Rieseralm
Ski resort · Styria, Austria
Rieseralm is a ski resort in Styria (Austria) with 8.7 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 1,321 m and 1,606 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 285 m. Its longest run is Zirbenpiste (1.0 km) and the steepest, Sterngasse, reaches 53% on its toughest stretch.
See Rieseralm on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.7 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 1,321–1,606 m
- Vertical drop
- 285 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue3.2 km
- Red4.3 km
- Black1.3 km
The steepest runs at Rieseralm
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Sterngasse Black53% · 28°
- Kanonenrohr Black42% · 23°
- Trainingspiste Black36% · 20°
- Zirbenpiste Red29% · 16°
- Funpark-Piste Red27% · 15°
The longest runs
- Zirbenpiste Red1.0 km
- Funpark-Piste Red0.9 km
- St. Wolfgang Blick Blue0.8 km
- Muldenabfahrt Blue0.6 km
- Schleichwegerl Red0.6 km
Lifts
4 T-bar lifts · 1 platter lift.
When to go to Rieseralm
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,489 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,464 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Rieseralm
- Klippitztörl17 km · 13 km of runs
- Gaaler Lifte20 km · 5.9 km of runs
- Salzstiegl20 km · 9.7 km of runs
- Grebenzen22 km · 14 km of runs
- Lachtal27 km · 25 km of runs
- Hohentauern39 km · 8.1 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rieseralm?
- In Styria, Austria. The nearest resort is Klippitztörl, 17 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Rieseralm have?
- 8.7 km: 3.2 km of blue runs, 4.3 km of red runs, 1.3 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Rieseralm?
- You can ski between 1,321 m and 1,606 m: a vertical drop of 285 m.
- How many lifts does Rieseralm have?
- 5: 4 T-bar lifts, 1 platter lift.
- What is the steepest run at Rieseralm?
- Sterngasse (black), at 53% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Rieseralm?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Rieseralm?
- 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.