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Ski St Johann im Pongau

  

Ski St Johann im Pongau and be linked to Ski Amadé - one of the largest ski areas in Europe. For skiing and snowboarding in Austria, close to Salzburg, St Johann offers masses of scope for a top quality holiday.

Where

Just 55 km south of Salzburg, ski St Johann im Pongau and be linked to the mammoth ski area of Amadé, which boasts over 800 kms of slopes. This is a traditional town, an important regional shopping and tourist centre famous for its beautiful cathedral and the nearby Liechtenstein gorge.

Essentials

Suitable For

Slopes

Resort Info Chart

RESORT ALTITUDE :

700m

TOTAL PISTE :

30 km

LONGEST RUN :

5 km

START SEASON :

December

END SEASON :

March

OVERALL

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SKIING

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BOARDING

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APRÉS

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FAMILIES

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Beginners
0 / 0%
Intermediates
6 / 32%
Advanced
12 / 63%
Experts
1 / 5%

TOTAL RUNS :

19

SNOW CANNONS :

0 / ha

SNOW PARKS :

1

CROSS COUNTRY :

13 km


On the slopes

Ski holidays in St Johann im Pongau give you access to the Ski Amadé area via the hamlet of Alpendorf, just a 3km bus ride away - with more than 860 km of slopes and some 270 lifts allowing you to explore an almost unlimited range of terrain. Beginners will find easy nursery slopes to get them started, intermediates will enjoy miles of long cruising runs, while for experts there are off-piste challenges spread throughout the region.

Ski area :

If you ski St Johann im Pongau you are also in the ski region of Ski Amadé along with the following resorts; Alpendorf, Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Flachau, Maria Alm, Ramsau am Dachstein, Schladming, Sportgastein, St Johann im Pongau, Wagrain .

Off the slopes

There are plenty of choices for accommodation when you choose St Johann im Pongau, including hotels, guesthouses, pensions and farmhouses - over 3,700 beds in all. The après-ski scene is vibrant, with plenty of restaurants, cafés, bars and discos to choose from. You can enjoy some hearty local fare, or stick with more familiar international food choices. Away from the slopes, find the time to enjoy some other activities such as tobogganing, curling, mountaineering, horse-drawn sleigh rides, ice-skating, mono-skiing paragliding, for a total winter experience.

RESORT GOOD POINTS

  • Good for beginners & intermediates skiers - especially with the Ski Amadé
  • Well managed pistes - perfect for intermediates to get to grips with the piste
  • Great après-ski in nearby Alpendorf

RESORT BAD POINTS

  • Limited off-piste - unless you go into the Ski Amadé region
  • 3km trip each morning and night to return to home
  • Very limited slopes close to home


Tourist Office

Tourismusverband Sankt Johann - Alpendorf
Am Hauptplatz
Ing.-Ludwig-Pech-Straße 1
5600 St. Johann

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Phone: +43 (6412) 6036
Fax: +43 (6412) 603674
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RESORTS NEARBY

Alpendorf (c.4km)

Wagrain (c.6km)

Ellmau (c.13km)

Flachau (c.20km)

Rauris (c.31km)

Filzmoos (c.36km)

Kaprun (c.39km)

Bad Gastein (c.39km)

AIRPORTS NEARBY

Salzburg (c.61km/44mins)

Klagenfurt (c.173km/109mins)

Ljubljana (c.211km/143mins)

Munich (c.229km/124mins)

Innsbruck (c.239km/135mins)


 
 

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