Gerlitzen Alpe
Ski resort · Carinthia, Austria
Gerlitzen Alpe is a ski resort in Carinthia (Austria) with 37 km of runs and 20 lifts. You can ski between 1,002 m and 1,909 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 907 m. Its longest run is Skiroute 33 Verbindungsweg (2.1 km) and the steepest, Skiroute 30 Rock'n'Roll, reaches 54% on its toughest stretch.
See Gerlitzen Alpe on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 20
- Elevation
- 1,002–1,909 m
- Vertical drop
- 907 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green2.3 km
- Blue11 km
- Red18 km
- Black4.8 km
The steepest runs at Gerlitzen Alpe
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Skiroute 30 Rock'n'Roll Black54% · 28°
- Finsterbach Direttissima Red54% · 28°
- Wörtherseeabfahrt 18 Red48% · 26°
- Gegentalerabfahrt 9 Black47% · 25°
- Klösterleabfahrt I Blue44% · 24°
The longest runs
- Skiroute 33 Verbindungsweg Blue2.1 km
- Klösterleabfahrt I Blue1.9 km
- Klösterleabfahrt II Red1.9 km
- Neugarten Hobbyrennstrecke 11 Red1.4 km
- Neugartenabfahrt 10 Red1.4 km
Lifts
8 chairlifts · 5 magic carpets · 2 platter lifts · 2 drag lifts · 1 T-bar lift · 1 gondola · 1 rope tow.
When to go to Gerlitzen Alpe
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,413 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,456 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Gerlitzen Alpe
- Bad Kleinkirchheim17 km · 68 km of runs
- Hochrindl19 km · 12 km of runs
- Heidialm20 km · 6.9 km of runs
- Simonhöhe22 km · 6.6 km of runs
- Dreiländereck - Arnoldstein24 km · 11 km of runs
- Turracher Höhe26 km · 34 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gerlitzen Alpe?
- In Carinthia, Austria. The nearest resort is Bad Kleinkirchheim, 17 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Gerlitzen Alpe have?
- 37 km: 2.3 km of green runs, 11 km of blue runs, 18 km of red runs, 4.8 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Gerlitzen Alpe?
- You can ski between 1,002 m and 1,909 m: a vertical drop of 907 m.
- How many lifts does Gerlitzen Alpe have?
- 20: 8 chairlifts, 5 magic carpets, 2 platter lifts, 2 drag lifts, 1 T-bar lift, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow.
- What is the steepest run at Gerlitzen Alpe?
- Skiroute 30 Rock'n'Roll (black), at 54% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Gerlitzen Alpe?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Gerlitzen Alpe?
- 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.