Sportgastein ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sportgastein is a ski area in Salzburg, Austria. Its 14 mapped downhill runs add up to 15 km, which ranks it #109 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,082 m long.

Slopes at Sportgastein

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 63% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Sportgastein a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 2 gondolas, 1 t-bar. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,576 m up to 2,642 m, a vertical drop of 1,066 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 5.5 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Sportgastein

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 82 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 47 min by car; Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) is 107 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mölltaler Gletscher (21.1 km), Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel (73.6 km), Graukogel (9.9 km) and Ankogel Mallnitz (11.8 km), which together add 160 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.