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Tyrol, Austria

Galtür ski resort

The short answer

Galtür has about 27 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,352 m up to 2,295 m (7,530 ft), a vertical drop of 943 m. By mapped runs it is number 69 of the 94 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH), about 72 km away in a straight line.

Galtür: runs from 1,352 m to 2,295 m, a vertical drop of 943 m1,4001,6001,8002,0002,200Top of the highest mapped run: 2,295 m (7,530 ft)Top 2,295 m · 7,530 ftBase 1,352 m · 4,436 ft943 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,295 m7,530 ft
Vertical drop
943 m3,094 ft
Mapped runs
27 km50 runs
Lifts
10mostly t-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 12% (3.3 km), Intermediate 67% (17.8 km), Advanced 20% (5.3 km)Easy: 3.3 km, 10 runs (12%)12%EasyIntermediate: 17.8 km, 33 runs (67%)67%IntermediateAdvanced: 5.3 km, 7 runs (20%)20%Advanced

About 12% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 67% intermediate and 20% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy103.3 km
Intermediate3317.8 km
Advanced75.3 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them t-bars.

Lift typeCount
T-bars4
Gondolas2
Chairlifts2
Platter lifts1
Magic carpets1

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
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen72 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen92 km
Innsbruck (INN)Innsbruck97 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Galtür?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,295 m (7,530 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,352 m (4,436 ft), a vertical of 943 m (3,094 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Galtür have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 27 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Galtür?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 72 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Galtür 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.