Some might ask what is an intermediate skier? In my definition an intermediate skier is someone who links parallel turns confidently on blue runs and skis most red pistes in good conditions. You manage speed and edges, handle short steeper pitches or chopped snow, and prefer groomed slopes over moguls or off-piste surprises.
For intermediate skiers its important to have a little challenge without beeing overwhelmed, therfore a mix of blue and wide red pistes with a pinch of black as a challenge ist perfect for intermediate skiers.
We have hand picked five big, well-linked ski resorts which let you keep moving without repeating runs over and over again. A mix of aspects and altitude helps you chase the best snow through the day. Take the blue routes when legs are tired, enjoy top to bottoms run and enjoy the Austrian cuisine and apres ski culture with easy hut stops for your mid day ski breaks.
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Intermediate skiing in Austria
St. Anton
St. Anton am Arlberg delivers 302 km of pistes, including 121 km red and131 km blue which is enough to keep you exploring new pistes every day for a week. You can have your accommodation in St. Anton, Lech, Zürs, Warth, St. Christoph or other smaller villages with direct acces to Ski Arlberg. The Arlberg is reachable from Innsbruck, Zurich and Munich. Find out more about traveling to the St. Anton or traveling to Lech.
Saalbach
From Saalbach you have access to the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn which means you have access to 270 km of marked slopes, including 112 km red, 140 km blue and 18 km black. It’s tailor-made for confident skiers, with long, flowing reds linking all four sectors which makes it suited perfectly for intermediate skiers. Saalbach is easily reachable from Salzburg and Munich. Find out more about traveling to Saalbach.
Sölden
High and snowsure with glacier skiing Total piste of 144 km and around 45 km red and 70km of blue ones. Sölden offers Austrian longest ski run with 15km from the top to the bottom – all on blue slopes. On the other side keep in mind the run down to Giggijoch it involves a black piste, which might be too steep for some.
Sölden is easily reachable from Innsbruck. Find out more about traveling to Sölden.
Söll
From Söll you have access to the full SkiWelt network with 246km of marked slopes, including 121 km red and 115 km blue. It’s built for days with high mileage days on flowing reds between Söll, Scheffau and Ellmau — spot on for confident intermediates. Söll is easily reachable from Salzburg, Munich and Innsbruck. Find out more about traveling to Söll.
Zell am See
From Zell am See you have access to the Schmittenhöhe ski area, which means 77 km of marked slopes, including 28 km red, 30 km blue. If you want to travel early or late in the season its also easy to acces the Kitzsteinhron glacier at Kaprun Ski resort via skibus or car rental. With broad, lake-view red runs and top-to-bottom descents back to town, it’s suited perfectly for intermediate skiers. Zell am See is easily reachable from Salzburg and Munich. Find out more about traveling to Zell am See.
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