Maria Alm austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Maria Alm Austria.
Maria Alm Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1950 the Austrian ski resort Maria Alm lies at 1900 metres altitude in the Salzburgerland region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Maria Alm ski area is not snow sure. Over 17 snow cannons ensure artificial Maria Alm snow making covers 63km of ski trails, which equates to around 90 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Maria Alm (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 70km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Maria Alm ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
The 90km of trails around the traditional village of Maria Alm are supplemented by further skiing on the lift pass at Hochkönig. All mainstream winter sports are available here, and there's an active nightlift, plus the toboggan run is floodlit
alpine downhill runs to ski in Maria Alm Austria
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Maria Alm Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €182 - €196 |
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 Maria Alm Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 80km |
| total length of Maria Alm trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Maria Alm ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1900m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 845m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 805m |
| centre of Maria Alm 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 Maria Alm
Skiing Maria Alm you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 80km of ski runs. Maria Alm lifts number 34 with the capacity to uplift 24500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Maria Alm is over 6km long.
Maria Alm Ski Area
Maria Alm ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Maria Alm piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Maria Alm after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Maria Alm for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Maria Alm
If you snowboard Maria Alm you'll want to know that, of the 34 ski lifts in total, 10 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Maria Alm snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Maria Alm snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 2 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Maria Alm for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Maria Alm Apres Ski
The apres ski Maria Alm scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 3 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 30 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 2 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling, Curling.
Maria Alm for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Maria Alm Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Maria Alm resort - ski Maria Alm by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Maria Alm ski resort is also known as Maria Alm and has the following common misspellings:
Maria Alm ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Maria Alm 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. Maria Alm ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Maria Alm for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall