Schladming Dachstein ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Schladming Dachstein is a ski area in Ramsau-Kulm, Styria, Austria. Its 327 mapped downhill runs add up to 179 km, which ranks it #6 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 2.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 548 m long.

Slopes at Schladming Dachstein

About 53% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 5% advanced or expert, which makes Schladming Dachstein a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 73 lifts: 21 chairlifts, 13 t-bars, 13 gondolas, 11 button lifts, 8 magic carpets, 2 rope tows, 2 combined lifts, 1 cable car, 1 drag lift, 1 funicular. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 723 m up to 2,004 m, a vertical drop of 1,281 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 103.3 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Schladming Dachstein

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 69 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 30 min by car; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) is 96 km away. Nearby ski areas include Planai & Hochwurzen (65.4 km), Horsefeathers Superpark Planai, Hauser Kaibling (29.9 km) and Ramsau am Dachstein (20.9 km), which together add 144 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.