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Vorarlberg, Austria

Bödele ski resort

Lech village under snow with the Alps behind
Lech village in winter, Austria. Photo: Harry Dona / Pexels.

Stays at a glance

  • 2 stays with a sauna
  • 1 stay dog-friendly
  • 2 stays with EV charging
  • 2 stays with parking
  • 2 stays with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Bödele has about 21 km of mapped runs and 12 lifts, with skiing from about 698 m up to 1,439 m (4,721 ft), a vertical drop of 740 m. By mapped runs it is number 91 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH), about 21 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Bödele

Private transfer Zurich Airport → Bödele, 132 km by road, about 1 h 52 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Bödele

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Bödele, with prices for your dates.

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Bödele ski holidays with lift pass

2 hotels, apartments and chalets for Bödele from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €139 per person.

  • Vienna House by Wyndham Martinspark Dornbirn, Dornbirn

    Hotel★★★★

    Vienna House by Wyndham Martinspark Dornbirn

    Hochälpele (Bödele Skilifte) lift 10 km · Ski bus 500 m · Centre 500 m

    • Dogs allowed
    • Sauna
    • EV charging
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €139 per person3 nights · Breakfast

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  • Hotel Messmer, Bregenz

    Hotel★★★★

    Hotel Messmer

    Lift 20 km · Ski bus 200 m · Centre 1 km

    • Sauna
    • EV charging
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €227 per person3 nights · Half board

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Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Bödele 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,069 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 4 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-3°0.3 mm
  2. Sat 145°-3°0 mm
  3. Sun 1511°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 167°1°6.9 mm
  5. Tue 176°0°4.9 mm
  6. Wed 185°1°23.5 mm
  7. Thu 196°0°9.8 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Bödele: runs from 698 m to 1,439 m, a vertical drop of 741 m8001,0001,2001,400Top of the highest mapped run: 1,439 m (4,721 ft)Top 1,439 m · 4,721 ftBase 698 m · 2,290 ft741 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,439 m4,721 ft
Vertical drop
740 m2,428 ft
Mapped runs
21 km53 runs
Lifts
12mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 3% (0.7 km), Easy 46% (9.8 km), Intermediate 46% (9.8 km), Advanced 4% (0.8 km)Novice: 0.7 km, 4 runs (3%)Easy: 9.8 km, 32 runs (46%)46%EasyIntermediate: 9.8 km, 15 runs (46%)46%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.8 km, 2 runs (4%)

About 50% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 46% intermediate and 4% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice40.7 km
Easy329.8 km
Intermediate159.8 km
Advanced20.8 km

Lifts

12 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts6
T-bars4
Rope tows1
Chairlifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen21 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen37 km
Memmingen Allgau (FMM)Memmingen71 km

Ski transfers to Bödele

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Bödele?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,439 m (4,721 ft) and the lowest ends at about 698 m (2,290 ft), a vertical of 740 m (2,428 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Bödele have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 21 km of downhill runs and 12 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Bödele?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 21 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Bödele piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Zurich → Bödele

132 km by road