Established in ? the Austrian ski resort St Wolfgang lies at 1350 metres altitude in the Upper Austria region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m St Wolfgang ski area is not snow sure. Over 1 snow cannons ensure artificial St Wolfgang snow making covers 1km of ski trails, which equates to around 5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to St Wolfgang (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 50km or approximately 50 minutes driving time. St Wolfgang ski season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

A pretty, thousand year old centre rich in cultural and historical features. One of the few resorts which honestly admits that their ski areas are best suited to beginners and families - not demanding experts.

alpine downhill runs to ski in St Wolfgang Austria

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

6 runs 6km

33%

Advanced Trails

12 runs 11km

66%

Expert Trails

0 runs 0km

St Wolfgang 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)	€129 - €129
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 Wolfgang Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs	17km
total length of St Wolfgang trails
Longest lift serve Run	1.5km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope Orientation	?
direction St Wolfgang ski areas face
Top Altitude	1350m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude	900m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude	540m
centre of St Wolfgang ski resort
Vertical Drop	710m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical	^v 710m
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 Wolfgang

Skiing St Wolfgang you'll enjoy 18 pistes and trails and that means approximately 17km of ski runs. St Wolfgang lifts number 9 with the capacity to uplift 8000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of St Wolfgang is over 1.5km long.

SNO-man says

St Wolfgang Ski Area

St Wolfgang ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 33% intermediate, 66% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult St Wolfgang piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski St Wolfgang after dark.

St Wolfgang for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Snowboarding in St Wolfgang

If you snowboard St Wolfgang you'll want to know that, of the 9 ski lifts in total, 9 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up St Wolfgang snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. St Wolfgang snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

SNO-man says

St Wolfgang for snowboarding gets 1 stars out of 5 overall

St Wolfgang Apres Ski

The apres ski St Wolfgang scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

10 apres ski bars 35 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 0 horse riding 9 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Ballooning, History Walks, Handicraft Walks, Operetta Evening, Shooting, Indoor Tennis.

SNO-man says

In resort St Wolfgang has indoor bowling and, when frozen, ice skating, curling and hot air balloon rides from the Lake. Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides around the Wolfgangsee are also popular as are winter hikes and snowshoe tours. Many of the hotels have extensive wellness and leisure facilities such as the indoor - outdoor heated pool at the White Horse Inn. There's also indoor tennis, libraries and a museum. The "Activity Centre" on the Postalm offers the latest snow-sport trends for both skiers and non-skiers alike. These include snowbiking, with special courses available including "Fun to learn" workshops and "Snowbike fat-burning days" for weight reduction or " bum tum, and thigh sessions." The 7kg Snowbike is controlled through balance like a bike and the lightweight frame makes it very easy to handle (according to the Activity Centre). There's also a toboggan runs on the Postalm. Excursions to nearby Salzburg are organised regularly.

St Wolfgang for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

More St Wolfgang Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

St Wolfgang resort - ski St Wolfgang by any other name

The Austrian ski resort of St Wolfgang ski resort is also known as St Wolfgang Postalm and has the following common misspellings:

St Wolfgang ski area has ski slopes which face ?

The direction which the various St Wolfgang 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 Wolfgang ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.

St Wolfgang for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall