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Upper Austria, Austria

Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein ski resort

A skier in a blue jacket and red trousers carving a groomed slope in Vorarlberg
Skiing in Vorarlberg, Austria. Photo: Volker Meyer / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,708 m

Stays at a glance

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

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein has about 31 km of mapped runs and 9 lifts, with skiing from about 547 m up to 2,708 m (8,885 ft), a vertical drop of 2,160 m. By mapped runs it is number 60 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Salzburg (SZG), about 59 km away in a straight line.

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Where to stay

Hotels in Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein, with prices for your dates.

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Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein ski holidays with lift pass

2 hotels, apartments and chalets for Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €289 per person; a week with the lift pass from €589.

  • Resort Obertraun, Obertraun
    Lift pass included

    Chalet / holiday house★★★★

    Resort Obertraun

    Krippensteinbahn lift 2 km · Ski bus 100 m · Centre 500 m

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Hot tub
    • Sauna
    • Parking

    from €589 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Heritage Hotel Hallstatt, Hallstatt
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★★

    Heritage Hotel Hallstatt

    Krippensteinbahn 1 lift 6.9 km · In the centre

    • Dogs allowed
    • Sauna
    • Wi-Fi

    from €1,209 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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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.

Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,628 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 29 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 13-1°-8°4.2 mm
  2. Sat 142°-11°0 mm
  3. Sun 156°-11°0 mm
  4. Mon 165°-5°3.2 mm
  5. Tue 172°-4°8.7 mm
  6. Wed 184°-2°9.5 mm
  7. Thu 190°-4°5.7 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.

Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein: runs from 547 m to 2,708 m, a vertical drop of 2,161 m1,0001,5002,0002,500Top of the highest mapped run: 2,708 m (8,885 ft)Top 2,708 m · 8,885 ftBase 547 m · 1,795 ft2,161 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein logo

Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein logo from dachstein-salzkammergut.com. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,708 m8,885 ft
Vertical drop
2,160 m7,087 ft
Mapped runs
31 km36 runs
Lifts
9mostly cable cars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 17% (4 km), Intermediate 78% (18.3 km), Advanced 6% (1.3 km)Easy: 4 km, 14 runs (17%)17%EasyIntermediate: 18.3 km, 20 runs (78%)78%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.3 km, 2 runs (6%)

About 17% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 78% intermediate and 6% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy144 km
Intermediate2018.3 km
Advanced21.3 km

Lifts

9 mapped lifts, most of them cable cars.

Lift typeCount
Cable cars3
Rope tows2
Drag lifts2
Chairlifts1
Magic carpets1

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
Salzburg (SZG)Salzburg59 km
Linz-Hörsching (LNZ)Linz87 km
Klagenfurt (KLU)Klagenfurt am Wörthersee110 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,708 m (8,885 ft) and the lowest ends at about 547 m (1,795 ft), a vertical of 2,160 m (7,087 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 31 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein?

Salzburg (SZG) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 59 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Freesports Arena Dachstein Krippenstein 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.