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Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl is a ski area that links the Zauchensee and Flachauwinkl lift bases above Altenmarkt im Pongau.
Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl operates in the Ski area, Salzburger Sportwelt segment.
Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl: Disambiguation
Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl is not part of the Snow Space Salzburg lift company. Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl is not the Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl ski area. Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl is not a village in the Gastein valley. Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl is not a resort with its own separate season pass network.
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Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl: Core Facts
- Type
- Linked ski area of two lift bases (source, )
- Piste kilometres
- 45 km (source, )
- Lifts
- 16 (source, )
- Region
- Salzburger Sportwelt, Pongau, Salzburg (source, )
- Distance from village centres
- Zauchensee 0.2 km, Flachauwinkl 0.1 km, Altenmarkt im Pongau 11 km (source, )
- Flagship lift
- Schwarzwandbahn, 10-person gondola replacing a 4-person gondola (source, )
- Lift type mix
- Mostly weather-shielded chairlifts and gondolas, few older chairlifts and drag lifts (source, )
- Beginner facilities
- Drag lifts and a conveyor belt in Zauchensee, plus ski school conveyor belts (source, )
- Altenmarkt-Zauchensee destination total
- 62 km of slopes on 23 lifts (source, )
- skiresort.info rating
- 4.1 out of 5 (source, )
- Ski connection
- Linked to Snow Space Salzburg and Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl in a 210 km network (source, )
- Ski pass network
- Ski amadé (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you reach it from Flachau?
Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl is connected on skis via the Panorama Link gondola and the Shuttleberg sector, so no car is needed from Flachau. Driving is an option too, since Flachauwinkl sits directly at the lift base.
How big is the ski area?
Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl offers 45 km of piste served by 16 lifts. Adding the other lifts around Altenmarkt brings the local destination total to 62 km on 23 lifts.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Partly. Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl has drag lifts and a conveyor belt for practice in Zauchensee, with more ski school belts, but the area is better known for its steeper upper pistes than for gentle village terrain.
What lift standard can you expect?
Almost all pistes in Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl are served by weather-shielded chairlifts or gondolas, including the 10-person Schwarzwandbahn that replaced a four-person gondola. A handful of older chairlifts and drag lifts remain.
Which ski pass covers it?
Ski amadé tickets cover Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl. Passes valid for more than one day also work in Schladming, Gastein and Hochkönig, while day tickets remain restricted to the regional area.
Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl: Related entities
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Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl: Further reading
- https://www.altenmarkt-zauchensee.at/en/activities/skigebiet-zauchensee-flachauwinkl-kleinarl.html
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/zauchensee-flachauwinkl/ski-lifts/
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/altenmarkt-zauchensee/
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