Sonnenkopf
Austria · Vorarlberg · Single resort
Sonnenkopf is a ski resort in Vorarlberg (Austria). It has 30 km of downhill runs, mostly intermediate and 9 lifts. The runs go from 1500 to 2300 m (800 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 10 km (33%)
- Medium: 15 km (50%)
- Hard: 5 km (17%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
- Steepest spot: 62% (32°)
- Mostly facing west (23% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 9
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 4 · Drag lift: 2
- Obermuribahn · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1827–2175 m
- Sonnenkopfbahn · Gondola / cable car · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 999–1837 m
- Riedkopfbahn · Chairlift · 1,974 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1785–1950 m
- Glattingratbahn · Chairlift · 1,442 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 2073–2287 m
- Obermoosbahn · Chairlift · 1,438 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1590–2098 m
- Sattelkopflift · 1,372 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1834–1865 m
- Riedbodenlift · 1,060 pers./h · 1786–1844 m
- Bettler-Älpele-Lift · Seats: 2 · 1834–1864 m
- Fuchslochlift · Drag lift · 1076–1092 m
- Verbindungslift · Drag lift · Seats: 1 · 1838–1849 m
On site
- 20 car parks (6 free)
- 11 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 12 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 62 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 85 cm, Snow depth 33 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 83 cm, Snow depth 51 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 60 cm, Snow depth 61 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 71 cm, Snow depth 50 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1896 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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