Wildschonau austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Wildschonau Austria.
Wildschonau Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1947 the Austrian ski resort Wildschonau lies at 828 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1900m Wildschonau ski area is not snow sure. Over 25 snow cannons ensure artificial Wildschonau snow making covers 27km of ski trails, which equates to around 39.7 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Wildschonau (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 70km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Wildschonau ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Wildschonau is made up of four villages, three with separatre ski areas which are marketed together. Oberau is a tiny village close to the dense lift network of larger neighbours Auffach and Niederau, to which it is not lift-linked, A free local bus service links all three villages which also participate in the huge Kitzbüheler Alpen pass offering around 1000km of trails on one ticket.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Wildschonau Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 17 runs 15km |
51% |
Advanced Trails
 11 runs 43km |
33% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
6% |
Wildschonau Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €177.5 - €197 |
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 Wildschonau Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 70km |
| total length of Wildschonau trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Wildschonau ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1900m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 828m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 828m |
| centre of Wildschonau ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 900m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 900m |
| 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 Wildschonau
Skiing Wildschonau you'll enjoy 33 pistes and trails and that means approximately 70km of ski runs. Wildschonau lifts number 26 with the capacity to uplift 30000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Wildschonau is over 7km long.
Wildschonau Ski Area
Wildschonau ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 51% intermediate, 33% advanced ski slopes and 6% for expert skiers - the most difficult Wildschonau piste is the ?km WM Run run, with a steepness/slope angle of 7%. You can ski Wildschonau after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Wildschonau for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Wildschonau
If you snowboard Wildschonau you'll want to know that, of the 26 ski lifts in total, 21 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Wildschonau snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Wildschonau snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 90 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Wildschonau for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Wildschonau Apres Ski
The apres ski Wildschonau scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 30 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 5 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 5 saunas 1 hot tubs 5 solariums 5 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 5 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 40 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 2 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
SNO-man says
Most of the facilities in the area are outdoors based. They include tobogganing (available at all centres but the longest run 5km/3 miles long at Auffach), winter hiking (50km/32 miles of marked trails with guided hiking available), a sleigh ride, horse riding in Niederau or a tandem paraglide with an instructor. Organised farm to farm and hut to hut walks are staged regularly. A unique attraction is the 'Slow train Wildschönau' - actually a land train, but the kids don't care about that. It makes night time trips to the toboggan run in Auftach.
There are two libraries and two museums in the area. The first Wood Museum of the Tirol in Auffach contains interesting curiosities from the Wildschönauer history of wood and is housed in the wood carving store of Hubert Salcher in Auffach. In Oberau the Alpine farmers' museum "z´Bach" moved to an old farm house, in 1997, the building dating from the year 1795. The front rooms show more than 1,100 items from past centuries. Other historic buildings in Oberau include the Kellerwirt, part of the Abbey of Seeon and dating back to 1275. The Schellhornhof is an old farm house with wine cellar, house chapel, interesting fresco paintings and grain storage (first mentioned in 1416). A second religious building in Oberau, besides its famous church, the Antonius Chapel is of octagonal design and was built in honour of Saint Antonius of Padua between 1706 and1708. Special points of interest include the Albertitafel (1763) and a niche containing a statue of Christ at the flagellation column in a frame designed in the best rococo style. The mine, which had been closed for 130 years, was re-opened in 1990. Access in winter is by advance reservation. Finally excursions are possible to nearby Innsbruck as well as Salzburg and even over the border to Italy.
Wildschonau for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Wildschonau Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Wildschonau resort - ski Wildschonau by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Wildschonau ski resort is also known as Niederau Markbachjoch, Schatzberg, Riedl and has the following common misspellings:
Wildschonau ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Wildschonau 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. Wildschonau ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Wildschonau for snow gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Wildschonau reviews, 2.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.