Sportgastein is a ski resort in the Northern Alps range, in Gasteinertal, Salzburg, Austria 🇦🇹. The ski area covers 18.2 km of runs between 1,585 m and 2,650 m, served by 3 lifts. Day lift pass 79€ per adult.
* Price per adult for 1 day, public high-season rate. Reduced rates (online purchase, outside school holidays, families, children, seniors) are generally offered by the resort.
Resort in the Ski amadé network: multi-day Ski amadé lift passes also give access to the other, unlinked domains in the network, including Flachau, Zauchensee, Bad Gastein, Maria Alm and Großarl. Run distribution is given as a percentage of the kilometres of each difficulty. Sportgastein is the highest ski area in the Gastein Valley, at Nassfeld. Its steep slopes are popular with freeriders.
- Up to 2,650 m
- Renowned freeride
- Ski amadé network
Based on the resort's altitude and historical snow reliability
Sportgastein is a low-key resort on a modest scale — 18.2 km of runs for an intimate skiing experience, far from the bustle of the big resorts. This is where people come for calm, authenticity and no queues at the lifts. Sportgastein has kept the identity of an authentic mountain village, far from the concrete resorts of the 1970s. Here, people come for the clean air, the unspoiled scenery and a human atmosphere that stands apart from the industrialisation of skiing in some large domains. With a summit at 2,650 m and a village at 1,585 m, snow reliability at Sportgastein is generally good from January to the end of March. A few exceptionally mild winters can cause tension early in the season, but the situation recovers quickly with the first serious snowfalls. The budget for a stay at Sportgastein is clearly high: 79€ for a day pass, plus accommodation and mountain restaurants among the most expensive in the Alps. It's the price of excellence — but you need to be aware of it before setting off. In short: Sportgastein doesn't compete with the giants of skiing, and doesn't pretend to. It's an honest destination, often underrated, that deserves to be (re)discovered.
Source: Open-Meteo.com · Data updated in real time
Above 2,000 m, snow is generally guaranteed from mid-December to late March. Real-time data: Open-Meteo (weather model). Monthly averages: estimates based on the resort's historical data.
