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Stuhleck is a ski area at Spital am Semmering in eastern Styria that serves wide, moderately pitched pistes on the Semmering ridge.
Stuhleck operates in the Eastern Styrian day-trip ski area segment.
Stuhleck: Disambiguation
Stuhleck is not the Semmering railway. Stuhleck is not the Zauberberg Semmering ski area. Stuhleck is not a high-alpine glacier area.
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Stuhleck: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Alpine ski area (source)
- Location
- Spital am Semmering, eastern Styria (source)
- Piste kilometres
- 26 km (source)
- Vertical drop
- 1,000 m (source)
- Longest continuous descent
- More than 5 km (source)
- High season 2025/26
- 5 December 2025 to 6 April 2026 (source, )
- Regional passes accepted
- Steiermark Joker, Mur-Muerz Top Skipass, Ostalpen-Card (source, )
- Child age band
- Birth years 2011 to 2019 (source, )
- Teen age band
- Birth years 2007 to 2010 (source, )
- Discount schemes
- Group discount and youth discount, point cards available (source, )
- Accommodation in the area
- 22 properties listed, including 6 hotels and 5 apartments (source, )
- Neighbouring lift operations
- Schmoll Lifte, Semmering, Happylift Feistritzsattel, Rettenegg (source)
- Google Maps rating
- 4.5 / 5 (635 reviews) (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-14
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Stuhleck: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Stuhleck aimed at?
Stuhleck is an eastern Styrian day-trip hill for intermediates and improving skiers. Wide, moderate pistes total 26 km, and the 1,000 m vertical allows a continuous descent of more than 5 km before the next lift.
When is the season?
The published high season for 2025/26 ran from 5 December 2025 to 6 April 2026. Dates at Stuhleck depend on snowmaking conditions, so check the operator page before travelling (checked 14 September 2026).
Which multi-area passes are valid?
The Steiermark Joker, the Mur-Muerz Top Skipass and the Ostalpen-Card are all listed as accepted, which makes Stuhleck useful for skiers already holding an eastern Austrian regional product.
How does it compare with the bigger western Styrian areas?
It is a fraction of the size: 26 km of piste against 123 km around Schladming and 42 km at Kreischberg. What Stuhleck offers instead is proximity to the Vienna and Graz corridors and a straightforward day-ticket structure.
Are there other lifts nearby?
Yes. Smaller operations in the same corner of the province include the Schmoll Lifte, Semmering, Happylift Feistritzsattel and Rettenegg, so a bad-weather day near Stuhleck still has fallback options.
Stuhleck: Related entities
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Stuhleck: Further reading
- https://www.bergfex.com/semmering-stuhleck/
- https://www.bergfex.com/semmering-stuhleck/preise/
- https://www.steiermark.com/en/Styria/Active-holidays-in-nature/Skiing/Ski-resorts
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJySkQUFd0bkcRwEYKI1iXAB0
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