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SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental is a ski area in Ellmau, Tyrol, Austria with 234 km of mapped downhill runs and 80 lifts, between 609 m and 1,865 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
234 km
Lifts
80
Top elevation
1,865 m
Vertical drop
1,256 m
Nearest airport
SZG · 68 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy111 km
  • Beginner0.1 km
  • Advanced8.4 km
  • Freeride11 km
  • Intermediate104 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 32 Chairlifts
  • 16 Gondolas
  • 8 T-bars
  • 8 Button lifts
  • 8 Magic carpets
  • 5 Rope tows
  • 2 Drag lifts
  • 1 Combined lifts

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental is a ski area in Ellmau, Tyrol, Austria. Its 426 mapped downhill runs add up to 234 km, which ranks it #4 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 3.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 549 m long.

Slopes at SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental

About 47% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 8% advanced or expert, which makes SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 80 lifts: 32 chairlifts, 16 gondolas, 8 t-bars, 8 button lifts, 8 magic carpets, 5 rope tows, 2 drag lifts, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 609 m up to 1,865 m, a vertical drop of 1,256 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts.

Getting to SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 68 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 28 min by car; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 71 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hochfeld - Schwoich (1.3 km), Niederau (Wildschönau) (18.6 km), KitzSki (185.7 km) and Kelchsau, which together add 237 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental

  1. 1
    Salzburg Airport Flag of AustriaSalzburg, Austria Airports in AustriaTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    SZG68 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Innsbruck Airport Flag of AustriaInnsbruck, Austria Airports in AustriaTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    INN71 kmstraight line
  3. 3 MUC104 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Bolzano Airport Flag of ItalyBolzano (BZ), Italy Airports in Italy
    BZO132 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental have?

234 km of downhill runs (426 runs): 111 km easy, 0.1 km beginner, 8.4 km advanced, 11 km freeride, 104 km intermediate. It is #4 in Austria by piste length.

How high is SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental?

The lifts and runs reach 1,865 m (6,119 ft); the lowest point is 609 m, a vertical drop of 1,256 m.

What is the nearest airport to SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental?

Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 68 km away in a straight line; Innsbruck Airport (INN) is 71 km away.

How many ski lifts does SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental have?

80 lifts: 32 chairlifts, 16 gondolas, 8 t-bars, 8 button lifts, 8 magic carpets, 5 rope tows, 2 drag lifts, 1 combined lifts.

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