Hochkönig
Austria · Salzburg · Single resort (part of: Ski amadé)
Hochkönig is a ski resort in Salzburg (Austria). It has 120 km of downhill runs and 33 lifts. The runs go from 860 to 1918 m (1058 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 52 km (43%)
- Medium: 41 km (34%)
- Hard: 27 km (23%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
- Steepest spot: 59% (31°)
- Mostly facing north (23% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 33
Gondola / cable car: 7 · Chairlift: 8 · Drag lift: 4
- Schönanger · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1070–1300 m
- Kings Cab · Gondola / cable car · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1325–1742 m
- Dachegg · Chairlift · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1278–1743 m
- Abergbahn · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 826–1280 m
- Schwarzeckalm · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 896–1434 m
- Karbachalm · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 922–1593 m
- Gabühelbahn · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1071–1618 m
- Zachhofalm · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1278–1732 m
- Fellersbach · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1329–1821 m
- Hochmais · Chairlift · 2,080 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 986–1630 m
On site
- 147 car parks (3 paid · 48 free)
- 51 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 25 mountain huts
- 69 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 64 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 71 cm, Snow depth 27 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 56 cm, Snow depth 28 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 51 cm, Snow depth 19 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 31 cm, Snow depth 9 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1233 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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