Zillertal Arena ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Zillertal Arena is a ski area in Salzburg, Austria. Its 220 mapped downhill runs add up to 120 km, which ranks it #9 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 1.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 544 m long.

Slopes at Zillertal Arena

About 36% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 55% intermediate and 8% advanced or expert, which makes Zillertal Arena a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 54 lifts: 17 chairlifts, 14 gondolas, 10 magic carpets, 7 t-bars, 3 button lifts, 3 rope tows. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 571 m up to 2,500 m, a vertical drop of 1,929 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 12.9 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Zillertal Arena

The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 53 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 9 min by car; Salzburg Airport (SZG) is 94 km away. Nearby ski areas include Gerlosstein / Hainzenberg (7.8 km), Ski Juwel Alpbachtal-Wildschönau (66.0 km), Kelchsau and Hochzillertal-Hochfügen (81.0 km), which together add 240 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.