Ellmau, Austria

Ellmau is a ski resort that you will find in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, and on this page you will find most of what you need to know for a skiing holiday here. The season in Ellmau normally starts in start December to start April.

Ellmau is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 55 centimeters. Today, 45% of the lifts and 32% of the slopes are open.

In Ellmau you will find 82 lifts with a lift capacity of 145050 passengers/hour. There are 270 kilometer of groomed pistes in total, divided into 114 kilometer blue pistes, 120 kilometer red pistes and for the more experienced skiers, 36 kilometer black pistes. Ellmau is part of the ski area SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, and therefore you have access to all lifts and slopes in this area. The vertical drop is at most 1249 meter and the highest served area by the ski lift system is at 1869 meter.

If you haven't had enough of skiing after a day on the slopes, you can continue skiing even after the sun has gone down as there is the option of night skiing in Ellmau. For snowboarders or the more adventurous skiers, there is also access to a fun park, as well as a halfpipe facility.

If you have family members or others in your party who are not interested in down hill skiing, there are cross-country skiing tracks available at a total length of 148 kilometers. For those of you who want to try something new (probably), there is also a toboggan run here that is open to the public, as well as prepared trails for winter hiking.

Airports close to Ellmau

For those of you who want to fly to Ellmau the nearest airport is Wolfgang A Mozart, Salzburg. The distance from this airport to Ellmau is 61 kilometers. Other alternative airports that are possible to fly to are Kranebitten, Innsbruck (77 kilometers distance), as well as Franz Josef Strauss, Munich (101 kilometers from the ski resort).

Closest ski resorts to Ellmau

Not far from Ellmau is the ski resort Going, the distance is only 2 kilometers. Other nearby ski resorts are Scheffau (4 kilometers) and Kirchberg (8 kilometers).

Ski areas Ellmau form part of

Ellmau is part of the ski area Ski Welt together with 5 other ski resorts.

Rent ski equipment in Ellmau

Via Skiset you can rent equipment online, both skis and snowboards. You can also save up to 50%.

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Ski schools in Ellmau

If you are looking to book ski school in Ellmau we can offer 8 different types of lessons for both skiing and snowboarding for all ages and levels via our partner CheckYeti. Many of the lessons can be canceled for free and you can get up to 15% discount compared to booking on site.

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Hotel & accommodation in Ellmau

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