Kreischberg
About the area
Kreischberg in Styria has about 40 km of pistes, split roughly evenly between 16 km of blue, 14 km of red and 7 km of black. That makes it a solid beginner mountain: 40% of the terrain is green or blue, and there are five short easy runs right next to a lift base, so first turns don't require a long descent. Experts will find it thin, with only 19% black, expert or freeride terrain and a maximum vertical of 582 m on a single run. Families should note that three of the lifts are gondolas, which helps with small children who struggle to load a chairlift.
Twelve lifts serve the area: 3 gondolas, 3 chairlifts, 4 T-bars and 2 rope tows. The slopes run from 863 m at the valley base up to 2,116 m, and the longest run measures 2,233 m.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 40 km
- Lifts
- 12
- Altitude
- 863–2116 m
- Vertical
- 1253 m
- Runs
- 69
- Longest run
- 2.2 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 582 m
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 3
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 4
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 5
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue16.1 km
- Red14.8 km
- Black7.7 km
- Unclassified1.5 km
Lifts by type
- 4T-bar
- 3Gondola
- 3Chairlift
- 2Rope tow
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 40% of pistes are green/blue (16 km)
- · 19% are black/expert/freeride
- · 5 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 3 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 8 km black/expert/freeride (19%)
- · longest vertical on one run 582 m
Best forbeginnersintermediates
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.