Dorfgastein, Austria

Dorfgastein ski holidays

Established in 1960 the Austrian ski resort Dorfgastein lies at 860 metres altitude in the Salzburgerland region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2027m the area is not snow sure. Over 300 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 96km of trails, which equates to around 54 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Dorfgastein is Salzburg at a distance of 90km or approximately 70 minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

Village in Gastein valley, one of Austria's largest ski areas. Easy access to main ski area above Bad Hofgastein, ski link to Grossartal.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  0 runs 0km	0%	Intermediate Trails  14 runs 60km	33%
Advanced Trails  41 runs 117km	56%	Expert Trails  9 runs 24km	11%

64 pistes and trails means approximately 201km of runs. 44 Dorfgastein lifts have capacity to transport 71443 per hour. The longest run in the Austrian ski resort is over 7.8km.

Of the 44 ski lifts, 15 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Dorfgastein is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 90 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

10 apres ski bars 16 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 2 solariums 15 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 2 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 15 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.

Main Ski School in Dorfgastein

Dorfgastein ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Wintersaportschiule Dorf-aktiv and has 11 teachers teaching in English,German, Italian and taking students from a minimum age of 4.info@skischuledorfgastein-angerer.at www.skischuledorfgastein-angerer.at 2029793

Dorfgastein for beginners         gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Dorfgastein for intermediates  gets 5 stars out of 5 overall    

Dorfgastein for expert skiers   gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Dorfgastein for snowboarding  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Dorfgastein

Dorfgastein snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Dorfgastein: 90km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 76km     Intermediate XC Trails: 14km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 1      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 12.5km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Dorfgastein

Dorfgastein snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 1 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 15 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 12.5km Paragliding schools: 1

Dorfgastein non skiing facilities also include ?.