Skiing in Schladming - Dachstein

Schladming: four linked mountains, a World Cup night slalom and a train to the gondola

Schladming-Dachstein ski guide: all 85 runs on Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling and Reiteralm, the Nightrace slope, 2026–27 passes, trains and where to stay.

Kilometres of pistes in the 4-mountain ski link (operator total)

123

Cable cars and lifts in the 4-mountain ski link

50

Runs in the four mountains' piste lists (pistes, ski roads, link and ski routes)

85

Planai FIS downhill, summit to valley, km

4.6

Adult 1-day ticket, main season 2026–27, ticket office, €

81.50

Kilometres of pistes on a Ski amadé multi-day pass

760

Skiing & terrain in Schladming

All 85 runs in the operators' piste lists for the four mountains of the Schladming 4-mountain ski link — Hauser Kaibling, Planai, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm — each labelled with the mountain whose list it appears on: 67 pistes, 13 ski roads, 1 link run and 4 marked ski routes. Added at the end and not counted: the Planai FIS downhill and area rows for the four mountains and the separate Dachstein Glacier. Galsterberg, Fageralm, Ramsau/Rittisberg and other mountains on the regional pass are not listed.

Runs in this table from the operators' piste lists

85

Pistes (incl. practice areas)

67

Ski roads (Skiweg)

13

Marked ski routes

4

Kilometres of runs with a length in the map data

114.6

Planai, approximate km of pistes

35

Hochwurzen, approximate km of pistes

23

Whole Schladming-Dachstein region, km across 9 ski mountains

222

• Blue (easy) pistes in this table — Hauser Kaibling 6, Planai 4, Hochwurzen 6, Reiteralm 5: 21
• Red (intermediate) pistes in this table — Hauser Kaibling 5, Planai 14, Hochwurzen 8, Reiteralm 10: 37
• Black (difficult) pistes in this table — Hauser Kaibling 4, Planai 2, Reiteralm 3: 9

Names, numbers and colours come from the per-mountain piste lists in the Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen mountain report; in October that report shows summer facilities, so the winter lists were read from the operator's 2025–26 season pages and may change for 2026–27. Lengths come from the run data behind the official Schladming-Dachstein interactive map: 79 of the 85 runs have one (114.6 km in total). The three segments of the 2 WM Damenstrecke each show 1,633 m in that data, so they are left blank, and 33 Waldfriedenhang and the link and ski route 3 on the Hauser Kaibling have no length. Several runs appear twice because the operator lists separate colour segments under one number. The operators quote 123 km for the four mountains — a different count from the sum of this table. Use the live mountain report for daily status.

Schladming pistes: Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling, Reiteralm and the Nightrace slope

Schladming's 4-mountain ski link joins Hauser Kaibling, Planai, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm along the south side of the Enns valley: the operators quote 123 km of pistes and 50 lifts, all reachable on one pass and without ski buses. The Planai (about 35 km) is the town mountain, with the Planai main cable car from Schladming and the Planai West cable car from the WEST winter sports centre; the Hochwurzen (about 23 km) rises above Rohrmoos and Pichl; Hauser Kaibling is the eastern end above Haus im Ennstal and the circuit's highest point (2,015 m); the Reiteralm is the western end above Pichl-Preunegg.

The table lists all 85 runs in the four mountains' piste lists with the operator's colour and the official map's length where there is one. Red dominates — 37 red pistes against 21 blue and 9 black — and the longest single entries are the blue 6 Die Schönste (4.2 km) and 4 Weltcup-Abfahrt (4 km) on the Hauser Kaibling and the 37 Rohrmooser-Plateau (3.5 km) on the Hochwurzen. The Planai's 4.6 km FIS downhill runs from the summit to the valley as run 1, whose lower section is black.

The Planai finish slope is where the Nightrace is held: a floodlit FIS World Cup slalom and, since 2023, a night giant slalom, with the finish in the Planai Stadium in town; the 2027 edition is scheduled for 26–27 January. Since December 2025 the new Senderbahn gondola on the Hauser Kaibling and the Mitterhausalm I chairlift on the Planai speed up the link between those two mountains. The Dachstein Glacier across the valley is a separate area, not part of the link.

Schladming for beginners: Märchenwiese, Rohrmooser Weide and Wollis Kids Park

Beginners have a learning area on each of the three main mountains. On the Planai, the Hopsi Winterkinderland sits by the mountain station with conveyor belts, and the operators point slower skiers to the Märchenwiese area; on the Hochwurzen, the gentle Rohrmooser Weide (run 42) at the Rohrmoos ski-school area has short distances and easy terrain; on the Hauser Kaibling, Wollis Kids Park is a 24,000 m² practice area in the valley.

Next steps are the longer blues: 8 Weitmoosabfahrt (1.85 km) on the Planai, 37 Rohrmooser-Plateau (3.5 km) and 38 Golden Line on the Hochwurzen, and 8 Kaiblingalm-Abfahrt or the long blue sections of 4 Weltcup-Abfahrt and 6 Die Schönste on the Hauser Kaibling. Most valley runs into Schladming are red or black, so new skiers can ride the gondola down instead.

Getting to Schladming: Salzburg, Graz, Vienna or Munich, then the ÖBB train

Schladming has no airport. Salzburg Airport is the closest, about 90 km away via the A10 Tauern motorway; Planai also names Graz (just under two hours), Linz and Munich as gateway airports, and Vienna works well by train. Schladming station is on the Enns valley line: ÖBB EuroCity and Intercity trains run every two hours with direct connections from Graz, Salzburg and Innsbruck, Vienna has direct ÖBB express trains on Fridays and Saturdays (and every two hours with one change via Bruck an der Mur, about 4 hours), and two daily direct EuroCity trains link Munich and Schladming.

From Schladming station it is about a 5–6 minute walk to the WEST winter sports centre and the Planai West cable car, or about 1.5 km (around 15 minutes) to the Planai main cable car; buses run to the Hochwurzen Gipfelbahn in Rohrmoos. Regional trains also stop at Pichl and Haus im Ennstal for the Reiteralm and Hauser Kaibling. Planai sells a combined ticket of ski pass plus train ride.

Schladming with kids: Hopsi Winterkinderland, ski schools in Rohrmoos and free tickets for under-sixes

The region has 14 ski and snowboard schools with around 400 instructors; ski lessons start at age 3 or 4 and snowboard lessons at 8. On the Planai and Hochwurzen the children's ski-school areas are at the Märchenwiese on the Planai and in Rohrmoos, with schools such as Tritscher, Hopl, Romeo, Walcher and Monte Krah. The Hopsi Winterkinderland on the Planai and the Rohrmooser Weide on the Hochwurzen are the main learning zones; Rohrmoos and the Hochwurzen are quiet, sunny and popular with families.

From winter 2025–26 the tourism board introduced free ski tickets for children up to six across the region (a keycard deposit of €3 applies); Planai's 2026–27 child prices cover children born 2011–2020, so ask at the ticket office about the free ticket for younger children. A non-skiing parent can ride up to the huts, walk the 3 km winter hiking trail on the Planai or take the 7 km toboggan run on the Hochwurzen, which is floodlit at night.

Where to stay in Schladming: town, Rohrmoos, Haus im Ennstal or Pichl

Schladming town is the most practical base without a car: the station, the Planai main cable car and the Planai West cable car are all in town, there is après-ski and the Nightrace finish at the Planai Stadium, and the Hochwurzen is a bus ride away. The trade-off is that the town is low (the Planai valley station is at 750 m), so the ski-in finish depends on the snow on the valley runs.

Rohrmoos sits on a sunny plateau above town at the Hochwurzen Gipfelbahn, with the Rohrmooser Weide beginner area and ski schools on the doorstep — a quiet choice for families, but you need the bus or the pistes to reach Schladming in the evening. Haus im Ennstal is the base for Hauser Kaibling: two valley runs lead to the gondola, with a ski depot, sports shop and ski school at the bottom and its own regional train station. Pichl lies between the Hochwurzen (run 40 Abfahrt Pichl and the Hochwurzen I lift) and the Reiteralm (2a Pichl Talabfahrt), and also has a regional station.

Whichever base you choose, check the walk or the bus to the nearest lift, ski storage and whether your host offers a pick-up from the station — many do.

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Schladming ski pass 2026–27: Schladming-Dachstein day tickets vs the Ski amadé pass

Day tickets are valid on the four mountains of the ski link and across the Schladming-Dachstein ski region (also Fageralm, Galsterberg and Ramsau am Dachstein). In the main season, 19 December 2026 to 26 March 2027, an adult 1-day ticket costs €81.50 at the ticket office (online early-booking €69.50–81.50), youth €61.00 and child €41.00; in the early and late season it is €76.00 for adults (checked 18 October 2026). Adults are born in 2007 or earlier, youth 2008–2010 and children 2011–2020.

From two days you automatically get a Ski amadé pass, valid in five ski regions with 760 km of pistes and 270 lifts, for up to 18 days: a main-season 6-day adult pass costs €432.50 at the ticket office. Buying online early is cheaper, and the keycard deposit is €3.

Best time to ski in Schladming: snow history, 2026–27 season dates and forecasts

For the best snow window, aim for late January to early March, with February the most reliable month. There is no official weather station on the Planai or Hochwurzen slopes, so this rests on the nearest GeoSphere Austria records, in a SkiPair calculation: at Rohrmoos (1,075 m, at the foot of the Hochwurzen; 17 winters, 1991–2007) the average monthly maximum snow depth was about 50 cm in December, 57 cm in January, 68 cm in February and 75 cm in March, falling to 32 cm in April; at Ramsau am Dachstein across the valley (1,207 m, 1991–2020) it was about 44, 64, 75 and 68 cm from December to March. Schladming itself sits low (the Planai valley station is at 750 m), and the valley floor holds far less: Irdning-Gumpenstein further down the Enns valley (697 m, 1991–2020) averages a maximum of only about 24–25 cm in January and February and has snow on the ground on about 13 days in March and 2 in April. So the runs down to Schladming, Haus and Pichl depend on snowmaking and soften first; December is the shoulder while the base builds, and late March and April are best skied high in the morning. Historical averages do not guarantee a given season.

For 2026–27, Hauser Kaibling plans to open on 28 November 2026 and the Hochwurzen on 4 December 2026, while the Planai and Reiteralm open as soon as snow allows; the Ski Opening is on 11–12 December 2026. The season ends on 4 April 2027 on the Planai, Hochwurzen and Hauser Kaibling and on 11 April 2027 on the Reiteralm. Night skiing on the Hochwurzen runs from 25 December 2026 to 27 March 2027 on set evenings.

Before you go, check the live mountain report for open lifts and runs, and watch the snow line in the forecast: rain at valley level can leave the lower runs wet while the upper slopes around 1,800–2,000 m stay wintry. Nightrace week in late January brings big crowds to Schladming.

Find ski partners in Schladming for the 4-mountain link or the Nightrace

Crossing all four mountains from the Hauser Kaibling to the Reiteralm and back is a full day, and it is more fun — and safer on the black sections and the ski routes — with someone of your level. On SkiPair you can post your dates and level, say whether you want to ski the whole link, stay on the Planai or join the night skiing on the Hochwurzen, and match with other skiers in Schladming the same week.

Solo travellers can also share the train from Vienna, Graz or Munich, or meet up for the Nightrace evenings. Agree a meeting point by a lift or a hut, check the mountain report together in the morning, and do not ski the ski routes alone.

Ski pass prices for Schladming - Dachstein

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