Pichl - Mandling austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Pichl - Mandling Austria.
Pichl - Mandling Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1925 the Austrian ski resort Pichl - Mandling lies at 1860 metres altitude in the Steiermark / Styria region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Pichl - Mandling ski area is not snow sure. Over 39 snow cannons ensure artificial Pichl - Mandling snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Pichl - Mandling (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 90km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Pichl - Mandling ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Two of the higher villages on the Dachstein Tauern pass, chair lifts and gondolas actually depart from carparks close to the small but friendly village of Pichl.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Pichl - Mandling Austria
Beginner Trails
 1 runs 0.1km |
3% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs 11km |
38% |
Advanced Trails
 13 runs 26km |
50% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
11% |
Pichl - Mandling 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) | €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 Pichl - Mandling Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 39km |
| total length of Pichl - Mandling trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Pichl - Mandling ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1860m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 800m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 800m |
| centre of Pichl - Mandling ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1160m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1160m |
| 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 Pichl - Mandling
Skiing Pichl - Mandling you'll enjoy 26 pistes and trails and that means approximately 39km of ski runs. Pichl - Mandling lifts number 19 with the capacity to uplift 23000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Pichl - Mandling is over 6km long.
Pichl - Mandling Ski Area
Pichl - Mandling ski area has 3% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 38% intermediate, 50% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Pichl - Mandling piste is the 1km 3A run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Pichl - Mandling after dark.
Pichl - Mandling for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Pichl - Mandling
If you snowboard Pichl - Mandling you'll want to know that, of the 19 ski lifts in total, 13 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Pichl - Mandling snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Pichl - Mandling snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 150 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Pichl - Mandling for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Pichl - Mandling Apres Ski
The apres ski Pichl - Mandling scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
1 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 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 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 20 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Pichl - Mandling for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Pichl - Mandling Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Pichl - Mandling resort - ski Pichl - Mandling by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Pichl - Mandling ski resort is also known as Trainingsberg der Ski-Weltelite Reiteralm and has the following common misspellings:
Pichl - Mandling ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Pichl - Mandling 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. Pichl - Mandling ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Pichl - Mandling for snow gets 2 stars out of 5 overall