Lech/Zürs

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: with caveats

Part of Ski Arlberg

About the area

Lech/Zürs offers about 119 km of marked pistes, split between 48 km of blue, 53 km of red and 17 km of black or freeride terrain. That mix makes it strongest for beginners and confident intermediates: 41% of the runs are green or blue, and four magic carpets handle first turns. Families benefit from seven gondola and cable-car lifts, so small children never have to load a moving chairlift. Experts get some steep ground, but at 14% of the network the black and freeride share is limited, so plan on red pistes for most of the day.

The area is part of Ski Arlberg and runs from 1,430 m up to 2,435 m, with 32 lifts in total, including 14 chairlifts. Alongside the downhill terrain there are 18 km of cross-country trails and 1 km of floodlit piste.

At a glance

Pistes
120 km
Lifts
32
Altitude
1430–2435 m
Vertical
1005 m
Runs
180
Longest run
4.0 km
Biggest vertical on one run
951 m
Night skiing
1.8 km
Cross-country
18 km
Magic carpets
4
Gondolas & cable cars
7
Bubble/heated lifts
18
Nursery runs at lift bases
34

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

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue48.8 km
  • Red53.9 km
  • Black16.8 km
  • Unclassified0.1 km

Lifts by type

  • 14Chairlift
  • 4Gondola
  • 4Magic carpet
  • 3Button lift
  • 3Cable car
  • 2T-bar
  • 1Rope tow
  • 1Mixed lift

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Day pass (adult) · 2025/26
81.50 EUR
Season closes · 2026/27
2027-04-18
Season opens · 2026/27
2026-12-02

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 41% of pistes are green/blue (49 km)
  • · 14% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 4 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 34 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

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

Experts

with caveats

  • · 17 km black/expert/freeride (14%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 951 m

Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesbig areacross countrynight 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.