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Graukogel is a natural-snow ski area above Bad Gastein that serves forest pistes and two marked ski touring routes.
Graukogel operates in the Ski area segment.
Graukogel: Disambiguation
Graukogel is not a lift-linked part of the Stubnerkogel ski area. Graukogel is not a snowmaking-equipped resort. Graukogel is not a mountain hut. Graukogel is not a summer hiking lift only.
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Graukogel: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Natural-snow ski area (source, )
- Location
- Above Bad Gastein, Pongau, Salzburg (source, )
- Piste kilometres
- 11.9 km (14 km per gastein.com) (source, )
- Marked ski routes
- 2.2 km (source, )
- Lifts
- 3 (2 chairlifts, 1 T-bar) (source, )
- Altitude range
- 1,079 m to 2,007 m (source, )
- Distance from town centre
- 1.9 km from Bad Gastein, 4 km from Böckstein (source, )
- Oldest listed lift
- Graukogel I, 2-person fixed-grip chairlift, built 2000 (source, )
- Terrain character
- Mainly intermediate runs sheltered by forest (source, )
- Ski touring routes
- Zirbenroas and Graukogel (source, )
- Standing in the valley
- One of the four ski areas listed under Skigastein (source, )
- Google Maps rating
- 4.9 / 5 (64 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
Compare: Dorfgastein-GroßarltalSchlossalm-Angertal-StubnerkogelSportgastein
Graukogel: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this hill for?
Graukogel suits skiers who want quiet intermediate runs, plus ski tourers using the Zirbenroas and summit touring routes. With 11.9 km of piste and three lifts, it works as a day trip rather than a base for a full week.
Does it have snowmaking?
The valley tourism board presents Graukogel as skiing on natural snow, so conditions depend on snowfall between 1,079 m and 2,007 m rather than on a snowmaking system.
Is it connected to the main Bad Gastein ski area?
No. The lifts at Graukogel are not linked to the Stubnerkogel side of Schlossalm-Angertal-Stubnerkogel, so moving between them means a transfer in the valley.
How close is it to Bad Gastein?
Graukogel sits about 1.9 km from the centre of Bad Gastein and roughly 4 km from Böckstein, which makes it the easiest of the four areas to reach on foot or by a short bus ride.
Why does it ski well in bad light?
Most runs at Graukogel lie in forest, which shelters them from wind and gives visual reference in flat light, and skiresort.info notes that orientation is rarely a problem there.
Graukogel: Related entities
Graukogel: Where this entity is mentioned
Graukogel: Further reading
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/graukogel-bad-gastein/
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/graukogel-bad-gastein/ski-lifts/
- https://www.gastein.com/en/ski-mountain/skiing-snowboarding/
- https://www.skigastein.com/en/experiences-mountains/winter/ski-areas-in-skigastein/
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJo9ZCTz8xd0cRbV-oZfLP8Do
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