Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)
Ski resort · Tyrol, Austria
Buchensteinwand (Pillersee) is a ski resort in Tyrol (Austria) with 19 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 854 m and 1,452 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 598 m. Its longest run is Familienabfahrt (4.7 km) and the steepest, Steilhang, reaches 61% on its toughest stretch.
See Buchensteinwand (Pillersee) on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 19 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 854–1,452 m
- Vertical drop
- 598 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.6 km
- Blue6.2 km
- Red8.9 km
- Black2.5 km
The steepest runs at Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Steilhang Black61% · 31°
- 1c Black54% · 28°
- Abfahrt Kammbergalpe Red48% · 26°
- Abfahrt Buchensteinwand Black47% · 25°
- Abfahrt Hochfilzen II Red46% · 25°
The longest runs
- Familienabfahrt Blue4.7 km
- Abfahrt Kammbergalpe Red2.9 km
- Abfahrt Buchensteinwand Black2.1 km
- Abfahrt Hochfilzen II Red1.1 km
- Romed Baumann Abfahrt Red1.1 km
Lifts
3 T-bar lifts · 2 chairlifts · 1 platter lift · 1 rope tow · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,161 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,153 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)
- Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn12 km · 267 km of runs
- St Johann in Tirol13 km · 31 km of runs
- Almenwelt Lofer14 km · 23 km of runs
- KitzSki19 km · 186 km of runs
- Heutal20 km · 9.5 km of runs
- Hochkössen - Unterberghorn21 km · 15 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)?
- In Tyrol, Austria. The nearest resort is Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, 12 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Buchensteinwand (Pillersee) have?
- 19 km: 0.6 km of green runs, 6.2 km of blue runs, 8.9 km of red runs, 2.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)?
- You can ski between 854 m and 1,452 m: a vertical drop of 598 m.
- How many lifts does Buchensteinwand (Pillersee) have?
- 8: 3 T-bar lifts, 2 chairlifts, 1 platter lift, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)?
- Steilhang (black), at 61% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.