Flachau Ski Resort Guide
Flachau, Austria
Rated: 3/5 (from 6 ratings)
Recommended For | Intermediates, Snowboarders, Snowfall and Apres-Ski! |
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Total Piste Length | 350km217 miles |
Highest Lift | 1,980m6,496ft |
Resort Height | 930m3,051ft |
Nearest Airports | Salzburg and Klagenfurt |
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Flachau
Part of one of Austria's largest ski areas, the Salzburger Sportwelt Amadé, Flachau is directly lift -linked to Wagrain, Kleinarl and Flachauwinkl, and from there to Zauchensee and Alpendorf. The village has been made famous in recent seasons by the spectacular achievements of its famous son Herman Maier, World and Olympic Champion. The nearby village of Reitdorf, lift-linked to Wagrain, is part of the Flachau domain.
Summary
The Austrian ski resort of Flachau is in the Austrian Alps at an altitude of 930m3,051ft, with 350km217 miles of marked runs.
Flachau is part of the Salzburger Sportwelt ski area with access to 760km472 miles of downhill skiing, with 144 marked pistes, served by a total of 270 ski lifts. In addition to the skiing in Flachau itself (350km217 miles of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Salzburger Sportwelt ski resorts of Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Filzmoos, Goldegg, Kleinarl, Radstadt, St. Johann-Alpendorf and Wagrain. Flachau is directly linked by Ski Lift to the ski areas of Wagrain.
Snow and Weather
When will it snow in Flachau?
The next notable snow forecast is 6cm2in, expected on 8 March, with around 33cm13in forecast over the next 7 days.
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Snow this week
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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Snow to resort | Snow to 932m3,058ft | Snow to resort |
Ski Area Stats
Flachau Ski Area
Black Pistes Expert Trails | 2 | |
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Red Pistes Intermediate Runs | 9 | 43km27 miles |
Blue Pistes Easy Trails | 6 | 11km7 miles |
Green Pistes Beginner Runs | 1 | 2km1 miles |
Downhill Total Length | 350km217 miles | |
Cross Country Total Length | 160km99 miles | |
Ski Lifts Number of Lifts | 100 |
Salzburger Sportwelt Ski Area
Black Pistes Expert Trails | 14 | |
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Red Pistes Intermediate Runs | 69 | |
Blue Pistes Easy Trails | 60 | |
Green Pistes Beginner Runs | 1 | |
Downhill Total Length | 760km472 miles | |
Ski Lifts Number of Lifts | 270 |
Altitudes
Flachau Ski Area Heights
Highest Lift | 1,980m6,496ft |
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Lowest Piste | 930m3,051ft |
Resort Altitude (Flachau) | 930m3,051ft |
Max Vertical | 1,050m3,445ft |
Ratings & Suitability
Intermediate Skiers | |
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Beginners | |
Snowboarding | |
Snow | |
Apres-Ski |
Flachau Overview
Only 60 kms from Mozart's birthplace, Salzburg, lies Austria's very own Three Valleys ski area with over 300 kms of skiable pistes. At the heart of the three valleys and just off Autobahnen 66, lies the Austrian farm community of Flachau, with its traditional rustic chalets.
An intermediate skiers' and snowboarders paradise, Flachau's own ski area has 56 kms of ski runs, all of them graded blue or red whilst the linked area of Salzburger Sportwelt consists of over 300km (200 miles) of pistes, most of which is intermediate terrain with the remainder for experts. If the local Amadé region leaves you wanting more, then the Flachau is also a part of the Ski Amadé. This offers more than twice as much skiing again - in total there are nearly 1000km (700 miles) of trails on the pass, served by more than 250 lifts.
Notable Ski Runs
The longest possible descent in Flachau is 6km4 miles long and the most difficult run is the 'Gamskogel Nord', which is 4km2 miles in length.
Skiing
The area proudly boasts it is the home of Hermann Maier, the Herminator, Austria's World and Olympic Downhill champion, so one has to assume the skiing has much to recommend it! And it does, if you are an intermediate skier, that is. With mile upon mile of wide, cruisey, beautifully groomed runs, most skiers will have a great wonderful time. Expert skiers, too, will find that the area is not without its challenges (don't worry, you don't have to race Hermann) not least the 6km run from the Griessenkar ridge.
Thanks to the wealth of easy blue runs, beginners will find themselves with plenty choice when the time comes for them to graduate from the nursery slopes and skiers of all standards will be able to enjoy exploring the area together. The local ski schools can be excellent but make sure you are assigned an instructor who speaks your language. Cross country skiing is very popular around Flachau, with at least 160kms of trails of all standards to explore.
Flachau offers good sking, particularly, for Intermediate skiers.
Snowboarding
The Riegler sisters, Claudia and Manuela, stars of the snowboard world cup circuit, hail from Flachau and snowboarders are very welcome here. There is a specialist snowboard school, a fun park (with chillhouse) and a half pipe. The wide easy terrain is marvellous for carving and free riders may find some more radical terrain to suit them, especially when there is fresh snow.
Location and Map
Where is Flachau?
This ski resort is in the Austrian Alps in Salzburger Sportwelt, Salzburg.
Map
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How to get there
By Air
The nearest airport to Flachau is Salzburg, 52 minutes drive away.
Klagenfurt, Ljubljana, Linz, Munich, Innsbruck Airport, Graz and Trieste airports are all within three hours drive.
Salzburg is just one hours drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly.
Infrastructure
Ski Lift Capacity
The 100 ski lifts are able to uplift 60,000 skiers and snowboarders every hour.
Snow Making
Snow-making is available, on 56km35 miles of ski runs, with 200 snow cannons.
Season Dates
When is Flachau open?
We don't currently have confirmed season dates, but hope to soon.
Usual opening is early December, and usual closing is Mid April.
NOTE:- Ski area, lift and piste opening is subject to Current Snow Conditions.
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
We don't yet have specific details of the COVID-19 precautions being taken in Flachau, but they are likely to include most of the following :-
- Face masks required on lifts, and in shops.
- Social distancing in public areas.
- Reduced lift capacity.
- Extensive disinfection / sanitization.
French Ski Resort COVID-19 Measures describes further measures that may also be applied.
Visit the Flachau Tourist Office for the latest.
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Mountain Bike Hire
There is downhill mountain biking available and you can rent Mountain Bikes in Flachau.
Aprés Ski
Flachau is an Austrian farming town and most of the skiing clientele is Austrian or German. As such the resort has an atmosphere the locals describe as gemutlichkeit (cosy and relaxed). There are several bars and discos (check out Yeti's Partyhaus) where guests and locals alike can drink and dance the night away but you are likely to find the nightlife is more friendly than frenetic.