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Vorarlberg, Austria

Sonnenkopf ski resort

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

Stays at a glance

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

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Sonnenkopf has about 31 km of mapped runs and 12 lifts, with skiing from about 998 m up to 2,288 m (7,507 ft), a vertical drop of 1,291 m. By mapped runs it is number 58 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH), about 56 km away in a straight line.

Where to stay

Hotels in Sonnenkopf

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

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Sonnenkopf ski holidays with lift pass

3 hotels, apartments and chalets for Sonnenkopf from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €379 per person; a week with the lift pass from €819.

  • Aparthotel Alpine Lodge Klösterle, Wald am Arlberg
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★★

    Aparthotel Alpine Lodge Klösterle

    Sonnenkopf lift 2.6 km · Ski bus at the door

    • Dogs allowed
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €819 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Gasthof Spullersee, Wald am Arlberg
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★

    Gasthof Spullersee

    Sonnenkopf lift 1 km · Ski bus at the door · In the centre

    • Dogs allowed
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €1,039 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Der Klostertalerhof, Klösterle
    Lift pass included
    Lowest price here

    Hotel★★★

    Der Klostertalerhof

    Nearest run 300 m · Sonnenkopfbahn lift 2.5 km · Ski bus at the door · Centre 300 m

    • Sauna
    • EV charging
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €592 per person4 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.

Sonnenkopf 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,643 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 23 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-9°0.9 mm
  2. Sat 147°-8°0 mm
  3. Sun 156°-3°0.1 mm
  4. Mon 166°-1°5.8 mm
  5. Tue 175°-6°5.1 mm
  6. Wed 183°-3°18.8 mm
  7. Thu 191°-4°8.2 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.

Sonnenkopf: runs from 998 m to 2,288 m, a vertical drop of 1,290 m1,0001,5002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,288 m (7,507 ft)Top 2,288 m · 7,507 ftBase 998 m · 3,274 ft1,290 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,288 m7,507 ft
Vertical drop
1,291 m4,236 ft
Mapped runs
31 km50 runs
Lifts
12mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 40% (12.2 km), Intermediate 58% (17.6 km), Advanced 2% (0.7 km)Easy: 12.2 km, 27 runs (40%)40%EasyIntermediate: 17.6 km, 22 runs (58%)58%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.7 km, 1 runs (2%)

About 40% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 58% intermediate and 2% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy2712.2 km
Intermediate2217.6 km
Advanced10.7 km

Lifts

12 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts4
T-bars3
Rope tows2
Magic carpets2
Gondolas1

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. Gallen56 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen74 km
Memmingen Allgau (FMM)Memmingen98 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Sonnenkopf?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,288 m (7,507 ft) and the lowest ends at about 998 m (3,274 ft), a vertical of 1,291 m (4,236 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Sonnenkopf have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 31 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 Sonnenkopf?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 56 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Sonnenkopf 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.