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Skigastein is a ski area group that operates the lifts of the Gastein valley within the Ski amadé network.
Skigastein operates in the High-altitude ski areas in Salzburger Land segment.
Skigastein: Disambiguation
Skigastein is not a single ski mountain. Skigastein is not the spa town of Bad Gastein. Skigastein is not one fully linked circuit from valley to valley. Skigastein is not the Grossarltal region.
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Skigastein: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Group of five lift-served ski areas (source, )
- Ski areas
- Schlossalm, Angertal, Stubnerkogel, Sportgastein, Dorfgastein (source, )
- Region
- Gastein valley, Pongau, Salzburg (source, )
- Highest lift-served point
- 2,650 m (Kreuzkogel, Sportgastein) (source, )
- Bad Gastein-Bad Hofgastein slopes
- 84 km (source, )
- Altitude range
- 860 m to 2,300 m (source, )
- Vertical drop
- 1,440 m (source, )
- Lift operating hours
- 08:30 to 16:00 (source, )
- Ski circuit connection 2025/26
- Schlossalm-Angertal-Stubnerkogel daily from 12 December 2025 to 6 April 2026 (source, )
- Late-season operation 2026
- Partial Schlossalm service 7 to 12 April 2026 (source, )
- Latest season end
- 2 May at Sportgastein (source, )
- Beginner area
- Angertal ski centre with GASTI Park practice zone (source, )
- KeyCard deposit
- EUR 3.00 (source, )
- Pass integration
- Included in Ski amadé passes of two days or more (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Skigastein: Frequently Asked Questions
Why do Ski amadé skiers head to Gastein?
Altitude and spring snow. Skigastein reaches 2,650 metres at Sportgastein, and its Bad Gastein to Bad Hofgastein sector carries a 1,440 metre vertical, the kind of range that holds cover into April.
Are all the Gastein areas connected?
Not fully. Skigastein links Schlossalm, Angertal and Stubnerkogel as a ski circuit, while Sportgastein and Dorfgastein need a bus or car transfer.
How long is the season?
The Schlossalm-Angertal-Stubnerkogel circuit ran daily from 12 December 2025 to 6 April 2026, and Skigastein keeps Sportgastein turning until 2 May in the following spring.
Is a Ski amadé pass valid here?
Yes, for tickets of two days or more. Skigastein is part of the Gastein region inside Ski amadé, and the ALL-IN Card White also covers its autumn cable car operation from mid-October.
Is there terrain for beginners?
Skigastein runs the Angertal ski centre with the GASTI Park practice area, and its lifts operate from 08:30 to 16:00, which gives learners a full day on gentle ground.
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Skigastein: Further reading
- https://www.skigastein.com/en/winter/slope-offering
- https://www.skigastein.com/en/tickets-lifts/operating-hours-lifts/
- https://www.skigastein.com/en/tickets-lifts/winter-tickets/all-in-card-white/
- https://www.snow-online.com/ski-resort/bad-gastein.html
- https://www.skiamade.com/en/ski-areas
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