Almenwelt Lofer

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Almenwelt Lofer in SalzburgerLand is a small area, 23 km of pistes, and it leans clearly towards easy skiing: 14 km are green or blue, about 60% of the total, with only 3 km rated black (11%). Beginners get a magic carpet for first steps and four short easy runs right next to a lift base, so progress happens without long traverses. Families benefit from two gondolas, which means no chairlift loading with small children. Strong skiers will run out of challenge quickly — the longest vertical on a single run is 321 m.

The lift system has 11 installations, including three chairlifts, two T-bars, a platter and two rope tows, spread between 627 m and 1673 m. The longest descent measures 2147 m. Altitude is modest at the bottom, so mid-winter dates are the safer bet. About 1 km of piste is floodlit for night skiing.

At a glance

Pistes
23 km
Lifts
11
Altitude
627–1673 m
Vertical
1046 m
Runs
34
Longest run
2.1 km
Biggest vertical on one run
321 m
Night skiing
1.2 km
Magic carpets
1
Gondolas & cable cars
2
Bubble/heated lifts
3
Nursery runs at lift bases
4

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

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Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue14.1 km
  • Red6.6 km
  • Black2.6 km

Lifts by type

  • 3Chairlift
  • 2T-bar
  • 2Gondola
  • 2Rope tow
  • 1Button lift
  • 1Magic carpet

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 60% of pistes are green/blue (14 km)
  • · 11% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 1 magic carpet for first steps
  • · 4 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 1 magic carpet
  • · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 3 km black/expert/freeride (11%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 321 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesnight skiing

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.