Mountain Layout — Skiing

Here is a larger, more detailed trail map in pdf format.

Here is an interactive St. Johann trail map

The trails run along the flanks of the Kitzbüheler Horn. You can reach them from neighboring Oberndorf by gondola from St. Johann.

The runs lie on the north-facing side of the Kitzbüheler Horn so they maintain their snow cover for the entire season. Snowmaking now spreads the white stuff over three wide top-to-bottom swatches of the mountain. Though the resort has spent money on snowmaking, they, like Kitzbühel, did it at the expense of lifts. It is one of the drag lift capitals of Austria.

The top station is Harschbichl at 5,577 feet. From there you have a choice of blue and red runs and one black trail.

We enjoyed the black run, which really begins from Penzing at 4,799 feet and swings down through mogul fields to the parking lot above Oberndorf. A new gondola will now serve this section of the mountain non-stop from the parking lot. As with any Austrian resort, the off-piste possibilities are endless.

For intermediates, there is the whole mountain that some say is dedicated to intermediate pleasures. Start with the run from the Eichenhof drag lift on the far side of St. Johann for a good downhill cruise and small crowds. From there you can work your way to the Jodlalm chair lift that will take you to just below the Harschbichl. From the top of the

Mountain rating
St. Johann is for intermediates. The slopes are rarely challenging unless you go off-piste, and only beginners and the intermediates will find the skiing interesting enough for a week. However, with the regional ski pass advanced intermediates and experts can try a number of challenging slopes in the area, in particular those on the Steinplatte above Waidring, about 16 km. from St. Johann and the Fieberbrunn off-piste areas.