Mountain Layout — Skiing

Here is a larger, more detailed Schladming-Dachstein Tauern map.

Here is a larger, more detailed Ramsau trail map.

The SkiAmadé pass opens hundreds of km. of prepared runs at the nine ski areas along the Sportregion Schladming-Dachstein Tauern valley. The major areas are Planai (6,214 feet) above Schladming; Hauser Kaibling (6,610 feet) above Haus; Hochwurzen (6,069 feet) above Rohrmoos; and the Reiteralm (6,102 feet) above Pichl. Each area offers plenty of skiing for a day and summer skiing is available on the Dachstein glacier.

The Planai is served by an efficient gondola—waiting time in the valley is minimal even on Sundays. A quad chairlift adds to the lift capacity in this region. T-bars open the back bowls of the Planai area and the valley face of the mountain is crisscrossed by beginner and intermediate runs. The No. 1 run, from the top of the cable car to the bottom station, is the longest on the mountain and an absolutely joyful experience. Intermediates can cruise, and beginners can handle the entire run.

The Hochwurzen area is reached through a series of T-bars, chairlifts and a gondola from the Reiteralm area. New high-speed lifts make the trip quick from the Planai area. For people staying in Rohrmoos or coming by shuttlebus, a gondola whisks skiers to the top or take the quad chairlift. The upper areas are intermediate and the lower ones, around Rohrmoos are a beginner’s paradise.

Hauser Kaibling, rising above Haus, is normally not so crowded as Schladming. At times you’ll find yourself alone on a beautiful mountain with some of the best in-termediate slopes under your skis. Intermediate is the main focus of this mountain. Take the Schischaukel to the base of the Hauser Kaibling ca-ble car just outside town. A new gondola now adds dramatically to the uphill capacity from this village.

Reiteralm, above the towns of Pichl and Gleiming, provides a good day’s worth of skiing for intermediates. Beginners have too limited an area to make the half-hour series of lifts worthwhile unless they are staying in one of the base towns.

Overall, the area uses up a week of skiing without re-peating a section. Even good skiers will be hard-pressed to cover every trail in six days of all-out skiing.

Mountain rating
The area is an intermediate paradise. Beginners should center their efforts on Rohrmoos, although all sections have beginner runs. After three days of lessons, beginners can make their way all the way down each of the mountains with their instructors.

Experts should keep an eye out for good powder and test themselves high up on Hauser Kaibling or on the lower sections of the World Cup downhill runs both in Haus and Schladming. The real experts should hire a guide to take them off trail.