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

Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau-Faschina is a ski area in Damüls, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 234 mapped downhill runs add up to 103 km, which ranks it #14 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 438 m long.

Slopes at Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau-Faschina

About 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 32% intermediate and 26% advanced or expert, which makes Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau-Faschina a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 31 lifts: 15 chairlifts, 9 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 2 button lifts, 1 t-bar, 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 28.0 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Skigebiet Damüls-Mellau-Faschina

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.