Wurzeralm
Ski resort · Upper Austria, Austria
Wurzeralm is a ski resort in Upper Austria (Austria) with 23 km of runs and 19 lifts. You can ski between 806 m and 1,860 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,054 m. Its longest run is Gammeringabfahrt (3.7 km) and the steepest, Panoramaabfahrt, reaches 54% on its toughest stretch.
See Wurzeralm on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 23 km
- Lifts
- 19
- Elevation
- 806–1,860 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,054 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.5 km
- Blue11 km
- Red11 km
- Black1.0 km
The steepest runs at Wurzeralm
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Panoramaabfahrt Red54% · 28°
- Frauenkarabfahrt Red52% · 27°
- Schwarzeck Rennstrecke Black51% · 27°
- Gammeringabfahrt Blue50% · 27°
- Schwarzeckabfahrt Red47% · 25°
The longest runs
- Gammeringabfahrt Blue3.7 km
- Skitour Wurzeralm, Wurzerabfahrt Red2.7 km
- Frauenkarabfahrt Red2.3 km
- Hahnlgrabenabfahrt Red0.9 km
- Skiweg zum Linzerhaus Blue0.8 km
Lifts
11 funiculars · 3 T-bar lifts · 3 magic carpets · 2 chairlifts.
When to go to Wurzeralm
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 1,313 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,333 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Wurzeralm
- Hinterstoder12 km · 35 km of runs
- Tauplitz / Bad Mitterndorf23 km · 35 km of runs
- Planneralm27 km · 15 km of runs
- Hohentauern28 km · 8.1 km of runs
- Kasberg Grünau - Almtal30 km · 25 km of runs
- Riesneralm - Donnersbachwald32 km · 27 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wurzeralm?
- In Upper Austria, Austria. The nearest resort is Hinterstoder, 12 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Wurzeralm have?
- 23 km: 0.5 km of green runs, 11 km of blue runs, 11 km of red runs, 1.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Wurzeralm?
- You can ski between 806 m and 1,860 m: a vertical drop of 1,054 m.
- How many lifts does Wurzeralm have?
- 19: 11 funiculars, 3 T-bar lifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Wurzeralm?
- Panoramaabfahrt (red), at 54% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Wurzeralm?
- 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 Wurzeralm?
- 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.