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103 km extend from Bad Kleinkirchheim via the Kaiserburg, the Strohsack, the Maibrunn Alm and Nockalm to the Nationalpark gondola Brunnach in St. Oswald.
Altitude difference
1054 m (Valley 1001 m - Mountain 2055 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
25
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 8 ← 7
Slope offering, variety of runs
Run location
just above tree line, under tree line
Total capacity
30166 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
22.3 km Total
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Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
730 Snow canons
97 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is practically always open.
Season 2008/2009
135 Days open
135 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is satisfactory.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Access via A10 Tauernautobahn, Ausfahrt Knoten Spittal-Millstätter See
Maibrunnbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 28 km · approx. 34 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Kaiserburgbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 29 km · approx. 35 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Nockalmbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim)
Distance: 33 km · approx. 40 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Nationalparkbahn Brunnach (St. Oswald), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 34 km · approx. 43 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Access via A10 Tauernautobahn, Ausfahrt Villach-Ossiacher See
Maibrunnbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 28 km · approx. 33 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Kaiserburgbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 29 km · approx. 34 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Nockalmbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim)
Distance: 33 km · approx. 39 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Nationalparkbahn Brunnach (St. Oswald), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 34 km · approx. 42 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Access via A2 Süd-Autobahn, Ausfahrt Klagenfurt Nord
Kaiserburgbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 49 km · approx. 50 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Maibrunnbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 50 km · approx. 53 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Nockalmbahn (Bad Kleinkirchheim)
Distance: 53 km · approx. 55 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Nationalparkbahn Brunnach (St. Oswald), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 54 km · approx. 58 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Tarred parking lot,
free of charge
Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)
Environmentally friendly ski operation
Mountain restaurants, ski huts, gastronomy
18 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Accommodation offering directly on the slopes and lifts
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are some accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Bad Kleinkirchheim
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 6700
- St. Oswald
Distance to ski resort 0 km (directly at ski resort)
Guest beds 700
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Beginner's lifts in ski resort directly at the feeder lift
Advanced skiers, freeriders
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
- no extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Most difficult run
-
World cup run Franz Klammer · Length 3.2 km · Altitude difference 842 m
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
Cross-country skiing and trails
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 42 km
Test Report issued on 1999-02-14
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