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Silvretta Montafon ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Silvretta Montafon is a ski area in Gaschurn, Vorarlberg, Austria with 102 km of mapped downhill runs and 37 lifts, between 689 m and 2,420 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
102 km
Lifts
37
Top elevation
2,420 m
Vertical drop
1,731 m
Cross-country
24 km
Nearest airport
ACH · 58 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy54 km
  • Beginner0.4 km
  • Advanced15 km
  • Intermediate33 km

212 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 18 Chairlifts
  • 8 Gondolas
  • 5 Magic carpets
  • 3 T-bars
  • 2 Cable cars
  • 1 Button lifts

Silvretta Montafon is a ski area in Gaschurn, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 212 mapped downhill runs add up to 102 km, which ranks it #15 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 481 m long.

Slopes at Silvretta Montafon

About 54% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 32% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Silvretta Montafon a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 37 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 8 gondolas, 5 magic carpets, 3 t-bars, 2 cable cars, 1 button lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 689 m up to 2,420 m, a vertical drop of 1,731 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 24.0 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Silvretta Montafon

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 58 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 16 min by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 78 km away. Nearby ski areas include Kristberg-Silbertal (4.4 km), Golm (28.4 km), Gargellen (26.7 km) and Sonnenkopf (30.6 km), which together add 120 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Silvretta Montafon

  1. 1
    Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport Flag of SwitzerlandSt. Gallen, Switzerland Airports in Switzerland
    ACH58 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen Flag of GermanyFriedrichshafen, Germany Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    FDH78 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Innsbruck Airport Flag of AustriaInnsbruck, Austria Airports in AustriaTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    INN107 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Memmingen Allgau Airport Flag of GermanyMemmingen, Germany Airports in Germany
    FMM107 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Silvretta Montafon have?

102 km of downhill runs (212 runs): 54 km easy, 0.4 km beginner, 15 km advanced, 33 km intermediate. It is #15 in Austria by piste length.

How high is Silvretta Montafon?

The lifts and runs reach 2,420 m (7,940 ft); the lowest point is 689 m, a vertical drop of 1,731 m.

What is the nearest airport to Silvretta Montafon?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 58 km away in a straight line; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 78 km away.

How many ski lifts does Silvretta Montafon have?

37 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 8 gondolas, 5 magic carpets, 3 t-bars, 2 cable cars, 1 button lifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.