Ski lifts, from the high plateau via Schladming to the snow-sure Dachstein glacier, delight both skiers and snowboarders alike. The ski meadows and Kalis Kinderland at the foot of the Rittisberg on the Ramsauer Sonnenplateau are an ideal ski area especially for beginners. The next stage is the Rittisberg or the slopes on the Dachstein glacier to the professional in Ski amadé.
Facts and figures in the ski paradise Ramsau:
Our ski region is a member of Austria's greatest ski alliance, Ski amadé. A varied offer of incredible 760 km of slopes and 270 lifts make your winter sports stay with just one ski card to a unique experience.
Breathtaking 18 km of freeriding slopes from the Dachstein glacier to the town of Ramsau as well as ski tours, chair lifts and ski lifts on the glacier will delight you. Of course, snowboarders and freeriders will also get their money's worth! The Freeride run "Edelgrieß" is considered the most beautiful freeride descent in the Alps. In any case, advanced skills are necessary to ski the southern massif of the Dachstein down to Ramsau. There are Kare, gutters and Firn flanks of the Dachstein between steep rock barriers and limestone walls. A legendary 8 kilometers long downhill!
You can also enjoy pure freedom in cross-country skiing & ski touring on the Dachstein. The longest glacier trail in the world alone speaks for the cross-country ski Mecca Dachstein. Again and again, top athletes prepare for the upcoming competitions in Ramsau and on the Dachstein.
Some other highlights on the Dachstein are the "Eispalast", the view from the Dachstein Sky-Walk, the suspension bridge and the "Treppe ins Nichts" (Stairway to nowhere) or in fair weather the sunny terrace of the mountain station of the Panorama gondola!
The Dachstein glacier and Ramsau am Dachstein have a lot to offer various ski tours, crossings and steep slopes.
For wallowing over the southern massif advanced skill is sufficient.
The Dachstein Crossing, also known as "Austria's National Ski Tour", is one of the most beautiful ski tours in the entire Alpine region. Start of the tour is at 2,700 meters on the Styrian side of the Dachstein. The destination is in Upper Austria Obertraun or Hallstatt.
Ski tour to the Brandalm: The Zauberlift on Ramsauer Landesstraße in Schildlehen is the start of this beginner's tour. For connoisseurs, this is the right day trip. Departure via ski trails and slopes.