Bad Gastein

About Bad Gastein

Bad Gastein lies at the end of a steep valley in the magnificent Hohe Tauern Mountains.

It offers both excellent skiing with its recently upgraded lift system and a cosmopolitan atmosphere in the town, deriving from its historic grandeur as one of the greatest spas in Europe.

For beginners Bad Gastein offers ideal slopes and good progression to plenty of enjoyable cruising and carving. As an area it is probably best suited to intermediates looking for a combination of mileage and challenge.

Resort video

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Check out the lifts, slopes, views and more of what the resort has to offer.

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Facts

Inclusive Lift pass: 6 day whole area pass
Lifts to: 2686m
Total number of lifts: 42
Marked pistes: 201km
Longest run: 7.8km
Ski bus included: Yes
Lift pass photo required: No
Snow cannon coverage: 86%

Travel

By coach: Friday departures. 16 hours from Calais.
By air: Flights to Munich. Coach transfer to resort: 3 hours.

Ski Runs

Blue Runs: 28
Red Runs: 46
Black Runs: 7

Advanced skiers will enjoy some of the best skiing in the region on the runs into the Angertal and the long black run through the woods from the Jungeralm.