Best Ski Resorts in Austria

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Awesome powder skiing at Pitztal Glacier.
Awesome powder skiing at Pitztal Glacier.
Skicircus Saalbach rates highly in all best ski resort categories.
Skicircus Saalbach rates highly in all best ski resort categories.
Kuhtai ski resort rates best for powder, value & overall.
Kuhtai ski resort rates best for powder, value & overall.
Gastein (Bad, Hof, Sport or otherwise!) ranks the 3rd overall best ski resort in Austria
Gastein (Bad, Hof, Sport or otherwise!) ranks the 3rd overall best ski resort in Austria
Kitzbuehel ski resort deserves its world class reputation, rating highly in many categories
Kitzbuehel ski resort deserves its world class reputation, rating highly in many categories
Kaprun - Kitzsteinhorn has diversity & rates highly in many categories.
Kaprun - Kitzsteinhorn has diversity & rates highly in many categories.
See ski resort in the Paznaun valley of Austria is AWESOME on a powder day
See ski resort in the Paznaun valley of Austria is AWESOME on a powder day
The best on-piste trails are at Skicircus Saalbach.
The best on-piste trails are at Skicircus Saalbach.
Diedamskopf in snowy Vorarlberg is a Powderhounds secret stash during a storm.
Diedamskopf in snowy Vorarlberg is a Powderhounds secret stash during a storm.
The behemoth of St Anton should be on everyone
The behemoth of St Anton should be on everyone's bucket list.
Austrian ski towns like St Anton are the best in Europe.
Austrian ski towns like St Anton are the best in Europe.
Ischgl ski resort is the piste, lift & party centre of Austria & maybe the world!.
Ischgl ski resort is the piste, lift & party centre of Austria & maybe the world!.
Kaunertal Glacier skiing is lonely & full of powder.
Kaunertal Glacier skiing is lonely & full of powder.
Saalbach is the quintessential Austrian ski town.
Saalbach is the quintessential Austrian ski town.
Deep freeride powder at Damuels-Mellau ski resort is one of life
Deep freeride powder at Damuels-Mellau ski resort is one of life's little pleasures.
Facilities at Stubai Glacier are amongst the best in Europe, let alone Austria.
Facilities at Stubai Glacier are amongst the best in Europe, let alone Austria.
Kuhtai ski resort accommodation is ALL ski-in.
Kuhtai ski resort accommodation is ALL ski-in.
Obertauern provides the goods for families & powder hounds alike.
Obertauern provides the goods for families & powder hounds alike.
Follow Powderhounds & you will smile too. (Pitztal Glacier by the way)
Follow Powderhounds & you will smile too. (Pitztal Glacier by the way)
Heli-ski like conditions make Austria
Heli-ski like conditions make Austria's glaciers the best in Europe.

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Austrian Ski Resorts

Alpbachtal Wildschoenau
Axamer Lizum
Bergeralm
Damuels Mellau
Diedamskopf
Gastein
Glungezer
Gurgl
Hintertux Glacier
Hochoetz
Hochzeiger
Hochzillertal
Innsbruck
Ischgl
Kaprun-Kitzsteinhorn
Kaunertal-Glacier
Kitzbϋhel
Krippenstein
Kühtai
Lech
Mayrhofen
Moelltal Glacier
Nauders
Nordkette
Oberperfuss
Obertauern
Patscherkofel
Pitztal Glacier
Schlick 2000
Schladming 4 Berge
Serfaus Fiss Ladis
Skicircus Saalbach
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser Brixental
Soelden
St Anton
Stubai Glacier
Venet
Warth Schroecken
Zell am See
Zürs

Powderhounds Awards: Best Ski Resorts in Austria

Where is the best skiing in Austria? The following awards for the best ski resorts in Austria are according to ratings provided by Powderhounds.com & are for resorts that have been reviewed by Powderhounds. Note that Ski Arlberg includes the ski resorts of St Anton (Stuben-St Christoph), Lech, Zurs & Warth-Schroecken!


Top 10 Austrian Ski Resorts - For Powder Hounds

Based on advanced terrain + snow quality & quantity + lack of people riding off-piste
Kuhtai: Top 3 Best Powder Ski Resort in Austria Pitztal Glacier: Top 3 Best Powder Ski Resort in Austria See: Top 3 Best Powder Ski Resort in Austria

Rounding out the TOP 10 Austria ski resorts for powder hounds are: Kaunertal Glacier, Gargellen, Zauchensee, Nauders, Diedamskopf, Axamer Lizum and Ski Arlberg (incl. St Anton, Lech, Zurs). All those small resorts in the top 10 that you have probably never heard of are definitely worth checking out on a powder day.

Best Austrian Ski Resorts - Overall

Based on infrastructure & services, terrain, snow & cost
Ski Arlberg Austria (incl. St Anton, Lech, Zurs, Warth): Best overall rated ski resort in Europe Serfaus Fiss Ladis: Best overall rated ski resort in Austria SilvrettaMontafon: 3rd best overall rated ski resort in Austria

Rounding out the TOP 10 (ish!) best overall ski resorts in Austria are: Sölden, Kitzbühel, Gastein, Skicircus Saalbach, Kühtai, Ischgl, Nauders, and Hochzillertal.

Other Awards for European Ski Resorts

Best Overall Terrain
Serfaus Fiss Ladis, Kitzbϋhel, Hochzillertal, Ischgl, St Anton, Skicircus Saalbach, Obergurgl-Hochgurgl, Gastein

Best Overall On-Piste Terrain
Schladming, Serfaus Fiss Ladis, Kitzbϋhel, Hochzillertal, Ischgl, Mayrhofen, Gastein

Best Family/Beginner Ski Resorts
Schladming, Serfaus Fiss Ladis, Snow Space Salzburg, Ski Juwel, Obertauern, Nauders, Zillertal Arena, Hochzillertal, Obergurgl-Hochgurgl

Best Intermediate On-Piste Terrain
Schladming, Serfaus Fiss Ladis, Skicircus Saalbach, Hochzillertal, Gastein, Kitzbϋhel

Best Advanced On-Piste Terrain
Serfaus Fiss Ladis, Schladming, Kitzbϋhel, St Anton, Gastein, Mayrhofen, Zell am See

Best Expert & Extreme Terrain
St Anton, Soelden, Nordkette

Best Off-Piste & Freeride Terrain
Silvretta-Montafon, Pitztal Glacier, Kühtai, Soelden, Zürs, Kappl

Best Powder
See, Kuhtai, Pitztal Glacier, Kaunertal Glacier, Gargellen, Hintertux Glacier

Best Après & Nightlife
Kitzbϋhel, St Anton, Mayrhofen, SkiCircus Saalbach, Ischgl

Best Ski Resorts Accessible by Train
Silvretta-Montafon, Mayrhofen, Kitzbϋhel, St Anton, Zell am See

Best Value for Money Overall
See, Kuhtai, Axamer Lizum, Kappl, Gargellen, Diedamskopf, Nauders, Schlick 2000

Want to know anything else? Check out the full scores via our Europe Ski Resort Ratings page.

Best Austria Ski Resorts - Readers' Reviews

These awards for the "best ski resorts in Austria" are based on the public reviews on Powderhounds.com. Come and have your say on the top Austria ski resorts by reviewing and rating a ski area. Navigate to the Austria ski resort you want to review and click on the "add review" link in the left-hand-column. Put your vote in!

NB only Austria ski resorts with a minimum of 4 reviews were considered in the awards. Where there are equal scores, the resort with more reviews is selected as the best. 1 The top overall Austria ski resort is based on an average of the other above factors. 2 The best Austria powder skiing is the average of the scores for snow, uncrowded and off-piste.

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