Kitzsteinhorn
Salzburg, AT — size M · 46 km of trails · 2259 m vertical · 21 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Oct 10 – May 17
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | 5 consecutive days shared across 3 resorts | no blackout dates |
| Shares that 5-day budget with Schmittenhöhe, Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm-Leogang-Fieberbrunn. | ||
The mountain
- Trails
- 46 km — size M
- Vertical
- 2259 m
- Summit
- 3024 m
- Base
- 765 m
- Lifts
- 21
- Region
- Kaprun, Salzburg, Austria
- By rail
- Zell am See Lokalbahn station, then bus 660 (Österreichische Postbus AG) to the lifts
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Snow-day share
- 43% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 9 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 671 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
It drops 2259 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of European resorts on a pass, where the median is 1152 m. Its lift fleet runs to 1 funicular, 1 cable car and 6 gondolas among 21. 31% of its trail length is advanced or harder, in the steepest tenth of European resorts of 25–60 km, where the median is 11%.
Terrain
- novicegreen1.7 km · 5 runs
- easyblue16.3 km · 36 runs
- intermediatered13.2 km · 22 runs
- advancedblack6.6 km · 9 runs
- freeride7.4 km · 5 runs
- other0.7 km · 2 runs
European grading.
Lifts
- 1funicular
- 1cable car
- 6gondolas
- 6chairlifts
- 1mixed lift
- 4T-bars
- 2platters
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmittenhöhe | 13 km | 61 km | heavy | Epic Pass (shared) | |
| Rauriser-Hochalmbahnen | 21 km | 19 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Skigebiet Heiligenblut-Großglockner | 22 km | 24 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm-Leogang-Fieberbrunn | 22 km | 264 km | heavy | Epic Pass (shared) | |
| Kitzbühel | 33 km | 186 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| St Johann in Tirol | 37 km | 31 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
Also compared with
- Kitzsteinhorn vs Steinplatte — 47 km away
- Kitzsteinhorn vs Zillertal — 49 km away
FAQ
- Is Kitzsteinhorn on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants 5 consecutive days shared across 3 resorts at Kitzsteinhorn for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Kitzsteinhorn get?
- Kitzsteinhorn has heavy snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Schmittenhöhe (13 km), Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm-Leogang-Fieberbrunn (22 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo