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Resort
8.3
Ski area
7.5
Ski area Weißsee Gletscherwelt
Information about the ski area
| Highest point: | 2,600 m | Gondola lift: | 2 |
| Lowest point: | 1,482 m | Pistes in total: | 23 km |
| Altitude ski resort: | 804 m |
Pistes:
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6 km |
| Lifts in total: | 9 |
Pistes:
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15 km |
| Tow lifts: | 5 |
Pistes:
|
2 km |
| Chair lifts: | 2 | Ski routes: | 2 km |
Ski area Weißsee Gletscherwelt
With the lift pass "Weißsee Gletscherwelt", high-alpine skiing fun can be enjoyed at 2,500 altitude with a wonderful backdrop! The ski area lies idyllically at the mountain lake Weißsee and is surrounded by the peaks of the national park Hohe Tauern.
With 23 km of piste and 8 lifts, the ski areas is easily manageable, yet the offer is first-class quality: the longest descent from the Medelz to Enzingerboden is impressively 9 km long and covers an altitude difference of 1,132 m! For adrenaline seekers there is the challenger of the Zehnerhang, which covers 300 m altitude difference over a length of 2 km.
The heart of the ski area is the Weißsee lake. On its shores lies the comfortable mountain hotel Rudolfshütte (2,315 m). Further, there are great deep powder snow and freeride areas and an Olympic slope at the Saurüssel. Night-skiing is possible at the Hüttel lift. The ski area is known as a paradise for ski tourers. In total the pistes are of easy to intermediate difficulty, so beginners surely feel welcome here for getting used to skis under their feet.
Families and children will find a vast offer of activities and a broad programme on offer here: ski school, a kid's restaurant and a natural toboggan run are available here. Thanks to the ideal altitude location just above the treeline, the ski area is known for its reliability for snow.
With 23 km of piste and 8 lifts, the ski areas is easily manageable, yet the offer is first-class quality: the longest descent from the Medelz to Enzingerboden is impressively 9 km long and covers an altitude difference of 1,132 m! For adrenaline seekers there is the challenger of the Zehnerhang, which covers 300 m altitude difference over a length of 2 km.
The heart of the ski area is the Weißsee lake. On its shores lies the comfortable mountain hotel Rudolfshütte (2,315 m). Further, there are great deep powder snow and freeride areas and an Olympic slope at the Saurüssel. Night-skiing is possible at the Hüttel lift. The ski area is known as a paradise for ski tourers. In total the pistes are of easy to intermediate difficulty, so beginners surely feel welcome here for getting used to skis under their feet.
Families and children will find a vast offer of activities and a broad programme on offer here: ski school, a kid's restaurant and a natural toboggan run are available here. Thanks to the ideal altitude location just above the treeline, the ski area is known for its reliability for snow.
Après ski Uttendorf - Weißsee Gletscher
Centre and starting point of many local activities, is the Rudolfshütte at the Weißsee lake: from here, there are e.g. various guided ski tours or climbing tours to bizarre, frozen waterfalls available to participate in. Further, Uttendorf offers its guests many attractive activities away from the pistes. Be it torch hiking, or ice skating, or curling on the natural ice rink on the Uttendorf lake, right up to tobogganing or horse-sleigh rides - all this is possible here.
During the winter season, the traditional ski tutor evenings take place regularly, where locals and visitors can get together in a sociable round. Aprés ski fans can enjoy themselves in the Uttendorf disco. Thanks to the central location of the resort in the Pinzgau area, (shopping) excursions to Zell am See or Mittersill are easily possible!
During the winter season, the traditional ski tutor evenings take place regularly, where locals and visitors can get together in a sociable round. Aprés ski fans can enjoy themselves in the Uttendorf disco. Thanks to the central location of the resort in the Pinzgau area, (shopping) excursions to Zell am See or Mittersill are easily possible!
Snowpark: Snowpark Uttendorf - Weißsee Gletscher
Unfortunately, there is no snow park in this ski area.
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