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Visitor reviews for Schladming Ski Resort

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• January 20, 2012
  Carole from United Kingdom
  

  Just returned from Planai, soon much snow. We have been going to Schladming for many years and wow have they made some great improvements, from the skiing to the après-ski. The new Tenne Bar is not to be missed and the hut below the top gondola station has the best food.

• Schladming Ratings

  Based on 8 votes. Vote

  Access: 4.8 (1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Schladming.	Public Transport: 4.7 (1) There are no buses or taxis to Schladming, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
  Scenery: 4.8 (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.	Accommodation: 4.7 (1) No places to stay in/near Schladming, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
  Cheap Rooms: 4.1 (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.	Luxury Hotels: 4.4 (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Schladming.
  Ski in/Ski out: 4.5 (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.	Childcare: 4.0 (1) There are no child care facilities at Schladming, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
  Snowsure: 4.7 (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Schladming is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snowmaking: 4.9 (1) Schladming relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
  Snow Grooming: 5.0 (1) There are no snow groomers at Schladming, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Schladming are groomed daily.	Shelter: 4.9 (1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Schladming is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
  Nearby options: 4.7 (1) If snow conditions are poor at Schladming, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.	Regional rating: 4.6 (1) Schladming usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
  Lift Staff: 4.9 (1) The staff at Schladming are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Schladming are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 4.6 (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
  Ski Schools: 4.4 (1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.	Hire and Repairs: 4.6 (1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
  Variety of pistes: 4.4 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Schladming has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Beginners: 4.7 (1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
  Intermediates: 4.9 (1) No intermediate terrain at Schladming, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.	Advanced: 4.1 (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
  Snow Park: 4.6 (1) Not even a kicker at Schladming, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.	Off-piste: 3.6 (1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
  Cross-country: 4.6 (1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Schladming, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.	Luge/Toboggan: 4.7 (1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Schladming has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
  Mountain Dining: 5.0 (1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.	Eating: 5.0 (1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.
  Apres-Ski: 4.6 (1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.	Other Sports: 4.7 (1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.
  Entertainment: 4.6 (1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.	Winter Walks: 4.6 (1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.
  Ski Pass Value: 4.7 (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.	Value (National): 4.7 (1) Overall, Schladming is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
  Value (Global): 4.5 (1) Overall, Schladming is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

  Based on 8 votes. Vote

• January 17, 2012
  sue from Australia
  

  Our family visited Schladming for the 4th time (in winter). Christmas/ New year 2011/2012.
  Hopl ski school is fantastic on Plana, love all the instructors, young and old. Planet Planai is brand new and very user friendly. Love the big lockers. The new 8 seater chair lift to the top is fantastic.
  The snow was amazing this time. We ate in wonderful, traditional restaurants every night. Mountain food was excellent especially Uncle Willys and Scaff-alm...Very reasonable.
  Tenne was fun so was New Years Eve in the main square.
  Will always love Schladming...2013 should be amazing. We will be back!

• January 05, 2012
  Duncan Turner from United Kingdom
  

  Just been on the Planai website and can't wait to get back there for our 17th annual visit. I usually do another skiing holiday and have been to many other Austrian resorts, Italy, Switzerland, USA and even New Zealand. For a good all round resort you can't beat Schladming/Rohrmoos. If you feel like a coffee, there's one just round the next corner and of course they have food as well both self-service and table service. By the way don't tell anyone, it may spoil it but with the World Alpine Championships being there in February 2013 word is bound to get out. It's also the venue for one of the World Men's Slalom races each January and it not only gets the biggest crowds but is also the skiers favourite.

• December 07, 2010
  Ian from United Kingdom
  

  I have been to Schladming twice and it is an amazing place. I usually ski there in March and had planned to go again there in April 2011 but couldn't wait and so will be going there for Christmas and New Year! Nightlife is pretty quiet, but lots of places to eat, both in the town and on the slopes.
  Wine is very expensive, but beer is reasonable, far cheaper than France! Great swimming pool in the town and a great supermarket to stock up. All within walking distance. Fantastic snow all season from Dec-Apri! Brilliant!

• October 27, 2010
  J.Bradley from United Kingdom
  

  Went to Schladming for the first time in Jan 2010 and are booked to go back Jan 2011. Our ski party have a discussion every year before deciding where to book and this year's decision was the easiest ever. Everyone of us agreed that last year was our best trip ever. The skiing, mountain huts, bars, food and atmosphere were second to none. Hope this is the next of many trips to Schladming.

• March 11, 2010
  C Tang from United Kingdom
  

  Most runs at Schladming had vast wide piste which was mostly marked reds which I felt should be blue. Not much to challenge the experienced, but perfect resort for beginners & intermediates who wish to perfect their skills on the huge wide piste. Waits to lift was almost non-existent (maybe 5-10 mins max in the main Planai gondola during the weekend morning rush hour), but all others was ski up and off again in 1-2 mins max. Never saw a busy piste, and it's not unusual to find only yourself on a stretch of a piste too! Useful locker room at the main gondola at a bargain price of 1 Euro per day (easily fits 2 sets of skis + boots + helmets + more) which was really convenient too. Mountain restaurants was plentiful and meals was decent and still relatively good value too (French resorts take note!) Nightlife at Schladming is tame but adequate (go to St Anton if you want this on your holiday)

  Schladming hospital was top draw and the facilities were excellent as my friend found out! This hospital would put the UK private hospital to shame!

  Although the pistes are non too challenging, the overall resort experience was top notch and I would not hesitate to return and happily cruise down the near empty long red/black 3 run from top to bottom.

• February 23, 2010
  rachael mackwell from United Kingdom
  

  We can only concur with the other positive comments. Agreed, the advanced skiing is limited at Schladming, but a great family resort with excellent ski schools (Tritscher).

  Locals are welcoming and helpful. The town has everything you want, although we can't comment on nightclubs.

  We'll be back again!

• February 08, 2010
  Trevor Williams from United Kingdom
  

  Great to have so many different mountains on the same lift ticket at Schladming.
  Sizeable town centre with enough shops, bars & restaurants to satisfy most visitors.
  Sports bar shows soccer from different countries inc England with various matches covered by the many screens throughout the bar area.
  Some queues at peak periods but nothing too frustrating.
  Friendly staff throughout the resort.
  I would recommend Schladming to all.

• November 18, 2009
  dawn and miro from United Kingdom
  

  We will be going to Schladming again in 2010 - our 3rd stay at the wonderful Hotel Stattdor. The food is really good and the owners are very welcoming. The hotel bar has a great atmosphere.
  The ski terrain at Schladming suits all, from beginners to advanced, there is something for everyone. The town has the feel of a real Austrian town, not just a purpose built ski resort and there are some very good bars and restaurants.
  This is a hidden gem - few tourist companies go to Schladming and it has a very cosmopolitan feel.

• March 19, 2009
  Neil from Austria
  

  I'm a Brit and have been living in Schladming for over 6 years and there must be a positive reason for this. As mentioned by many, it looks nice, it is not overrun with people, the mountain huts are affordable, the bars in the town have humane prices. Snow is damn good and to tell you the truth I'm not sure why people head to France, must be the expensive baguettes and busy lift systems.

  Just to point out though, Rauris is nowhere near Schladming. And there are kids ski schools on the Planai and Hochwurzen.

  If you want backcountry, it is here at Schladming but you have to find it. We do have secrets you know. And on sunny days you can try your freeride skills on the Dachstein glacier if you know what you are doing.

  At Schladming we also now have a good park on the Planai, freestyle snowboard school and a damn good shop: Blue Tomato.

  Enjoy.

• January 14, 2009
  Ashley Mooney from United Kingdom
  

  Skied there (Schladming) over New Year. Absolutely booked up, so I had to stay 20 minutes drive away, and still virtually no queues. Great intermediate snow area, though not challenging for the advanced types. Reliable snow, even last year, at low level. So no altitude acclimatisation. Night skiing and toboggan run. Very reasonable costs at the huts on the mountains. I am taking the kids back in a month, mking it three trips there in 13 months. Try Habersetter Reisen for very reasonable coach transfer from Salzburg. It really is under the hour. What more can one say.

• December 13, 2008
  Dunk Elber from United Kingdom
  

  Great skiing at Schladming in a town that looks alpine - not like some of the concrete monstrosities. Fantastic variety of slopes; open, tree lined, wide, narrow and great food on the mountain. Friendly locals and no queue jumping. Plenty to do on a rest day too. Try Schladming once and you'll probably get hooked like most others, as I have for the last 20 years. Enjoy this superb excellent all round resort.

• December 11, 2008
  Trevor Stirton from United Kingdom
  

  As a family we have skied Schladming 5 seasons in the last 7 years. Very good lift system and always improving, very good food at reasonable prices on the mountain. Ski School for kids is very good especially Tritcher based at Rhormoos.
  Ski show on Sunday nights when all the ski schoolls strut their stuff is excellent. If you haven't tried Schladming then I advise you do so, nothing to fault it really except when the exchange rate to the Euro is not in our favour.

• November 19, 2008
  Paul Moore from United Kingdom
  

  Been skiing in Schladming for the last 25 years, with 45 skiing trips under my feet it's still worth the return, for great huts and food, excellent slope manner of the locals.
  My tip is don't stick to the main slopes, there is plenty to find on the links and areas covered by the ticket.
  Great lift system and huts for food, beats the best of France. Not as mad as Verbier or High Alps for "Back Country" skiing but with speed cannons, parks, race tracks, night skiing etc...
  You should add it to your list, always updating and improving.

• April 07, 2008
  James Lovatt from United Kingdom
  

  Great resort, lots of choice and great apres-ski. Went in early April and ski conditions were great above middle station and snow making below. Stayed at the Posthotel which was superb. The only downside is that it is an expensive area (probably due to it being a world cup resort).

• January 09, 2008
  David Holden from United Kingdom
  

  We are about to return for our 5th visit. Poor snow last year in January but still good skiing above middle station. Reports look great for this next week. Keep the secret!

• December 19, 2007
  David Swales from United Kingdom
  

  Will be returning to Schladming for the third time in January having been there the last two seasons. Have skied France, Switzerland, Canada and many other places in Austria but this place takes some beating. Friendly locals, good food, great ski area with 4 interlinked mountains and a glacier. There was still plenty of skiing, even last year, when the snow in Europe wasn't so good. A variety of hotels and a few more bars in the town have meant that the apres-ski has improved. On the mountain there are plenty of huts and they serve very good food at reasonable prices. Haven't got kids so can't comment on how it rates for families but for anyone else it is a must if going to Austria. Then again, go somewhere else and it will keep the lift queues down and the slopes uncrowded for the wife and I!

• December 11, 2007
  chris hattersley from United Kingdom
  

  I've been skiing since I was 3 and skiing in Schladming since I was 6. I am now 19 and have skied Canada, France and Italy and nothing comes close to Schladming! I love the mountains, pistes, village and all the people. It's like my second home and I can't wait to return in February. The skiing is always fantastic and I hope to, one day, live there teaching skiing!

• January 02, 2007
  Selig S from United Kingdom
  

  Fantastic ski area, well looked after pistes, huge variety of runs through trees, open mountain tops and glacial. So many small villages as well as the town to stay in and so much more than alpine skiing. Great local brewery too! visited a large variety of european resorts for 12 years before arriving here. Made sure I've been back each year for the last 15 and will carry on for many many more. Try it and you'll never look back

• March 10, 2006
  Graeme McLachlan from United Kingdom
  

  I have an appartment in Aich, just down the valley from Schladming.

  The skiing there has tempted us to return for nearly 20 years and propbably will for 20 more. The pistes are quiet, beautiful and plentiful. The locals are very friendly and the scenery amasing. It really is Ski Paradise.

• February 20, 2006
  Mo Aldridge from United Kingdom
  

  FANTASTIC! Great intermediate skiing, moguls were fun over towards Planai, big ski area that is fab as you can ski the whole valley when conditions are right. Stayed in Haus at Pension Ennstal and was brilliant great local pubs with skittle alleys and a brill local ice cream parlour. Went with Oakhall which was the best - great prices and great instruction.

• November 22, 2005
  Robert from United Kingdom
  

  Went to Schladming in feb 2003 and feb 2004. Overall a good friendly resort with excellent doorstep skiing in Rohmoos. The ski show is a must along with the swimming pool that boasts a whirlpool and a slide. The accomodation in the Gastoff Wiesenhiem was friendly and comfortable with a pizza service and doorstep skiing. The instructors are all friendly a advance quickly and comfortably

• February 19, 2005
  ANTHONY AND ADELE from United Kingdom
  

  JUST BEEN TO SCHLADMING 15TH JAN,THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND ICY.
  LOVELY TOWN BUT NOT QUITE SUITABLE FOR SMALL CHILDREN,AS THE SKI SCHOOL IS AT RAURIS.THE BUS RIDE TAKES ABOUT 15MINS AND IS NOT FREQUENT ENOUGH,AS SKI SCHOOL STARTS AT 10 O CLOCK.NOT MUCH TO DO AT RAURIS AT LUNCH TIME SO BACK TO TOWN IT IS, ALTHOUGH CAFE OTIS IS WORTH THE VISIT GREAT FOOD.THERE WAS A STOMACH BUG IN RESORT AND ALL OUR PARTY
  OF 8 GOT IT, NOT MUCH FUN.THE HOTEL STADDTOR WAS FANTASTIC SERVING GOOD FOOD.THE HOLIDAY OVERALL LEFT YOU FEELING RUSHED,NOT RECOMENDED FOR QUITE YOUNG FAMILIES DUE TO THE SKI SCHOOL IN RAURIS, ALTHOUGH IT WAS FIRST CLASS.OTHER THAN THAT ITS A GREAT RESORT FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH NO KIDS.

• January 08, 2005
  Mervyn Watkins from United Kingdom
  

  I have been snowbording with my son checking out a variety of areas in Austria, France,Italy, US and Canada.
  Schladming as a total experience is definately the top of our chart - something for everyone the saying goes. We have kept being magnetised back there for the 17 years! If you happen to go there look out for the oldest snowboarder I know....going on 58 but dont be fooled. If this area is good enough for Arnie we will all be back.

• December 23, 2003
  Oliver from United Kingdom
  

  Did Schladming in Feb 2003. Good intermediate resort. Good food on slopes. Hotels - get what you pay for really. Not just a tourist town. Apres ski was gentle.