St Gallenkirch austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in St Gallenkirch Austria.
St Gallenkirch Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Austrian ski resort St Gallenkirch lies at 2370 metres altitude in the Vorarlberg region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m St Gallenkirch ski area is not snow sure. Over 50 snow cannons ensure artificial St Gallenkirch snow making covers 56km of ski trails, which equates to around 50 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to St Gallenkirch (Austria) is Zürich at a distance of 170km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. St Gallenkirch ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A traditional village, promoted jointly with neighbouring Gortipohl, both having an ultra modern ski centre above, linked to Gaschurn on the Silvretta Nova pass, where one of the first six person bubble chairs was installed for the '95-'96 season. Trails up to 14km long. Ski School programme includes Big Foot, Carving, Ski Guide and Ski Safari. The 6km (4 mile) long toboggan run is floodlit on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Nights.
alpine downhill runs to ski in St Gallenkirch Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 14 runs 40km |
46% |
Advanced Trails
 11 runs 45km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
16% |
St Gallenkirch Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €149.5 - €187 |
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 St Gallenkirch Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 114km |
| total length of St Gallenkirch trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 14km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction St Gallenkirch ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2370m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 900m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 900m |
| centre of St Gallenkirch ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1470m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1470m |
| 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 St Gallenkirch
Skiing St Gallenkirch you'll enjoy 30 pistes and trails and that means approximately 114km of ski runs. St Gallenkirch lifts number 26 with the capacity to uplift 46000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of St Gallenkirch is over 14km long.
St Gallenkirch Ski Area
St Gallenkirch ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 46% intermediate, 36% advanced ski slopes and 16% for expert skiers - the most difficult St Gallenkirch piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski St Gallenkirch after dark.
St Gallenkirch for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
St Gallenkirch Apres Ski
The apres ski St Gallenkirch scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 14 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 5 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 16 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
St Gallenkirch for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More St Gallenkirch Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
St Gallenkirch resort - ski St Gallenkirch by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of St Gallenkirch ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
St Gallenkirch ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various St Gallenkirch 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. St Gallenkirch ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
St Gallenkirch for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall