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Dorfgastein-Großarltal is a two-valley ski area that connects Dorfgastein in the Gastein Valley with Großarltal over the Fulseck.
Dorfgastein-Großarltal operates in the Ski area segment.
Dorfgastein-Großarltal: Disambiguation
Dorfgastein-Großarltal is not a ski area in Bad Gastein itself. Dorfgastein-Großarltal is not a single village lift. Dorfgastein-Großarltal is not part of the Schlossalm-Angertal-Stubnerkogel lift network. Dorfgastein-Großarltal is not a glacier ski area.
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Dorfgastein-Großarltal: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Two-valley connected ski area (source, )
- Region
- Dorfgastein (Gastein Valley) and Großarltal, Salzburg (source, )
- Altitude range
- 849 m to 2,033 m (source, )
- Piste kilometres
- over 70 km (73 km across 14 pistes per snow-forecast.com) (source, )
- Piste breakdown
- 28.5 km blue, 34 km red, 1.4 km black (source, )
- Lifts
- 17 (5 cable cars, 8 chairlifts, 4 surface lifts) (source, )
- Vertical descent
- 1,173 m (source, )
- Newest lift
- Kieserl 10-seater cable car, opened for winter 2023/24, top station 1,954 m, ride about 15 minutes (source, )
- Signature circuit
- Fulseck ski circuit: 9 lift rides, over 5,000 m of descent, 17 huts (source, )
- Cross-country trails
- 25 km at Großarl (source, )
- Lift-pass network
- Ski amadé (source, )
- Rail access
- Tauernbahn line serves Dorfgastein (source, )
- Google Maps rating
- 4.7 / 5 (433 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Dorfgastein-Großarltal: Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the right area for families?
Dorfgastein-Großarltal is the gentlest of the four Gastein ski areas on paper, with 28.5 km of blue runs against just 1.4 km of black, plus 17 huts spread along the Fulseck circuit for breaks.
How far is it from Bad Gastein?
Dorfgastein-Großarltal starts down valley from Bad Gastein and is served by the valley ski bus and by the Tauernbahn railway, so it is a short transfer rather than a ski-in connection.
How big is the ski area?
Dorfgastein-Großarltal is listed at more than 70 km of runs, with snow-forecast.com counting 73 km over 14 pistes and 17 lifts between 849 m and 2,033 m.
What is the Fulseck ski circuit?
It is a signposted route across the whole of Dorfgastein-Großarltal that uses nine lift rides, covers more than 5,000 metres of descent and passes 17 mountain huts.
What has been upgraded recently?
For winter 2023/24 Dorfgastein-Großarltal opened the 10-seater Kieserl cable car, which runs from the valley to the Kieserl plateau at 1,954 m in around 15 minutes and opens the Roslehenalm slopes on the Großarl side.
Dorfgastein-Großarltal: Related entities
Dorfgastein-Großarltal: Where this entity is mentioned
Dorfgastein-Großarltal: Further reading
- https://www.skigastein.com/en/experiences-mountains/winter/ski-areas-in-skigastein/dorfgastein-grossarltal/
- https://www.gastein.com/en/dorfgasteiner-bergbahnen/winter-in-the-mountains/skiing/
- https://www.nationalpark.at/en/holiday/winter/ski-areas/grossarltal-dorfgastein-ski-area
- https://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/GrossarlDorfgastein
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJrQJ9B9wld0cR80rvnnwxpj4
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