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Vorarlberg, Austria

Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina ski resort

  • Top 1,946 m
  • 13 km of runs
  • 6 lifts
Lech village under snow with the Alps behind
Lech village in winter, Austria. Photo: Harry Dona / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners55% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina has about 13 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 1,447 m up to 1,946 m (6,385 ft), a vertical drop of 498 m. By mapped runs it is number 110 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH), about 35 km away in a straight line.

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Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,697 m · updated 30 Oct, 01:54 UTC

  1. Fri 306°-3°0 mm
  2. Sat 314°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 11°-4°0 mm
  4. Mon 20°-4°0 mm
  5. Tue 31°-3°0.1 mm
  6. Wed 41°-3°0 mm
  7. Thu 54°-4°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina: runs from 1,447 m to 1,946 m, a vertical drop of 499 m1,5001,6001,7001,8001,900Top of the highest mapped run: 1,946 m (6,385 ft)Top 1,946 m · 6,385 ftBase 1,447 m · 4,747 ft499 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina logoFontanella coat of arms

Fontanella · Austria

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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,946 m6,385 ft
Vertical drop
498 m1,634 ft
Mapped runs
13 km43 runs
Lifts
6mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 55% (7.3 km), Intermediate 8% (1 km), Advanced 19% (2.5 km), Expert 18% (2.4 km)Easy: 7.3 km, 27 runs (55%)55%EasyIntermediate: 1 km, 3 runs (8%)Advanced: 2.5 km, 8 runs (19%)19%AdvancedExpert: 2.4 km, 5 runs (18%)18%Expert

About 55% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 8% intermediate and 37% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy277.3 km
Intermediate31 km
Advanced82.5 km
Expert52.4 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts2
Magic carpets2
T-bars1
Platter lifts1

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. Gallen35 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen53 km
Memmingen Allgau (FMM)Memmingen84 km

Ski transfers to Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,946 m (6,385 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,447 m (4,747 ft), a vertical of 498 m (1,634 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 13 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 35 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Skigebiet Fontanella-Faschina 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.

Innsbruck → Fontanella

160 km by road