Ellmau

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

Part of SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental

At a glance

Pistes
50 km
Lifts
18
Altitude
684–1670 m
Vertical
986 m
Runs
86
Longest run
3.6 km
Biggest vertical on one run
701 m
Magic carpets
2
Gondolas & cable cars
4
Bubble/heated lifts
5
Nursery runs at lift bases
21

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-23. Official figures may differ.

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue32.0 km
  • Red14.2 km
  • Black1.8 km
  • Freeride2.1 km

Lifts by type

  • 7Chairlift
  • 4T-bar
  • 4Gondola
  • 2Magic carpet
  • 1Drag lift

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 64% of pistes are green/blue (32 km)
  • · 8% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 2 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 21 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

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

Experts

not really

  • · 4 km black/expert/freeride (8%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 701 m
  • · 2 km marked freeride

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.