Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf is a ski area in Hirschegg, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 206 mapped downhill runs add up to 108 km, which ranks it #11 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 525 m long.

Slopes at Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf

About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 52 lifts: 12 chairlifts, 9 gondolas, 8 drag lifts, 7 t-bars, 4 cable cars, 4 magic carpets, 3 button lifts, 2 funiculars, 1 j-bar, 1 rope tow, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 822 m up to 2,213 m, a vertical drop of 1,391 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 Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 51 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 6 min by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 63 km away. Nearby ski areas include Skigebiet Fellhorn/Kanzelwand (31.0 km), Tallifte (1.9 km), Ski lift Schwärzenbach and Skigebiet Heuberg Arena/Walmendingerhorn (30.4 km), which together add 118 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.