Turracher Höhe
Ski resort · Carinthia, Austria
Turracher Höhe is a ski resort in Carinthia (Austria) with 34 km of runs and 15 lifts. You can ski between 1,392 m and 2,193 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 801 m. Its longest run is 20 - FIS (2.0 km) and the steepest, Kornock-schuss, reaches 73% on its toughest stretch.
See Turracher Höhe on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 34 km
- Lifts
- 15
- Elevation
- 1,392–2,193 m
- Vertical drop
- 801 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue13 km
- Red18 km
- Black0.8 km
The steepest runs at Turracher Höhe
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Kornock-schuss Red73% · 36°
- Schafnase Black60% · 31°
- Direttissima Black60% · 31°
- 20 - FIS Red52% · 27°
- Pauli Red50% · 27°
The longest runs
- 20 - FIS Red2.0 km
- Eisenhut Red1.7 km
- Schafalm Red1.6 km
- 31 - Skiweg zur Turrachbahn Blue1.5 km
- Märchenwald Blue1.5 km
Lifts
6 chairlifts · 4 T-bar lifts · 2 platter lifts · 1 rope tow · 1 mixed lift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Turracher Höhe
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,757 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,792 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Turracher Höhe
- Heidialm8 km · 6.9 km of runs
- Flattnitz11 km · 8.4 km of runs
- Innerkrems11 km · 22 km of runs
- Hochrindl12 km · 12 km of runs
- Bad Kleinkirchheim14 km · 68 km of runs
- Kreischberg22 km · 40 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Turracher Höhe?
- In Carinthia, Austria. The nearest resort is Heidialm, 8 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Turracher Höhe have?
- 34 km: 13 km of blue runs, 18 km of red runs, 0.8 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Turracher Höhe?
- You can ski between 1,392 m and 2,193 m: a vertical drop of 801 m.
- How many lifts does Turracher Höhe have?
- 15: 6 chairlifts, 4 T-bar lifts, 2 platter lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 mixed lift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Turracher Höhe?
- Kornock-schuss (red), at 73% (36°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Turracher Höhe?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Turracher Höhe?
- 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.