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Saalbach, Salzburgerland
GPS 12.6333 E 47.383301 N
Region Pinzgau
State Salzburgerland
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GPS 12.6333 E 47.383301 N
Region Pinzgau
State Salzburgerland
Valley
Mountain range Kitzbuheler Alpen
Vertical drop 1003 - 2096 meters
Descent 1093 meters
drag- | chair- | gondolas |
drag- | chair- | gondolas |
0 7 | 11 | 3 |
Total lifts 21 | ||
capacity: 30680 persons/hour |
Low (<1000m) 7%
Intermediate (<=2000m) 92%
High (<=3000m) 1%
High alpine (>3000m) 0%
Bit steep 8%
Steep 3%
Very steep 1%
Extrem. steep 1%
North 26%
East 22%
South 37%
West 15%
Ski resort ratings for Saalbach compared to all other ski resorts. Based on 130 reviews.
Overall Rating: 79 | Skiing Rating: 76 | Skiregion Rating: 75 |
Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Off-Piste | Snow | |||||
8.0 6.9 | 8.2 7.6 | 8.3 7.7 | 7.1 7.1 | 7.0 6.8 | 7.1 7.6 | 8.2 7.8 | 8.6 6.7 | 8.1 7.7 | 7.8 7.0 |
The skiing area runs East-West. The consequence is that one side of the valley is always in the shade whilst the other is always in the sun. The skiing is superb. The slopes are well prepared and unusually, the piste-bashers carry on running day and night. Additionally, most of the pistes are covered by snow-cannons. Many of the slopes are covered in pine trees and tree-line skiing is much the order of the day. There are miles and miles of fabulous off-piste for powder hounds. Despite this, surprisingly, snowboarders are in the minority here. Time after time we found that insufficient thought had been given to connections between ski areas. Too often you found that you had a long hike to the
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