Hochkeil
Ski resort · Salzburg, Austria
Hochkeil is a ski resort in Salzburg (Austria) with 22 km of runs and 7 lifts. You can ski between 575 m and 1,748 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,173 m. Its longest run is Skiroute Knappensteig (7.6 km) and the steepest, Roßwies Alternative, reaches 45% on its toughest stretch.
See Hochkeil on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 22 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Elevation
- 575–1,748 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,173 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue9.8 km
- Red11 km
- Black1.2 km
The steepest runs at Hochkeil
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Roßwies Alternative Black45% · 24°
- Hochkeilpiste Red44% · 24°
- Skitour Bischofshofen-Hochkeil, Knappensteig Blue42% · 23°
- Skiroute Knappensteig Red39% · 21°
- Saukarabfahrt Red37% · 20°
The longest runs
- Skiroute Knappensteig Red7.6 km
- Skitour Bischofshofen-Hochkeil, Knappensteig Blue6.2 km
- Saukarabfahrt Red1.4 km
- Roßwies Alternative Black0.9 km
- Skiweg Richtung Griesfeldlift Blue0.8 km
Lifts
3 T-bar lifts · 2 funiculars · 1 platter lift · 1 rope tow.
When to go to Hochkeil
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 1,160 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,162 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Hochkeil
- Bergbahnen Werfenweng11 km · 22 km of runs
- Hochkönig11 km · 82 km of runs
- Wagrain12 km · 39 km of runs
- Snow Space Salzburg12 km · 85 km of runs
- Flachau16 km · 44 km of runs
- Großarltal-Dorfgastein19 km · 52 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hochkeil?
- In Salzburg, Austria. The nearest resort is Bergbahnen Werfenweng, 11 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hochkeil have?
- 22 km: 9.8 km of blue runs, 11 km of red runs, 1.2 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hochkeil?
- You can ski between 575 m and 1,748 m: a vertical drop of 1,173 m.
- How many lifts does Hochkeil have?
- 7: 3 T-bar lifts, 2 funiculars, 1 platter lift, 1 rope tow.
- What is the steepest run at Hochkeil?
- Roßwies Alternative (black), at 45% (24°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hochkeil?
- 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 Hochkeil?
- 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.