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Flachau is a Salzburg ski village that serves as one of three lift bases in the Snow Space Salzburg ski area.
Flachau operates in the Alpine ski village, Salzburger Sportwelt segment.
Flachau: Disambiguation
Flachau is not a standalone ski area with its own separate lift ticket. Flachau is not the whole Snow Space Salzburg ski area. Flachau is not Flachauwinkl or Kleinarl. Flachau is not a glacier ski resort.
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Flachau: Core Facts
- Type
- Ski village and lift base in the Salzburger Sportwelt (source, )
- Region
- Pongau, Salzburg (Salzburger Land), Austria (source, )
- Shared ski area
- Snow Space Salzburg, with Wagrain and St. Johann-Alpendorf (source, )
- Piste kilometres (shared area)
- 120.1 km groomed plus 5 km ski routes (source, )
- Piste kilometres (ski-in network)
- 210 km with Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl and Skiparadies Zauchensee (source, )
- Lifts (ski-in network)
- 70 (source, )
- Altitude range
- 740 m to 1,980 m (source, )
- Peaks and valleys
- 12 peaks, 5 valleys (source, )
- Key connecting lift
- Panorama Link gondola, Grießenkar to Shuttleberg in Kleinarl (source, )
- Mountain restaurants and huts
- Over 85 in the connected network (source, )
- Ski pass network
- Ski amadé (source, )
- World Cup runs in the area
- 2 (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Flachau: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Flachau best suited to?
Flachau suits skiers who want wide, well-groomed intermediate pistes plus ski-in access to a 210 km network without changing resorts. Families work well here because the village lifts and the linked areas share one regional ticket.
How many kilometres can you ski from the village?
Flachau's own shared area, Snow Space Salzburg, holds 120.1 km of groomed piste on 45 lifts. With the Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl and Shuttleberg connections, it reaches 210 km on 70 lifts.
Do you need a car to ski the neighbouring areas?
No. From Flachau the Panorama Link gondola runs between the Grießenkar and the Shuttleberg in Kleinarl, so Skiparadies Zauchensee and Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl are reachable on skis. A car is only needed for Schladming, Gastein or Hochkönig.
Does a Flachau day pass cover all of Ski amadé?
No. Tickets bought in Flachau that are valid for up to one day apply to the regional ski area only, while passes valid for more than one day work on all Ski amadé lifts. Check this before buying single days.
How does it compare with Wagrain or St. Johann-Alpendorf?
Flachau shares the same lift system and the same 120.1 km of piste as Wagrain and St. Johann-Alpendorf, so the terrain is identical. The difference is village location: it sits closest to the Panorama Link crossing toward Kleinarl and Zauchensee.
Flachau: Related entities
Flachau: Where this entity is mentioned
Flachau: Further reading
- https://www.snow-space.com/en/winter/region/villages/flachau
- https://www.skiamade.com/en/Ski-resorts/Salzburger-Sportwelt/Flachau-Snow-Space-Salzburg
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/snow-space-salzburg-flachau-wagrain-st-johann-alpendorf/
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