Summary Grossglockner Heiligenblut

Summary of the ski resort Grossglockner Heiligenblut

Description Grossglockner Heiligenblut

From the Glockner village of Heiligenblut, you can comfortably reach the Schareck in two sections. At the Rossbach mid-station, you can also park your car. In summer, this is where the toll station for the Großglockner High Alpine Road is located (closed in winter). At the Rossbach mid-station, you have to decide whether to transfer and continue directly up to the Schareck, or take the tunnel railway towards Fleissalm. At Fleissalm, there are three more lifts: a platter lift serving an easy beginner slope, the detachable four-seater chairlift with weather protection hoods called Fleissbahn, and following that, the Hochfleiss drag lift, which takes you up to 2,902 m, the highest point in the Heiligenblut ski area. Here, you’ll find numerous runs on treeless slopes.

If you want to take the valley run or head to the Schareck, you need to take the tunnel railway back to the Rossbach mid-station. If you take the gondola up to the 2,604 m high Schareck, you have a wide selection of runs of all difficulty levels. An intermediate to difficult run leads down to Fallbichl, where you can connect to the Viehbühel drag lift up to 2,420 m. Here, the runs are mostly easy and also follow the closed Großglockner High Alpine Road. The modern 8-seater gondola Panorama takes you back up to the Schareck. Now it’s time to tackle the runs down to the mid-station. There’s a good 800 meters of vertical drop to the mid-station and even 1,240 meters down to the valley. The runs between Schareck and Rossbach are mostly intermediate, and when there’s fresh snow, you have plenty of opportunities to enjoy powder on treeless slopes. The ski area is generally a paradise for freeriders. Numerous secured ski routes and unsecured freeride sectors are set up and described.

In Heiligenblut, there are also very nice and cozy huts where you can stop for a break. Highly recommended is the Skistadl at the mountain station of the Tauernberg drag lift at 2,100 m altitude. Here, you’ll still find good traditional food and homemade schnapps. The house tea (recipe unknown), served flaming, is also highly recommended. If you manage to make it to the fourth house tea, it’s free! The host is also happy to offer guests one of his delicious schnapps. You can also reach the hut via the Tauern run and Seppenalm run. The descent to Heiligenblut is via a varied valley run, which ends right at the gondola lift. For beginners, there is a small platter lift near the indoor pool in the village. The slope there is also covered with artificial snow and is the ideal practice area for beginners.

For après-ski, Laterndl or Hirschenbar, located right at the valley station, invite you in—if you can tear yourself away from one of the rustic huts in the ski area in time.

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