Hochkar
Ski resort · Lower Austria, Austria
Hochkar is a ski resort in Lower Austria (Austria) with 19 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 1,377 m and 1,792 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 415 m. Its longest run is Blachlbodenabfahrt (1.3 km) and the steepest, Thomas Sykora Hang, reaches 66% on its toughest stretch.
See Hochkar on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 19 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 1,377–1,792 m
- Vertical drop
- 415 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.1 km
- Blue6.5 km
- Red10 km
- Black1.7 km
The steepest runs at Hochkar
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Thomas Sykora Hang Black66% · 33°
- Karabfahrt Black58% · 30°
- Draxlerloch Steilhang Black56% · 29°
- Leckerplanabfahrt Schutzhausleitn (oberer Teil) Red55% · 29°
- Häsing Steilhang Black54% · 28°
The longest runs
- Blachlbodenabfahrt Red1.3 km
- Leckerplanabfahrt Schutzhausleitn (oberer Teil) Red1.2 km
- Standardabfahrt Stützenhang (oberer Teil) Red1.0 km
- Familienabfahrt (unterer Teil) Blue1.0 km
- Skiweg Luderweg Blue0.9 km
Lifts
6 chairlifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 T-bar lift.
When to go to Hochkar
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 1,345 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,584 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Hochkar
- Königsberg - Hollenstein12 km · 7.6 km of runs
- Präbichl22 km · 14 km of runs
- Lackenhof - Ötscher24 km · 15 km of runs
- Gemeindealpe Mitterbach28 km · 10 km of runs
- Aflenzer Bürgeralm29 km · 18 km of runs
- Mariazell - Bürgeralpe31 km · 11 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hochkar?
- In Lower Austria, Austria. The nearest resort is Königsberg - Hollenstein, 12 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hochkar have?
- 19 km: 0.1 km of green runs, 6.5 km of blue runs, 10 km of red runs, 1.7 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hochkar?
- You can ski between 1,377 m and 1,792 m: a vertical drop of 415 m.
- How many lifts does Hochkar have?
- 9: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 T-bar lift.
- What is the steepest run at Hochkar?
- Thomas Sykora Hang (black), at 66% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hochkar?
- 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 Hochkar?
- 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.