Gosau austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Gosau Austria.
Gosau Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1952 the Austrian ski resort Gosau lies at 1800 metres altitude in the Upper Austria region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Gosau ski area is not snow sure. Over 35 snow cannons ensure artificial Gosau snow making covers 52km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Gosau (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 68km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Gosau ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A charming rustic village with an often lively nightlife, Gosau is lift-linked to Annaberg and Russbach on the West Dachstein Pass (other areas have free bus link). Snow-making covers lower runs if needed. The resort's toboggan run is illuminated for night use.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Gosau Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs 7km |
48% |
Advanced Trails
 15 runs 42km |
48% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
3% |
Gosau 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) | €? - €? |
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 Gosau Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 75km |
| total length of Gosau trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Gosau ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1800m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 766m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 766m |
| centre of Gosau ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1034m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1034m |
| 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 Gosau
Skiing Gosau you'll enjoy 31 pistes and trails and that means approximately 75km of ski runs. Gosau lifts number 32 with the capacity to uplift 36000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Gosau is over 5km long.
Gosau Ski Area
Gosau ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 48% intermediate, 48% advanced ski slopes and 3% for expert skiers - the most difficult Gosau piste is the ?km Kanonenrohr run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Gosau after dark.
Gosau for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Gosau
If you snowboard Gosau you'll want to know that, of the 32 ski lifts in total, 18 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Gosau snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Gosau snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Gosau for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Gosau Apres Ski
The apres ski Gosau scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 15 restaurants 0 bowling 3 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 4 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Gosau for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Gosau Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Gosau resort - ski Gosau by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Gosau ski resort is also known as Zwieselalm, Hornspitz and has the following common misspellings:
Gosau ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Gosau 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. Gosau ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Gosau for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall