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Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau is a ski area in Damüls, Vorarlberg, Austria with 89 km of mapped downhill runs and 25 lifts, between 689 m and 2,021 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
89 km
Lifts
25
Top elevation
2,021 m
Vertical drop
1,332 m
Cross-country
4.3 km
Nearest airport
ACH · 32 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy28 km
  • Other2.9 km
  • Expert4.7 km
  • Beginner5.0 km
  • Advanced17 km
  • Intermediate31 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 13 Chairlifts
  • 7 Magic carpets
  • 2 Gondolas
  • 1 Button lifts
  • 1 Rope tows
  • 1 Drag lifts

Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau is a ski area in Damüls, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 190 mapped downhill runs add up to 89 km, which ranks it #18 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 470 m long.

Slopes at Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau

About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 25 lifts: 13 chairlifts, 7 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 1 button lift, 1 rope tow, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 689 m up to 2,021 m, a vertical drop of 1,332 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 4.3 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 32 km away in a straight line — roughly 41 minutes by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 50 km away. Nearby ski areas include Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina (13.3 km), Sonntag Stein (6.4 km) and Laterns-Gapfohl (23.8 km), which together add 43 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau

  1. 1
    Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport Flag of SwitzerlandSt. Gallen, Switzerland Airports in Switzerland
    ACH32 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen Flag of GermanyFriedrichshafen, Germany Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    FDH50 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Memmingen Allgau Airport Flag of GermanyMemmingen, Germany Airports in Germany
    FMM81 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Zürich Airport Flag of SwitzerlandZurich, Switzerland Airports in SwitzerlandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ZRH102 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau have?

89 km of downhill runs (190 runs): 28 km easy, 2.9 km other, 4.7 km expert, 5.0 km beginner, 17 km advanced, 31 km intermediate. It is #18 in Austria by piste length.

How high is Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau?

The lifts and runs reach 2,021 m (6,631 ft); the lowest point is 689 m, a vertical drop of 1,332 m.

What is the nearest airport to Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 32 km away in a straight line; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 50 km away.

How many ski lifts does Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau have?

25 lifts: 13 chairlifts, 7 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 1 button lifts, 1 rope tows, 1 drag lifts.

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