Best in Austria Großarltal-Dorfgastein
Großarltal-Dorfgastein is a ski area in Ski amadé that links the Großarl valley with Dorfgastein over the Fulseck ridge.
Großarltal-Dorfgastein operates in the Ski area in Ski amadé segment.
Großarltal-Dorfgastein: Disambiguation
Großarltal-Dorfgastein is not the whole Gastein ski region. Großarltal-Dorfgastein is not a single village lift. Großarltal-Dorfgastein is not a lift link to Schladming. Großarltal-Dorfgastein is not a glacier ski area.
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Großarltal-Dorfgastein: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Lift-linked ski area inside Ski amadé (source, )
- Federal state
- Salzburg, Austria (source, )
- Piste kilometres
- 70 km groomed (source, )
- Measured slopes
- 67.5 km of slopes plus 1.5 km of ski routes (source, )
- Lift installations
- 16 (source, )
- Piste split
- 28.5 km blue, 34 km red, 1.4 km black (source, )
- Altitude range
- 849 m to 2,033 m (source, )
- Top station
- Fulseck at 2,033 m (source, )
- Ski touring routes
- 8 km from Dorfgastein (source, )
- Region
- Großarltal, one of the five Ski amadé regions (source, )
- Pass
- Included in the Ski amadé ticket covering 760 km and 270 lifts (source, )
- Scenic route
- Panoramaweg on Fulseck (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Großarltal-Dorfgastein: Frequently Asked Questions
How big is the ski area really?
Independent measurement puts Großarltal-Dorfgastein at 67.5 km of slopes plus 1.5 km of ski routes on 16 lifts, close to the 70 km the operators advertise.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Largely yes: 28.5 km of the terrain in Großarltal-Dorfgastein is blue and only 1.4 km is black, with the remaining 34 km graded red.
Can you ski from Großarl to Dorfgastein and back?
That is the point of the circuit. Großarltal-Dorfgastein crosses the ridge at Fulseck, 2,033 m, so a day out from either valley floor at around 849 m is straightforward in good weather.
Is it worth a day trip from another region?
Only with a multi-day Ski amadé ticket, since day passes are tied to their home region. Großarltal-Dorfgastein is also a common ski-touring base with 8 km of marked routes.
How does it compare with Hochkönig?
Hochkönig is larger at 120 km and 34 lifts, while Großarltal-Dorfgastein is quieter, has a higher top station at 2,033 m and sits on the doorstep of the wider Gastein valley.
Großarltal-Dorfgastein: Related entities
Großarltal-Dorfgastein: Further reading
- https://www.grossarltal.info/en/winter/ski-holidays/ski-panorama.html
- https://www.skigastein.com/en/activities/skiing-snowboarding/ski-areas-in-skigastein/dorfgastein-grossarltal/
- https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/dorfgastein-grossarltal/
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