Lech/Zürs ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Lech/Zürs is a ski area in Lech, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 180 mapped downhill runs add up to 120 km, which ranks it #10 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 664 m long.

Slopes at Lech/Zürs

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 14% advanced or expert, which makes Lech/Zürs a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 32 lifts: 14 chairlifts, 4 gondolas, 4 magic carpets, 3 button lifts, 3 cable cars, 2 t-bars, 1 rope tow, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,430 m up to 2,435 m, a vertical drop of 1,005 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 18.2 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Lech/Zürs

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 53 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 9 min by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 70 km away. Nearby ski areas include Ski Arlberg (272.1 km), Warth-Schröcken (51.7 km), Sonnenkopf (30.6 km) and St. Anton/St. Christoph/Stuben (99.0 km), which together add 460 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.