockner Heiligenblut (24.2 km), which together add 81 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.