Kreischberg ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Kreischberg is a ski area in Sankt Georgen ob Murau, Styria, Austria. Its 69 mapped downhill runs add up to 40 km, which ranks it #42 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 581 m long.

Slopes at Kreischberg

About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Kreischberg a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 4 t-bars, 3 gondolas, 3 chairlifts, 2 rope tows. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 863 m up to 2,116 m, a vertical drop of 1,253 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 Kreischberg

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), about 53 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 9 min by car; Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is 100 km away. Nearby ski areas include Flattnitz (8.4 km), Grebenzen (13.5 km), Turracher Höhe (33.5 km) and Schönfeld - Thomatal (2.3 km), which together add 92 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.