About the ski resort Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus
Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus: Longest Named Ski Vacation Area
Saalback Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus may very well be the longest named ski area in all of Europe, but the Austrians like to show off their great skiing. It is, however, Austria’s largest interconnected ski area, so it is no wonder why the long name. The Saalback Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus skiing will not let skiers down either: there are over 200 km worth of skiable terrain, with 90 ski runs and one 7 km slope that undulates to the bottom; additionally, there is a max vertical of 1093 meters, where drag and chair lifts, combined with a gondola, gets skiers up in minutes. The interconnected resorts of Salback, Hinterglemm and Leogang (thus the name again) are skiable and snowboard-able under the same ski pass. Snowboarders are not left in the dark at Saalback Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus. There are plenty of rails, jumps, corners, kickers and the like for beginner to professional snowboarders, all lit up during the night with floodlights. The same night time lighting is true for the Saalback Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus skiing slopes to boot. The closest airport lies in Salzburg, a mere 90 km away, with good shuttle and railway connections.
There are plenty of places for singles, couples, families and friends. From three and four star hotels just a short jaunt from the slopes to apartments capable of handling large families with friends, there is lodging for ever visitor to Saalback Hinterglemm Leogang Skicircus ski area. Buses are free between each skiing area, and kids can be dropped of at any number of the multilingual ski schools.
Nearest Airport: Salzburg (90km) Bus from airport Shuttle from airport
Details about ski resort
Number of ski runs: 90
All slopes (km): 200
Night skiing True
Opening date: 29.11.2008
Closing date 14.4.2009
Maximum vertical drop (m): 1093
Artificial snow (%): 90
Green (km): 0
Blue (km): 90
Red (km): 95
Black (km): 15
Longest slope (km): 7km
Green:
Blue: 31
Red: 27
Black: 5
General information
Min. altitude: 1003m Max. altitude: 2100m
Airport connections
Nearest Airport: Salzburg (90km)
Bus from airport False
Shuttle from airport True
Closest railway station: Zell am See (20km)
Direct bus from railway station False
Direct shuttle from railway station True
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Lift facilities
Drag lift True
Chair lift True
Cable car
Gondola True
Connected resorts
Connection available with other ski resorts with one ski-pass True
Connected resorts Salbach and Hinterglemm are connected to Leogang.
Max. length (km) reachable with one ski-pass: 200
Snowboard, free style park
Half pipe True
Fun park True
Corner True
Wave rides True
Snowboard cross True
Jumps True
Slides True
Boxen True
Snowboard park description For New-School skiers and snowboarders:
- Floodlight Funpark Hinterglemm at Unterschwarzachlift with Boarder/SkierCross, Obstacles, Corners, BigAirs, Rails
- NITRO Snowpark Leogang at the Asitzmuldenbahn with Big-Airs, Obstacles and Jumps, Corners, Kickers and Rails,
both Funparks are being reshaped on a daily basis by professionals
Unlimited fun completely without a car - out lifts bring the Winter-sports directly from the village centre up to airy heights and the runs lead almost directly to the hotel doors. The free Ski buses run in the whole Skicircus and bring tired Skiers back to their starting point. From gentle Rookie Pistes, wide Carving slopes to flood-lit Funparks with obstacles, kickers and rails - everything offered for carvers, new school-skiers and boarders in the Saalbach Hinterglem Leogang Skicircus