Sportgastein
Ski resort · Salzburg, Austria
Sportgastein is a ski resort in Salzburg (Austria) with 15 km of runs and 3 lifts. You can ski between 1,575 m and 2,644 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,069 m. Its longest run is Schideck (3.3 km) and the steepest, Schideck, reaches 62% on its toughest stretch.
See Sportgastein on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 15 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Elevation
- 1,575–2,644 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,069 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue4.4 km
- Red9.5 km
- Black1.3 km
The steepest runs at Sportgastein
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Schideck Blue62% · 32°
- Ödenkar Red59% · 31°
- Mooskar Black59% · 31°
- Baukar Red55% · 29°
- Knappensee Red49% · 26°
The longest runs
- Schideck Blue3.3 km
- Knappensee Red2.2 km
- Baukar Red2.1 km
- Ödenkar Red1.9 km
- Mooskar Black1.5 km
Lifts
2 gondolas · 1 T-bar lift.
When to go to Sportgastein
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 2,115 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,110 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Sportgastein
- Mölltaler Gletscher7 km · 21 km of runs
- Graukogel9 km · 9.9 km of runs
- Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel9 km · 74 km of runs
- Ankogel Mallnitz10 km · 12 km of runs
- Großglockner Heiligenblut15 km · 24 km of runs
- Raurisertal21 km · 19 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sportgastein?
- In Salzburg, Austria. The nearest resort is Mölltaler Gletscher, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Sportgastein have?
- 15 km: 4.4 km of blue runs, 9.5 km of red runs, 1.3 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Sportgastein?
- You can ski between 1,575 m and 2,644 m: a vertical drop of 1,069 m.
- How many lifts does Sportgastein have?
- 3: 2 gondolas, 1 T-bar lift.
- What is the steepest run at Sportgastein?
- Schideck (blue), at 62% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Sportgastein?
- 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 Sportgastein?
- 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.