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Slope offering, variety of runs at the ski resort SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental
There is something for everyone in the huge selection of slopes in the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental: wide and long slopes, as well as numerous steep, intermediate and easy slopes. Beginners and experts will feel very happy here. There are a total of 21 valley runs. In Söll, you can also find the largest night skiing area in Austria.
Runs/slopes
Total: 275 km
Easy | 115 km |
Intermediate | 121 km |
Difficult | 39 km |
Interconnection information
The ski resorts of Kelchsau and Schwoich are not directly linked to the SkiWelt area. A ski bus runs every 10 minutes between the SkiWelt (base station of the Ki-West 8-person gondola lift) and the ski resort of Kitzbühel (Pengelstein 8-person gondola lift).
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
1880 Snow cannons
80 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities - Valley run available
Valley runs lead to all villages in the SkiWelt (Hopfgarten, Itter, Söll, Scheffau, Ellmau, Going, Brixen im Thale, Westendorf).
Run location
- just above tree line
- under tree line
Longest run
- Valley run from the Hohe Salve · Length 7.3 km · Elevation difference 1126 m
The run leads from the Hohe Salve to Söll.
Most difficult run
- Alpseite · Length 1.5 km · Elevation difference 500 m
With a gradient of 80%, it leads down from the Choralpe to the middle station. It is the steepest slope in the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental.
Slope tip
- Südhang (south slope) Hohe Salve in Hopfgarten
- Valley runs to Ellmau
- Aualm slope in Scheffau
- Osthangabfahrt slope in Scheffau
- Ki-West valley run in Westendorf
Suggested routes through ski resort
- The SkiWelt Tour allows you to explore the entire SkiWelt. You can start and end the ski tour in any village. The SkiWelt Tour can be skied in a clockwise direction (green marking) or anti-clockwise (orange marking).
- Kaiser Runde (Kaiser Circuit)
- Salven Runde (Salven Circuit)
- Westendorf Runde (Westendorf Circuit)
- KitzSkiWelt Tour - the world’s longest ski circuit - from Going to Hollersbach/Mittersill and back
Snowparks
- Snow park/Fun park
- No halfpipe
Highlights
- Speed measurement course offered - free of charge
In Söll at the Siller-Keat, Brixen im Thale at the Filzalmbahn lift and in Ellmau at the Almbahn lift. - Public race course with time measurement - free of charge
Brixen im Thale at the Kälbersalve, Ellmau at the Almbahn lift, Scheffau at the Eiberg I, Westendorf on the Zieplhang slope, Schneeberg, Laubkogel and Talkaser. - Skiline
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On the Südhang slope in Scheffau, at the Talkaser in Westendorf
Night skiing
- Night skiing offered
Söll
Westendorf
Brixen im Thale
18 strengths of this ski resort
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