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Snow Space Salzburg ski resort

The short answer

Snow Space Salzburg has about 85 km of mapped runs and 47 lifts, with skiing from about 667 m up to 1,977 m (6,486 ft), a vertical drop of 1,309 m. By mapped runs it is number 20 of the 94 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Salzburg (SZG), about 55 km away in a straight line.

Snow Space Salzburg: runs from 667 m to 1,977 m, a vertical drop of 1,310 m1,0001,500Top of the highest mapped run: 1,977 m (6,486 ft)Top 1,977 m · 6,486 ftBase 667 m · 2,188 ft1,310 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,977 m6,486 ft
Vertical drop
1,309 m4,295 ft
Mapped runs
85 km186 runs
Lifts
47mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 38% (31.8 km), Intermediate 56% (46.8 km), Advanced 6% (5.4 km)Easy: 31.8 km, 109 runs (38%)38%EasyIntermediate: 46.8 km, 67 runs (56%)56%IntermediateAdvanced: 5.4 km, 10 runs (6%)

About 38% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 56% intermediate and 6% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy10931.8 km
Intermediate6746.8 km
Advanced105.4 km

Lifts

47 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts15
Gondolas9
Platter lifts8
Rope tows6
T-bars4
Magic carpets3
Cable cars1
Drag 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
Salzburg (SZG)Salzburg55 km
Klagenfurt (KLU)Klagenfurt am Wörthersee111 km
Linz-Hörsching (LNZ)Linz121 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Snow Space Salzburg?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,977 m (6,486 ft) and the lowest ends at about 667 m (2,188 ft), a vertical of 1,309 m (4,295 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Snow Space Salzburg have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 85 km of downhill runs and 47 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Snow Space Salzburg?

Salzburg (SZG) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 55 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Snow Space Salzburg 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.