Westendorf austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Westendorf Austria.
Westendorf Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1948 the Austrian ski resort Westendorf lies at 800 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1865m Westendorf ski area is not snow sure. Over 58 snow cannons ensure artificial Westendorf snow making covers 35km of ski trails, which equates to around 80 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Westendorf (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 100km or approximately 100 minutes driving time. Westendorf ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Part of Austria's largest lift-linked ski area, the Ski Welt (250km), although Westendorf and the last village to be lift lionked to it in the 2008-9 season. A lovely village, voted the most beautiful in Europe in 1998, and has some of the region's best skiing all to itself.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Westendorf Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 62 runs 108km |
50% |
Advanced Trails
 50 runs 120km |
40% |
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km |
6% |
Westendorf Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €178 - €209.5 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Westendorf Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 250km |
| total length of Westendorf trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Westendorf ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1865m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 800m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 800m |
| centre of Westendorf ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1065m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1065m |
| 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 Westendorf
Skiing Westendorf you'll enjoy 122 pistes and trails and that means approximately 250km of ski runs. Westendorf lifts number 91 with the capacity to uplift 136000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Westendorf is over 8km long.
Westendorf Ski Area
Westendorf ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 50% intermediate, 40% advanced ski slopes and 6% for expert skiers - the most difficult Westendorf piste is the 5km 45 / Steilhang run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Westendorf after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Westendorf for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Westendorf
If you snowboard Westendorf you'll want to know that, of the 91 ski lifts in total, 39 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Westendorf snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Westendorf snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 100 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Westendorf for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Westendorf Apres Ski
The apres ski Westendorf scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 41 restaurants 2 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 2 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 4 solariums 4 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 3 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 1 horse riding 30 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Air Gun Shooting, Curling, Nordic Walking, Snow Biking .
SNO-man says
Most of Westendorf's facilities are outdoor or in private hotels. In the former case there's tobogganing, paragliding, ballooning, cleared winter walks, a natural ice rink or you may take a sleigh ride. Horse riding is possible in an indoor arena; you can also try bowling at one of two nine-pin venues and there are several places to play billiards. Beauty therapy is available in the beauty Oase Elisabeth, Vital-Landhotel Schermer where you can also have a massage,...
The parish church of St Nikolaus was first mentioned in 1320, and rebuilt in Gothic style in 1500. After the church and village were destroyed in 1630, the church was rebuilt again in 1770. There are baroque elements with ceiling fresco paintings by Matthias Kirchner. The ceiling in the long part was made by Josef Tattensberger from Salzburg. In 1977 the new organ was consecrated. Excursions are possible to nearby attractions including the beautiful and historic city of Salzburg.
Westendorf for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Westendorf Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Westendorf resort - ski Westendorf by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Westendorf ski resort is also known as SkiWelt Westendorf Nachtsollberg and has the following common misspellings:
Westendorf ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Westendorf 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. Westendorf ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Westendorf for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Westendorf reviews, 3.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.