About the area
Mellau packs about 24 km of piste into a compact area, and the mix is uneven: roughly 34% is green or blue (8 km), while 37% is black, expert or freeride terrain (9 km). That makes it a reasonable fit for intermediates, who get some 7 km of red runs, and workable for beginners with caveats — three magic carpets cover first steps and there are eight short easy runs next to a lift base, but the easy terrain runs out quickly. Committed experts will find the black share limited in total volume, with the longest single descent giving 681 m of vertical.
Ten lifts serve the mountain, including two gondolas, which helps families with small children who struggle with chairlift loading, plus three chairlifts, a drag lift and a rope tow. The slopes run from 689 m up to 1,920 m, so snow at the lower stations depends on conditions. The longest run measures 4,380 m, and there are about 23 km of cross-country trails.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 24 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Altitude
- 689–1920 m
- Vertical
- 1231 m
- Runs
- 55
- Longest run
- 4.4 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 681 m
- Cross-country
- 24 km
- Magic carpets
- 3
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 2
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 5
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 8
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Pistes by difficulty
- Green0.3 km
- Blue7.9 km
- Red7.1 km
- Black7.4 km
- Black (expert)1.5 km
Lifts by type
- 3Chairlift
- 3Magic carpet
- 2Gondola
- 1Rope tow
- 1Drag lift
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 34% of pistes are green/blue (8 km)
- · 37% are black/expert/freeride
- · 3 magic carpets for first steps
- · 8 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 3 magic carpets
- · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 9 km black/expert/freeride (37%)
- · longest vertical on one run 681 m
Best forintermediatescross 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.