Ski in Bad Gastein

Skiing in Bad Gastein

Bad Gastein (Gastein), Austria (1100m to 2700m)

A historic and rather grand spa resort located in one of Austria's largest ski areas. It has more sophisticated après ski than many resorts and the world renowned skiing includes many delightful wooded trails.

Bad Gastein

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Bad Gastein Ski Facts

Bad Gastein Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	7	Black Runs
	24	Red Runs (76km)
	11	Blue Runs (37km)
250km		Downhill Pistes
90km		Cross Country Trails
16		Ski Lifts
1650m		Max Vertical
2700m		Highest Lift
1100m		Lowest Piste
1050m		Resort Altitude

Bad Gastein

The Austrian ski resort of Bad Gastein is part of the Gastein Ski Area with access to 178 individual pistes. In addition to the skiing in Bad Gastein itself (250km of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Gastein ski resorts of Bad Hofgastein, Dorfgastein, Graukogel and Sportgastein.

With pistes above 2500 metres, skiing and snowboarding is assured throughout the season.

Snowmaking :- Bad Gastein is able to augment natural snow, on 45km of ski runs, with 590 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 16 Ski Lifts of Bad Gastein are able to uplift 70,000 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are two airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Bad Gastein are perfectly feasible.

Skiing in Bad Gastein

The Gastein ski area, one of Austria's largest, is separated in to four areas, served by three resorts and several small additional lift base areas. The ski area is centred on Bad Gastein, the biggest settlement in the valley. The largest of the ski areas begins on the Stubnerkogel mountain above Bad Gastein and is more-or-less lift-linked, via the Angertal Ski centre, to the skiing on the Schlossalm above Bad Hofgastein. A second lower area, reached by train or bus down the valley, links Grossarl (in the next valley) to Dorfgastein at the bottom of the Gastein Valley, over the Kreuzkogel Mountain (2027m). The third and highest ski area is the small sector above Sport Gastein which has a base at 1600 metres and a snow-sure top lift at 2685m on the Kreuzkogel mountain. The off-piste powder trails down from here are particularly highly regarded.

Bad Gastein has a second ski area of its own, on the Graukogel from which the Toni Sailer descent is a popular run for good local skiers. The Ski amadé ski pass covers all of the resorts in the Gastein Valley and most of the surrounding areas too, with trains and bus services linking the various ski areas between 8am and 6pm so long as you use these when skiing or snowboarding.

Snowboarding in Bad Gastein

Not your typical 'boarder's resort off-the-slopes, Bad Gastein does, however, have plenty of terrain to attract 'boarders, particularly those from intermediate level up, with good natural terrain features. It is also a host venue of the Snowboard World Cup.

Bad Gastein Aprés Ski

The night life of Bad Gastein is more sophisticated than at most ski centres with theatre, concerts in the Kongresshaus, public reading room and ballroom dancing on offer as well as a wide range of bars, restaurants and night-spots. The Casino Bad Gastein also offers a wide range of gambling opportunities.

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Bad Gastein in brief

Bad Gastein Ski Resort is:-
Very good for Expert Skiers.
Excellent for Intermediate Skiers.
Very good for Beginners.
Good for Snowboarding.
Opened : 03 December 2011
Closes : 15 April 2012
Opening subject to Snow Conditions.

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