Mellau
Ski resort · Vorarlberg, Austria
Mellau is a ski resort in Vorarlberg (Austria) with 24 km of runs and 10 lifts. You can ski between 669 m and 1,920 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,251 m. Its longest run is Talabfahrt (4.4 km) and the steepest, Skiroute Hochegg Mellau, reaches 65% on its toughest stretch.
See Mellau on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 24 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Elevation
- 669–1,920 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,251 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.3 km
- Blue7.9 km
- Red7.1 km
- Black7.4 km
- Expert black1.5 km
The steepest runs at Mellau
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Skiroute Hochegg Mellau Expert black65% · 33°
- Steilhang Suttis Black54% · 28°
- FIS Rennstrecke Ulfern Red52% · 27°
- Steilhang Wannen Black52% · 27°
- Seele Black51% · 27°
The longest runs
- Talabfahrt Black4.4 km
- Rotenberg Blue1.7 km
- FIS Rennstrecke Ulfern Red1.5 km
- Skiroute Hochegg Mellau Expert black1.4 km
- Nüggl Blue1.4 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts · 3 magic carpets · 2 gondolas · 1 rope tow · 1 drag lift.
When to go to Mellau
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 1,308 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,294 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Mellau
- Damüls-Mellau-Faschina3 km · 102 km of runs
- Damüls-Mellau4 km · 89 km of runs
- Damüls4 km · 66 km of runs
- Niedere (Andelsbuch-Bezau)7 km · 6.2 km of runs
- Fontanella-Faschina7 km · 13 km of runs
- Diedamskopf9 km · 36 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mellau?
- In Vorarlberg, Austria. The nearest resort is Damüls-Mellau-Faschina, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Mellau have?
- 24 km: 0.3 km of green runs, 7.9 km of blue runs, 7.1 km of red runs, 7.4 km of black runs, 1.5 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Mellau?
- You can ski between 669 m and 1,920 m: a vertical drop of 1,251 m.
- How many lifts does Mellau have?
- 10: 3 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 1 rope tow, 1 drag lift.
- What is the steepest run at Mellau?
- Skiroute Hochegg Mellau (expert black), at 65% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Mellau?
- 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 Mellau?
- 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.