The slopes

  • Extent 3 out of 5
  • Fast lifts 3 out of 5
  • Snow 3 out of 5
  • Queues 3 out of 5
  • Terrain p'ks 2 out of 5
  • Expert 3 out of 5
  • Intermediate 4 out of 5
  • Beginner 2 out of 5
  • Boarder 2 out of 5
  • X-country 3 out of 5
  • Restaurants 4 out of 5
  • Schools 3 out of 5
  • Families 2 out of 5

The resort

  • Resort charm 3 out of 5
  • Convenience 2 out of 5
  • Scenery 3 out of 5
  • Eating out 3 out of 5
  • Apres ski 3 out of 5
  • Off-slope 4 out of 5

Key facts covers:

  • The Gastein valley including Dorfgastein and Grossarl area

Key facts

Resort1080 m
Slopes840-2685 m
Lifts42
Pistes218 km
Price index95

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Bad Gastein

Austria

Bad Gastein Angertal

The upside

  • Excellent, testing long runs for confident intermediates
  • Good mix of high, open slopes and lower woodland runs
  • Good mountain restaurants
  • Excellent thermal spas, but ...

The downside

  • Main resorts are spa towns, lacking the usual Austrian resort ambience
  • Valley slopes are split into five areas, and having a car helps
  • Lacks genuinely easy long runs for painless progression
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    Summary

    With its essentially red-gradient mountains and spa-town resorts, the Gastein valley is a bit different from Austrian ski resort norms. We prefer spacious Bad Hofgastein (which gets its own web page) to steeply tiered, rather urban Bad Gastein. But little rustic Dorfgastein, down the valley, is our favourite.

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    The slopes

    • Extent 3 out of 5
    • Fast lifts 3 out of 5
    • Snow 3 out of 5
    • Queues 3 out of 5
    • Terrain p'ks 2 out of 5
    • Expert 3 out of 5
    • Intermediate 4 out of 5
    • Beginner 2 out of 5
    • Boarder 2 out of 5
    • X-country 3 out of 5
    • Restaurants 4 out of 5
    • Schools 3 out of 5
    • Families 2 out of 5

    The resort

    • Resort charm 3 out of 5
    • Convenience 2 out of 5
    • Scenery 3 out of 5
    • Eating out 3 out of 5
    • Apres ski 3 out of 5
    • Off-slope 4 out of 5

    Key facts covers:

    • The Gastein valley including Dorfgastein and Grossarl area

    Key facts

    Resort1080 m
    Slopes840-2685 m
    Lifts42
    Pistes218 km
    Price index95

    Linked resorts