Sonnenkopf
About the area
Sonnenkopf in Vorarlberg is a compact area of about 30 km of pistes, and the mix explains who it fits: 12 km blue, 17 km red and less than 1 km black, so just 2% of the terrain is steep. Beginners and families are the natural fit — 40% of the runs are green or blue, two magic carpets cover first turns, and nine short easy runs sit right next to a lift base. Experts will find little to work with: the black terrain is marginal and the longest vertical on a single run is 598 m.
Twelve lifts serve the mountain: a gondola, four chairlifts, three T-bars, two rope tows and the two carpets. The gondola means small children can be loaded without a moving chair. Skiing runs from 998 m to 2,287 m, and the longest descent measures 4,739 m top to bottom.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 31 km
- Lifts
- 12
- Altitude
- 998–2287 m
- Vertical
- 1289 m
- Runs
- 50
- Longest run
- 4.7 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 598 m
- Night skiing
- 0.1 km
- Magic carpets
- 2
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 1
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 1
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 9
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue12.2 km
- Red17.6 km
- Black0.7 km
Lifts by type
- 4Chairlift
- 3T-bar
- 2Rope tow
- 2Magic carpet
- 1Gondola
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 (12 km)
- · 2% are black/expert/freeride
- · 2 magic carpets for first steps
- · 9 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 2 magic carpets
- · 1 gondola/cable-car lift (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 1 km black/expert/freeride (2%)
- · longest vertical on one run 598 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediates
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.