Sonnenkopf
Ski resort · Vorarlberg, Austria
Sonnenkopf is a ski resort in Vorarlberg (Austria) with 31 km of runs and 12 lifts. You can ski between 998 m and 2,288 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,290 m. Its longest run is Talabfahrt Vermalen (4.7 km) and the steepest, Klostertaler Abfahrt (Bärenloch), reaches 65% on its toughest stretch.
See Sonnenkopf on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 12
- Elevation
- 998–2,288 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,290 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue12 km
- Red18 km
- Black0.7 km
The steepest runs at Sonnenkopf
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Klostertaler Abfahrt (Bärenloch) Black65% · 33°
- Abfahrt Glattingrat Red61% · 31°
- Talabfahrt Blue56% · 29°
- Abfahrt Vermalen Obermoos Red54% · 28°
- Hintere Muriabfahrt Red51% · 27°
The longest runs
- Talabfahrt Vermalen Red4.7 km
- Talabfahrt Blue4.1 km
- Muri Standardabfahrt Blue2.0 km
- Abfahrt Vermalen Obermoos Red1.7 km
- Waldabfahrt Blue1.4 km
Lifts
4 chairlifts · 3 T-bar lifts · 2 rope tows · 2 magic carpets · 1 gondola.
When to go to Sonnenkopf
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 1,655 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,643 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Sonnenkopf
- Lech/Zürs10 km · 120 km of runs
- Silvretta Montafon11 km · 102 km of runs
- Ski Arlberg12 km · 272 km of runs
- Warth-Schröcken15 km · 52 km of runs
- St. Anton/St. Christoph/Stuben15 km · 99 km of runs
- Golm16 km · 28 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sonnenkopf?
- In Vorarlberg, Austria. The nearest resort is Lech/Zürs, 10 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Sonnenkopf have?
- 31 km: 12 km of blue runs, 18 km of red runs, 0.7 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Sonnenkopf?
- You can ski between 998 m and 2,288 m: a vertical drop of 1,290 m.
- How many lifts does Sonnenkopf have?
- 12: 4 chairlifts, 3 T-bar lifts, 2 rope tows, 2 magic carpets, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Sonnenkopf?
- Klostertaler Abfahrt (Bärenloch) (black), at 65% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Sonnenkopf?
- 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 Sonnenkopf?
- 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.