Lienz austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Lienz Austria.
Lienz Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1958 the Austrian ski resort Lienz lies at 2283 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Dolomites \ Dolomiten. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Lienz ski area is not snow sure. Over 53 snow cannons ensure artificial Lienz snow making covers 32km of ski trails, which equates to around 80 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Lienz (Austria) is Klagenfurt at a distance of 150km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Lienz ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
An ideal choice for those wanting town-size facilities with the option of several ski areas on a single pass offering 350km of terrain (not lift linked).
alpine downhill runs to ski in Lienz Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 11.5km |
28% |
Advanced Trails
 12 runs 21.5km |
57% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
14% |
Lienz 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 Lienz Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Lienz trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | SE W |
| direction Lienz ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2283m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 732m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 732m |
| centre of Lienz ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1551m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1551m |
| 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 Lienz
Skiing Lienz you'll enjoy 21 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Lienz lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 12700 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Lienz is over 7.5km long.
Lienz Ski Area
Lienz ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 28% intermediate, 57% advanced ski slopes and 14% for expert skiers - the most difficult Lienz piste is the 1.5km Weltcupstreche run, with a steepness/slope angle of 15%. You can't ski Lienz after dark.
Lienz for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Lienz
If you snowboard Lienz you'll want to know that, of the 12 ski lifts in total, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Lienz snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Lienz snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Lienz for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Lienz Apres Ski
The apres ski Lienz scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
20 apres ski bars 35 restaurants 0 bowling 3 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 0 hot tubs 5 solariums 7 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 2 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Fitness Centre (2).
Lienz for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Lienz Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Lienz resort - ski Lienz by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Lienz ski resort is also known as Hochstein, Zettersfeld and has the following common misspellings:
Lienz ski area has ski slopes which face SE W
The direction which the various Lienz 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. Lienz ski resort has ski slopes facing SE W.
Lienz for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall