Hochkeil

Beginners: with caveatsFamilies: with caveatsExperts: not really

About the area

Hochkeil is a small area with 22 km of pistes, and the balance sits with confident intermediates: 11 km of red runs against 10 km of blue, and just 1 km of black terrain (6% of the total). Beginners can get going here — 44% of the pistes are green or blue, and there are six short easy runs next to a lift base — but the black share and the long descents mean it is not a dedicated learning centre. Experts have little to work with, and the area does not stand out as a family choice.

Seven lifts serve the hill: three T-bars, a platter, a rope tow and two funiculars. The slopes run from 605 m to 1,747 m, which is a low base by Austrian standards, so check conditions. The vertical is the real draw: 1,010 m in one go, on a longest run of 7,594 m. There are also 4 km of cross-country trails.

At a glance

Pistes
22 km
Lifts
7
Altitude
605–1747 m
Vertical
1142 m
Runs
20
Longest run
7.6 km
Biggest vertical on one run
1010 m
Cross-country
4 km
Nursery runs at lift bases
6

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

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue9.8 km
  • Red11.1 km
  • Black1.3 km

Lifts by type

  • 3T-bar
  • 2Funicular
  • 1Button lift
  • 1Rope tow

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

with caveats

  • · 44% of pistes are green/blue (10 km)
  • · 6% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 6 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

with caveats

  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 1 km black/expert/freeride (6%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 1010 m

Best forbeginnersintermediatescross country

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.