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Bad Kleinkirchheim ski resort

The short answer

Bad Kleinkirchheim has about 68 km of mapped runs and 27 lifts, with skiing from about 1,012 m up to 2,143 m (7,031 ft), a vertical drop of 1,131 m. By mapped runs it is number 26 of the 94 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Klagenfurt (KLU), about 46 km away in a straight line.

Bad Kleinkirchheim: runs from 1,012 m to 2,143 m, a vertical drop of 1,131 m1,2501,5001,7502,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,143 m (7,031 ft)Top 2,143 m · 7,031 ftBase 1,012 m · 3,320 ft1,131 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,143 m7,031 ft
Vertical drop
1,131 m3,711 ft
Mapped runs
68 km110 runs
Lifts
27mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 6% (4.2 km), Easy 31% (21 km), Intermediate 58% (39.3 km), Advanced 5% (3.6 km)Novice: 4.2 km, 10 runs (6%)Easy: 21 km, 40 runs (31%)31%EasyIntermediate: 39.3 km, 54 runs (58%)58%IntermediateAdvanced: 3.6 km, 6 runs (5%)

About 37% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 58% intermediate and 5% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice104.2 km
Easy4021 km
Intermediate5439.3 km
Advanced63.6 km

Lifts

27 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts8
T-bars5
Magic carpets5
Gondolas4
Platter lifts3
Drag lifts2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Klagenfurt (KLU)Klagenfurt am Wörthersee46 km
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik (LJU)Zgornji Brnik84 km
Trieste (TRS)Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste112 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Bad Kleinkirchheim?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,143 m (7,031 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,012 m (3,320 ft), a vertical of 1,131 m (3,711 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Bad Kleinkirchheim have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 68 km of downhill runs and 27 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Bad Kleinkirchheim?

Klagenfurt (KLU) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 46 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Bad Kleinkirchheim piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.