St. Jakob im Defereggental
About the area
Brunnalm / St. Jakob is a mid-sized Tyrolean area: about 22 km of piste, of which 10 km are red and 5 km black, with 6 km of easy blue terrain. That mix (29% easy, 24% black) makes it a solid intermediate hill, but only a qualified choice for beginners — there are four short easy runs next to a lift base to learn on, and little beyond them. Families should note there is one gondola, so small children can avoid chairlift loading. Committed experts will find it limited: the longest single descent gains 514 m of vertical.
Seven lifts serve the mountain: three chairlifts, two T-bars, a gondola and a rope tow. The skiing runs from 1,386 m at the base to 2,682 m at the top, so the upper slopes hold snow well, and the longest run measures 2,654 m.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 22 km
- Lifts
- 7
- Altitude
- 1386–2682 m
- Vertical
- 1296 m
- Runs
- 40
- Longest run
- 2.7 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 514 m
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 1
- 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.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue6.4 km
- Red10.5 km
- Black5.3 km
Lifts by type
- 3Chairlift
- 2T-bar
- 1Gondola
- 1Rope tow
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 29% of pistes are green/blue (6 km)
- · 24% are black/expert/freeride
- · 4 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · 1 gondola/cable-car lift (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 5 km black/expert/freeride (24%)
- · longest vertical on one run 514 m
Best forintermediateshigh altitudesnow sure
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.