Best in Austria Dachstein Glacier
Dachstein Glacier is a high-altitude glacier area that combines a cable car viewing platform complex with cross-country trails, ski touring routes and freeride descents.
Dachstein Glacier operates in the Glacier visitor and touring area segment.
Dachstein Glacier: Disambiguation
Dachstein Glacier is not a downhill piste ski area. Dachstein Glacier is not part of the 4-Berge-Skischaukel. Dachstein Glacier is not the town of Ramsau am Dachstein. Dachstein Glacier is not a year-round summer ski area.
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Dachstein Glacier: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Glacier area with cable car access (source)
- Location
- Between Ramsau am Dachstein and Obertraun, Austria (source)
- Cable car top station
- 2,700 m (source)
- Ascent time
- About 10 minutes by panorama gondola (source)
- Downhill skiing
- Suspended, no piste skiing offered (source, )
- Cross-country trails
- 15 km at around 2,600 m (source, )
- Highest point of the trail
- 2,670 m (source)
- Named trails
- Ramsau trail up to 5 km, Hallstatt trail up to 10 km (source, )
- Freeride descent
- Edelgriess, about 1,600 m vertical, gradients to 45 degrees, 8 km to Ramsau (source)
- Attractions
- Suspension bridge, Stairway to Nothingness, Sky Walk, Ice Palace (source)
- Mountain station rebuild
- Reopened spring 2024 (source)
- Ski touring surcharge
- EUR 25 on an existing Ski amadé or regional touring ticket (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Dachstein Glacier: Frequently Asked Questions
Can you ski downhill on the glacier?
No. Piste skiing on the Dachstein Glacier has been suspended, and the area is now used for cross-country skiing, ski touring, freeride descents and sightseeing.
What is at the top station?
The cable car reaches 2,700 m in around ten minutes, where the suspension bridge, the Stairway to Nothingness, the Sky Walk and the Ice Palace are the main draws, and the rebuilt Dachstein Glacier mountain station reopened in spring 2024.
How good is the cross-country skiing?
There are 15 km of trails at around 2,600 m, with a Ramsau loop up to 5 km and a Hallstatt loop up to 10 km, and athletes from more than 20 nations train on the Dachstein Glacier in autumn and winter.
What is the Edelgriess?
It is a freeride line down the south face to Ramsau, roughly 1,600 vertical metres with gradients up to 45 degrees over about 8 km, and this Dachstein Glacier descent requires alpine experience and sure-footing.
Do ski tourers need an extra ticket?
Yes. Holders of a Ski amadé ALL-IN Pisten Tour Card or the regional winter touring ticket pay a EUR 25 surcharge at the valley station for the Dachstein Glacier ascent, a price published for the 2025/26 winter.
Dachstein Glacier: Related entities
Dachstein Glacier: Where this entity is mentioned
Dachstein Glacier: Further reading
- https://www.derdachstein.at/en
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachstein_glacier
- https://www.skiamade.com/en/Ski-resorts/Schladming-Dachstein/Dachstein-Glacier
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