Rifflsee
Ski resort · Tyrol, Austria
Rifflsee is a ski resort in Tyrol (Austria) with 17 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 1,673 m and 2,805 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,132 m. Its longest run is Grubenkopf (2.0 km) and the steepest, Buckelpiste, reaches 68% on its toughest stretch.
See Rifflsee on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 17 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 1,673–2,805 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,132 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.5 km
- Red7.8 km
- Black4.0 km
The steepest runs at Rifflsee
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Buckelpiste Black68% · 34°
- Grubengrat Black61% · 31°
- Almrosen Black58% · 30°
- Rifflsee Talabfahrt Red55% · 29°
- TalstationMuttenKopf Blue53% · 28°
The longest runs
- Grubenkopf Red2.0 km
- Rifflsee Talabfahrt Red1.9 km
- Grubengrat Black1.4 km
- Schiweg Gletscherbahn-Rifflseebahn Blue1.3 km
- Taschach Alm, Rifflsee Talabfahrt Red1.1 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts · 2 platter lifts · 1 gondola.
When to go to Rifflsee
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,246 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,239 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Rifflsee
- Pitztaler Gletscher4 km · 32 km of runs
- Sölden9 km · 103 km of runs
- Vent12 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Kaunertaler Gletscher15 km · 30 km of runs
- Fendels16 km · 9.8 km of runs
- Obergurgl-Hochgurgl17 km · 64 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rifflsee?
- In Tyrol, Austria. The nearest resort is Pitztaler Gletscher, 4 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Rifflsee have?
- 17 km: 5.5 km of blue runs, 7.8 km of red runs, 4.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Rifflsee?
- You can ski between 1,673 m and 2,805 m: a vertical drop of 1,132 m.
- How many lifts does Rifflsee have?
- 6: 3 chairlifts, 2 platter lifts, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Rifflsee?
- Buckelpiste (black), at 68% (34°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Rifflsee?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Rifflsee?
- 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.