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Key facts
| Resort | 1000 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 930-2095 m |
| Lifts | 55 |
| Pistes | 200 km |
| Blue | 45 % |
| Red | 48 % |
| Black | 7 % |
| Snowmaking | 90 % |
| Price index | 90 |
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Alpine Answers, BoardnLodge, Crystal, Crystal Finest, First Choice, Independent Ski Links, Inghams, Interactive Resorts, Neilson, PowderBeds, Rocketski, Select Ski Chalets, Ski Expectations, Ski Miquel, Skitracer, Snow Finders, Snowscape, STC, Thomson
Saalbach-HinterglemmAustria
The upside
- Large, well-linked, intermediate circuit, good for mixed groups
- Impressive lift system
- Saalbach is a pleasant, lively village, largely car-free in the centre
- Dozens of good mountain huts
- Extensive snowmaking but ...
The downside
- Most slopes are sunny as well as low, and the snow suffers
- Limited steep terrain
- Nursery slopes in Saalbach are sunny, and crowded in parts
- Both villages spread widely, with some lodgings far from central
- Both are noisy from 4pm and Saalbach can get rowdy at night
Latest user reviews
Spent an excellent week in Saalbach-Hinterglemm in…
N Gale 19 Mar 2008
A mixed group of 10 intermediates, we stayed in Chalet…
Jon Widdows 2 Feb 2008
We liked the sunny south facing runs, but they lose…
Andrew Raftis 10 Aug 2007
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Summary
This year Saalbach-Hinterglemm virtually completes its mission to abolish slow lifts. At long last, the Bernkogel chairlift out of Saalbach is to be replaced. Our piste map has crammed into it an astonishing 33 fast lift symbols – marking detachable chairs, gondolas and cable cars. Leaving aside baby drags and the like, only three slow lifts remain. Amazing.
The valley has a lot going for it in other respects, too. Sadly, good snow isn’t one of them. The altitudes are modest, but the bigger problem is that most of the slopes face south. The snowmaking is good enough to make a midwinter visit here a safe bet, but problems can arise as spring approaches.
News – this season 2011/12
Access to the Hinterglemm slopes from Saalbach will be improved by an eight-seat gondola towards Bernkogel, replacing a famously slow and unreliable chairlift. The drags above are not being replaced until 2012, but there will be a new six-pack going on to Reiterkogel for the coming season. There are plans to improve snowmaking
News – last season
An eight-seat gondola with heated seats replaced the draglift serving the terrain park at Hinterglemm. The park was redesigned, and a short linking lift was installed from the village up to the new gondola base.
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