Flachau austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Flachau Austria.
Flachau Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1963 the Austrian ski resort Flachau lies at 925 metres altitude in the Salzburgerland region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1980m Flachau ski area is not snow sure. Over 200 snow cannons ensure artificial Flachau snow making covers 56km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Flachau (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 70km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Flachau ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Part of one of Austria's largest ski areas, the Salzburger Sportwelt Amadé, Flachau is directly lift -linked to Wagrain, Kleinarl and Flachauwinkl, and from there to Zauchensee and Alpendorf. The village has been made famous in recent seasons by the spectacular achievements of its famous son Herman Maier, World and Olympic Champion. The nearby village of Reitdorf, lift-linked to Wagrain, is part of the Flachau domain.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Flachau Austria
Beginner Trails
 1 runs 2km |
6% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 11km |
37% |
Advanced Trails
 9 runs 43km |
56% |
Expert Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Flachau Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €210.5 - €218 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Flachau Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 56km |
| total length of Flachau trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S N E W |
| direction Flachau ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1980m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 925m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 925m |
| centre of Flachau ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1055m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1055m |
| 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 Flachau
Skiing Flachau you'll enjoy 16 pistes and trails and that means approximately 56km of ski runs. Flachau lifts number 15 with the capacity to uplift 26000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Flachau is over 6km long.
Flachau Ski Area
Flachau ski area has 6% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 37% intermediate, 56% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult Flachau piste is the 4km Gamskogel Nord run, with a steepness/slope angle of 40%. You can ski Flachau after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Flachau for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Flachau
If you snowboard Flachau you'll want to know that, of the 15 ski lifts in total, 7 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Flachau snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Flachau snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 2 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 120 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Flachau for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Flachau Apres Ski
The apres ski Flachau scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
30 apres ski bars 40 restaurants 0 bowling 4 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 3 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 50 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
Apart from skiing and its ancillary activities, there is not a huge number of activities laid on in and around Flachau. There are however, tennis courts. an indoor sports centre and sauna as well as sleigh rides and for those who can't stay off the slopes, tobogganing and night skiing. There is no public swimming pool but some of the better hotels (e.g. the Lacknerhof) do have pools and other facilities, such as steam rooms, for residents' use only. Other towns in the area like St Johann im Pongau and Altenmarkt, are well worth a visit (they have facilities such as museums and swimming pools, shops) and the beautiful town of Salzburg is only 45 minutes away.
Flachau for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Flachau Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Flachau resort - ski Flachau by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Flachau ski resort is also known as Flachau Grießbenkar and has the following common misspellings:
Flachau ski area has ski slopes which face S N E W
The direction which the various Flachau 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. Flachau ski resort has ski slopes facing S N E W.
Flachau for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Flachau reviews, 3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.