Bad Hofgastein Ski Resort Guide
Bad Hofgastein Ski Resort Guide
Bad Hofgastein, in Austria (in the Salzburg region), has 44 lifts (18 chair lifts, 15 surface lifts) and offers skiers an incredible 1460 metres (4790 feet) of vertical descent. Bad Hofgastein has 890 acres of terrain over 64 pistes with a total length of 54 kilometers (34 miles). Bad Hofgastein is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. There are 90 kilometers (56 miles) of cross country ski trails at Bad Hofgastein. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park and a half pipe. Over half of the pistes at Bad Hofgastein are covered by snowmaking. The closest airport is at Salzburg but the transfer time is 1.5 hours. The nearest train station to Bad Hofgastein is at Bad Hofgastein. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Bad Hofgastein.
Resorts close to Bad Hofgastein include:
Bad Gastein (3 km),
Gasteiner Tal (6 km),
Grossarl-Dorfgastein (11 km),
Rauris (17 km),
Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl (18 km),
Bad Hofgastein Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
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Trails (Pistes): 64 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2300 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 29% Int: 59% Adv: 12% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1460 m |
X-Country: 90 km |
| Lifts: 44 (18 chair lifts, 15 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 54% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 11 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 51 |
Acres of ski: 890 |
| Bars: - |
Nearest Airport: Salzburg |
| Nearest Train: Bad Hofgastein |
Tourist Info Phone:: +4364327110,
Bad Hofgastein Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Bad Hofgastein
David Brady from United Kingdom writes:
Went to Bad Hofgastein on Good Friday for a week. We went there in 2007 and returned because it's a beautiful town, and the Alpen Therme baths are amazing. It snowed on Easter Sunday, but the snow lower down was nearly gone by the end of the week. I would say there were definitely enough runs to keep most skiers happy. The ski buses are free and very useful. The ski school was excellent and our five year old was going up in cable cars/chair lifts by the end of our week and skiing down happily. We used Angertal as our base station and it has had a lot of investment and is beautifully designed. We stayed at the Pension Heuberger in an apartment and it was very good, spotlessly clean and good value. The restaurant at the Hotel Zur Post was particularly good. Flew in to Salzburg and booked a private transfer with austria-limousine; Erich was helpful and efficient and this was by far the best value transfer we could find to take a family of four plus ski gear, without having to take trains/coaches. After skiing in Switzerland (Crans-Montana, Torgon) in 2008 & 2009, Austria felt like good value and all the people we dealt with and met during the week were lovely. Next year - Italy but we'll definitely return to Bad Hogastein!
2010-04-13 |
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- Season opens: 10 Dec 2011
- Season closes: 15 Apr 2012
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