Best in Austria Schmittenhöhe
Schmittenhöhe is a ski area on the mountain above Zell am See that is served by lifts starting inside the town.
Schmittenhöhe operates in the Mid-sized valley-based ski area segment.
Schmittenhöhe: Disambiguation
Schmittenhöhe is not the Kitzsteinhorn glacier ski area. Schmittenhöhe is not the town of Zell am See. Schmittenhöhe is not the Ski ALPIN CARD pass. Schmittenhöhe is not a glacier ski area.
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Schmittenhöhe: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Ski area (source)
- Location
- Zell am See, Salzburg state, Austria (source)
- Piste kilometres
- 77 km (source, )
- Slope difficulty split
- 30 km blue, 28 km red, 19 km black (source, )
- Lift installations
- 27 plus 6 feeder lifts (source, )
- Named feeder lifts
- trassXpress, areitXpress, cityXpress, zellamseeXpress, Sonnenalmbahn, Schmittenhöhebahn (source)
- Distance from Zell am See centre
- 0.3 km (source, )
- Lift fleet composition
- 28 lifts including 2 cable cars, 7 gondolas and 10 chairlifts (source, )
- Gondola design
- Schmittenhöhebahn cabins designed by Porsche Design Studio (source)
- Joint area with Kitzsteinhorn
- 138 km of piste, 52 lifts (source, )
- Linked pass reach
- 408 km of piste, 121 lifts via the Ski ALPIN CARD (source, )
- Nearby villages
- Schüttdorf 0.7 km, Viehhofen 0.5 km, Kaprun 6 km (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-14
Compare: MaiskogelKitzsteinhornSki ALPIN CARDZell am See-KaprunSerfaus-Fiss-LadisSnow Space Salzburg
Schmittenhöhe: Frequently Asked Questions
What makes it convenient for a car-free trip?
The valley stations sit in and beside the town: Schmittenhöhe lifts start 0.3 km from the centre of Zell am See, and the cityXpress and zellamseeXpress feed the mountain from separate points. Zell am See has a mainline railway station, so the ski day can begin on foot from a train.
Is the terrain difficult?
More than the size suggests. Of the 77 km at Schmittenhöhe, 19 km is graded black against 30 km blue and 28 km red, including the steep Trass descent to the valley. Cruisy intermediate skiing is the mountain's core, with the harder pitches concentrated on the lower flanks.
How does it compare with Saalbach?
The Skicircus is roughly 3.5 times bigger by distance, 270 km against 77 km at Schmittenhöhe. Both are on the Ski ALPIN CARD, so a week-long visitor can use either; the trade is town-and-lake convenience against sheer kilometres.
Does the ticket include the glacier?
Yes on the regional ticket. The Zell am See-Kaprun pass covers Schmittenhöhe together with the Kitzsteinhorn glacier and the Maiskogel, a combined 138 km of piste on 52 lifts, and the Ski ALPIN CARD extends that to 408 km on 121 lifts.
What does it cost to ski for a day?
Day tickets for Schmittenhöhe are sold by the lift company and priced by date within the winter, with online purchase offered ahead of arrival. The useful constant is coverage: one regional ticket buys the mountain plus the neighbouring glacier terrain at Kaprun.
Schmittenhöhe: Related entities
Schmittenhöhe: Where this entity is mentioned
Schmittenhöhe: Further reading
- https://www.schmitten.at/en/Winter-on-the-mountain/Skiing
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/schmittenhoehe-zell-am-see/ski-lifts/
- https://www.powderhounds.com/Europe/Austria/Zell-am-See/Ski-Resort.aspx
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