Wurzeralm ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Wurzeralm is a ski area in Upper Austria, Austria. Its 64 mapped downhill runs add up to 23 km, which ranks it #81 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 363 m long.

Slopes at Wurzeralm

About 50% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 4% advanced or expert, which makes Wurzeralm a good choice for beginners and families. 9.0 km (39%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 19 lifts: 11 funiculars, 3 t-bars, 3 magic carpets, 2 chairlifts. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 807 m up to 1,859 m, a vertical drop of 1,052 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. Cross-country skiers get 4.5 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Wurzeralm

The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 27 min by car; Salzburg Airport (SZG) is 98 km away. Nearby ski areas include Hinterstoder (35.2 km), Spechtenseelift - Wörschachwald (2.0 km), Kaiserau (3.4 km) and Tauplitz / Bad Mitterndorf (34.9 km), which together add 98 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.