Skiing - Dachstein-West - Gosau
During winter, Gosau valley is transformed into one of Austria’s best kept skiing secrets
The snow in the Dachstein-West region is plentiful all season, and is replenished regularly with fresh powder!
The snow in the Dachstein-West region is plentiful all season, and is replenished regularly with fresh powder!
The ski region of Dachstein-West is located in the Alps, in the heart of Europe, more or less, at the geographical centre of Austria.
The region is where the Dachstein mountain range is at its best, boasting friendly Austrian hospitality in the southern corner of the Salzkammergut.
Gosau, Russbach and Annaberg are typical alpine villages that are easy to reach by main road, and public transport, and are located at an altitude of approx. 800 metres above sea level. You can find this region between the idyllic world-famous village of Hallstatt in the Upper Austrian Dachstein-Salzkammergut area, and the villages of Russbach and Annaberg, the home of ski star and 5-time World Cup winner, Marcel Hirscher.
Dachstein-West is now a top-class ski area. Skiing in Dachstein West offers an impressive mountain panorama, perfect pistes, mostly with a snow guarantee, modern lifts, traditional mountain lodges and inexpensive ski passes. Skiing on low mountain ranges has a low risk of avalanche and it comes with protection from the wind, whilst enjoying views of the higher nearby mountains – you should love it, especially since there is the well-signposted ‘Panoronda’ cruisers’ ski circuit with a total length of 44 km. This is another reason why Dachstein-West is known as having one of the best skiing views in Austria.
The traditional atmosphere of the ski lodges is not only loved by many happy and satisfied guests, it has also been confirmed as being ‘above average’ many times in guest surveys carried out by independent market researchers. If you look at the price / km of piste, then Dachstein-West is in a class of its own.
The region is where the Dachstein mountain range is at its best, boasting friendly Austrian hospitality in the southern corner of the Salzkammergut.
Gosau, Russbach and Annaberg are typical alpine villages that are easy to reach by main road, and public transport, and are located at an altitude of approx. 800 metres above sea level. You can find this region between the idyllic world-famous village of Hallstatt in the Upper Austrian Dachstein-Salzkammergut area, and the villages of Russbach and Annaberg, the home of ski star and 5-time World Cup winner, Marcel Hirscher.
Dachstein-West is now a top-class ski area. Skiing in Dachstein West offers an impressive mountain panorama, perfect pistes, mostly with a snow guarantee, modern lifts, traditional mountain lodges and inexpensive ski passes. Skiing on low mountain ranges has a low risk of avalanche and it comes with protection from the wind, whilst enjoying views of the higher nearby mountains – you should love it, especially since there is the well-signposted ‘Panoronda’ cruisers’ ski circuit with a total length of 44 km. This is another reason why Dachstein-West is known as having one of the best skiing views in Austria.
The traditional atmosphere of the ski lodges is not only loved by many happy and satisfied guests, it has also been confirmed as being ‘above average’ many times in guest surveys carried out by independent market researchers. If you look at the price / km of piste, then Dachstein-West is in a class of its own.
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Gosau is the premier resort of the Salzkammergut skiing region, and serves Dachstein-West (750-1620m). With 66 modern lifts (4 cable cars, 11 chair lifts, 5 gondola lifts, 30 T-bar lefts and 8 conveyors for beginners), 142 kms of prepared ski-runs (32 kms is Easy, 94 kms is Intermediate, and 16 kms is Difficult, and 3.5 kms of night-time slopes, too!), one lift pass will service the whole 6 areas including Russbach and Annaberg, and the gondola at Gosau Hinteral, at the top of the valley. The descents offer beautiful, quiet, unspoilt skiing and snowboarding, with 20 log huts serving traditional food and drinks. The 2020 Ski Season ended 20.3.20 High Season: 20/12 to 6/1 ; 2/2 to 17/3. Mid: 7/1 to 1/2
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The Hornspitz Express chairlift, a two-stage lift, transports skiers and snowboarders up to the top of the mountain from where the whole Dachstein ski area is available to you, including runs back down to the valley bottom.
At the base of the lift you will find equipment hire, lift pass kiosks and nursery slopes of varying length and difficulty. Wi-Fi is available at the ski lifts, in the Tourist Office, and in Go-Go Gosau at the top, so now you can easily keep in touch and send your photos back home! Langlauf: In the valley there is also 45 kms of Cross Country skiing trails which are carefully maintained by state of the art equipment. And wide walking tracks in the snow are maintained throughout the valley allowing wonderful walking forays through the magnificent scenery.
Local facilities: 4 Cable car lifts, ski equipment hire, ski tours, cross-country trails (langlau skies and boots can be hired, too), a toboggan run, horse-driven sleigh rides, curling, Ice-Skating Rink. Gosau's ski school offers group or private lessons for all types of skiing and snowboarding.
There is also a public indoor swimming pool with a sauna and solarium, with a spectacular view of the Gosaukamm through its large windows. Not far away is the Krippenstein ski area on its high plateau (2,100m), featuring 30 kms of off-piste skiing and an exhilarating 11 kms downhill run - that's in case you still have some energy left! |
Skiing on the Zweiselalm above Sonnenalm
Dachstein-West's Fun PistesThe Marcel Hirscher race track with time recording, speed measurement trails, snowcross sites with a starting gate, challenging moguls, gentle wave runs and much more are bound to impress ski fanatics!
Please note: The ‘Wilde Hilde’, ‘Rock’n Roll’ and ‘Donnergroll’ tracks may be for technically advanced skiers, but there are plenty of challenges for beginners, too! Anyone dreaming of ski huts with tiled stoves, sugared pancakes, fun and mulled wine, will find plenty to satisfy their appetite here: virtually every fun piste has its own ski hut serving regional delights, with fun guaranteed! 
* Super snow and piste conditions in 2012 enticed Marcel Hirscher, the Austrian ski champion, to train in his homeland, in the Dachstein West ski region! Marcel is the youngest overall winner of the World Cup!
Our apartment is in sight of the ski lifts and slopes, (1 km away), with a free ski-bus to take you there and back in minutes, in comfort. The hotel offers ample storage for both skis and boots. 
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Watch this video and see what Dachstein is like in January
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Our guests said..."A perfect base for skiing, in a pretty alpine village, Gosau. This comfortable flat has great views and is in a convenient location for the ski bus and local shops and for day trips to Unesco-protected Hallstatt. We also really appreciated being able to use the hotel sauna after a day on the slopes." Julie 24 Feb '19.
"Il n'y a pas de défaut, tout est conforme à l'attente, c'est tout simplement parfait." Olivier 4 Feb '19 "Das Quartier war wunderbar, wir wurden bereits auf der Loggia mit strahlendem Sonnenschein empfangen. Im Appartement war alles sauber und funktionell, reichlich ausgestattet, einfach perfekt." Karl, 3 March '19 |
Dachstein West
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After your efforts - a tasty beer!
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Driving in Austria in Winter
Beware of all kinds of road hazards!
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The local authorities keep the roads ploughed and gritted through winter. Drivers must fit special 'winter tyres' to all cars in the area from mid-November to mid-April. Hire cars have them fitted ready for use. A toll disc for your windscreen must be bought for motorway driving.
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Our Winter Ski Photo Gallery ...
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'Marian', Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, NR31 9PU
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'Marian', Butt Lane, Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, NR31 9PU
Email: Stay(at)GosauApartment.com Mob/Texts: +44 (0)7909 517141
