Ehrwald austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Ehrwald Austria.
Ehrwald Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1947 the Austrian ski resort Ehrwald lies at 2964 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Ehrwald ski area is snow sure. Over 113 snow cannons ensure artificial Ehrwald snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around 28 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Ehrwald (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 70km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Ehrwald ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Ehrwald has two local ski areas - the Ehwalder Alm and the Wettersteinbahnen-Sonnennang. The local glacier skiing is reached by bus or car and cable car from this picturesque village on the German border. There are numerous other small skiing areas nearby, offering a combined total of around 200km in trails on the Pass.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Ehrwald Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs 24km |
47% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs 20km |
47% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
4% |
Ehrwald Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €185 - €185 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Ehrwald Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 46km |
| total length of Ehrwald trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.1km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE NW W |
| direction Ehrwald ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2964m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1000m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1000m |
| centre of Ehrwald ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1964m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1964m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Ehrwald
Skiing Ehrwald you'll enjoy 21 pistes and trails and that means approximately 46km of ski runs. Ehrwald lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 22743 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Ehrwald is over 5.1km long. Ski Ehrwald summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Ehrwald.
Ehrwald Ski Area
Ehrwald ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 47% intermediate, 47% advanced ski slopes and 4% for expert skiers - the most difficult Ehrwald piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Ehrwald after dark.
Ehrwald for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Ehrwald
If you snowboard Ehrwald you'll want to know that, of the 24 ski lifts in total, 16 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Ehrwald snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Ehrwald snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 3 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Ehrwald for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Ehrwald Apres Ski
The apres ski Ehrwald scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 30 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Ehrwald for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Ehrwald Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Ehrwald resort - ski Ehrwald by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Ehrwald ski resort is also known as Ehwalder Alm, Wettersteinbahnen-Sonnennang and has the following common misspellings:
Ehrwald ski area has ski slopes which face NE NW W
The direction which the various Ehrwald ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Ehrwald ski resort has ski slopes facing NE NW W.
Ehrwald for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall