Solden austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Solden Austria.
Solden Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1890 the Austrian ski resort Solden lies at 3250 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Solden ski area is snow sure. Over 158 snow cannons ensure artificial Solden snow making covers 90.2km of ski trails, which equates to around 60 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Solden (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 85km or approximately 75 minutes driving time. Solden ski season runs from October to May.
SNO-man says
One of Austria's largest, liveliest and most popular ski resorts. It formerly offered summer skiing on its twin glaciers (one or the other was always open ) and whilst that has now ended it still has a long winter with ski-season opening festivals and the first northern hemisphere World Cup races each October and November. Snow is guaranteed thanks to the glacier back up.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Solden Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 57 runs 51km |
38% |
Advanced Trails
 61 runs 62km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 31 runs 31km |
20% |
Solden 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) | €196.5 - €218.5 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Oct 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Solden Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 151km |
| total length of Solden trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 15km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | SW |
| direction Solden ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3250m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1377m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1377m |
| centre of Solden ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1963m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1963m |
| 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 Solden
Skiing Solden you'll enjoy 149 pistes and trails and that means approximately 151km of ski runs. Solden lifts number 34 with the capacity to uplift 68000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Solden is over 15km long. Ski Solden summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Solden.
Solden Ski Area
Solden ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 38% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 20% for expert skiers - the most difficult Solden piste is the 5km Rosskirpl run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Solden after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Solden for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Solden Apres Ski
The apres ski Solden scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
15 apres ski bars 50 restaurants 0 bowling 10 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton, Indoor Climbing Wall, Indoor Golf, Shooting Range, Weight Lifting, Winter Hiking.
SNO-man says
It's hard to fault the off-slope sporting and leisure activities available in the area, with the resort claiming that more than 50 indoor sports and facilities are on offer. Although there is not space to list all of these, they include an indoor adventure pool and wellness complex, indoor tennis, badminton and squash courts, football, basketball, handball and volleyball courts and sauna and fitness studio. There is also a four lane international- standard bowling alley (with two other bowling centres in the area), indoor shooting range with 10 spaces, and 'Cyber world' computer games centre with ski simulator.
Venturing back outside there's the toboggan run, parascending and some 30km (18 miles) of marked winter hiking trails. The ice rink offers curling as well as skating.
Solden for apres ski gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
More Solden Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Solden resort - ski Solden by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Solden ski resort is also known as Solden Gaislachkogl, Hochsölden and has the following common misspellings:
Solden ski area has ski slopes which face SW
The direction which the various Solden 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. Solden ski resort has ski slopes facing SW.
Solden for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall