Sölden ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sölden is a ski area in Solden, Tyrol, Austria. Its 162 mapped downhill runs add up to 103 km, which ranks it #13 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 636 m long.

Slopes at Sölden

About 53% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 32% intermediate and 14% advanced or expert, which makes Sölden a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 39 lifts: 13 chairlifts, 9 gondolas, 6 t-bars, 6 magic carpets, 2 button lifts, 2 funiculars, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,345 m up to 3,244 m, a vertical drop of 1,899 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 6.5 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Sölden

The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 44 km away in a straight line — roughly 57 minutes by car; Bolzano Airport (BZO) is 61 km away. Nearby ski areas include Pitztaler Gletscher (31.6 km), Rifflsee (17.4 km), Obergurgl-Hochgurgl (64.2 km) and Vent (9.6 km), which together add 171 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.