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Schmittenhöhe (Zell am See)

Austria · Salzburg · Single resort (part of: Zell am See – Kaprun)

Schmittenhöhe (Zell am See) is a ski resort in Salzburg (Austria). It has 77 km of downhill runs and 25 lifts. The runs go from 760 to 1965 m (1205 m vertical).

Piste length
77 km
Lifts
25
Base station
760 m
Top station
1965 m
Vertical drop
1205 m
Country
Austria

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 30 km (39%)
  • Medium: 28 km (36%)
  • Hard: 19 km (25%)

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (12 floodlit runs)
  • Steepest spot: 57% (30°)
  • Mostly facing east (22% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.

Lifts: 25

Gondola / cable car: 8 · Chairlift: 10 · Drag lift: 5

  • Glocknerbahn · Chairlift · 3,700 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1382–1573 m
  • areitXpress · Gondola / cable car · 3,600 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 757–1388 m
  • Breiteckbahn · Chairlift · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1673–1897 m
  • Kettingalmbahn · Chairlift · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1650–1963 m
  • Hochmaisbahn · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1373–1758 m
  • zellamseeXpress II · Gondola / cable car · 2,800 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1114–1913 m
  • Hirschkogel-Express · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1323–1712 m
  • Sonnkogelbahn · Chairlift · 2,500 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1376–1827 m
  • trassXpress · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 934–1896 m
  • Areitbahn II · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1400–1705 m

On site

  • 104 car parks (9 paid · 14 free)
  • 37 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 10 mountain huts
  • 1 rental shops
  • 75 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • Bründl

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 64 cm, Snow depth 21 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 73 cm, Snow depth 29 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 56 cm, Snow depth 31 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 22 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 10 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1279 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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