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Click here
to open a large pdf map of the Dachstein Tauern in
a new window. Use the +/- in Adobe Acrobat
to zoom in on the area of interest.
Schladming, the hub of
the area, is nestled around an old town centre,
with shopping, nightlife and restaurants all
within a five-minute walk from the main lifts.
Rohrmoos is about five
minutes drive up the mountain and has more hotel
rooms than Schladming and is more snow-sure.
However, Rohrmoos is spread out and a long walk
from the Schladming village.
Haus im Ennstal, a
short drive along the valley from Schladming, is
perhaps the most picturesque of the main
villages in the region. It remains traditional,
anchoring the Hauser Kaibling ski area.
Ramsau lies on the
opposite side of the valley, with a southern
exposure. It is settled on a long plateau with
lots of accommodation spread out across the
area.
For
us, the biggest draw of the Dachstein Tauern is
the four linked mountains of Reiteralm,
Hochwurzen, Plaini and Hauser Kaibling. As
you can see from the map,
the 4 peaks are linked by pistes at the valleys
forming a large ski area that takes quite a few
days to explore. Coming from Flachau, the
first place to park up and enter this are is at
Reiteralm. The lifts are modern, quick and
well sign-posted. Hochwurzen has a 3km
floodlight piste (the longest in the alps) that
is open every evening except Sundays.
There is also a 7km toboggan run that seems to
be very popular. This linked area has a separate
web site at www.sportregion.cc.
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 Dachstein
Gletscher (Glacier) Ski Area
Included in
the Ramsau region is the glacial ski area at the
Dachstein peak that can really extend the
potential ski season here.
You can drive or take
the bus up to the gondola base station at
1700m. The turning is just outside Ramsau
on the road to Filzmoos. This is a toll
road but is free if you show your ski pass on the
way down. Beware! - if it is snowing, or
has recently snowed, don't try to make it up
here without chains...the road is quite
steep. Instead, park
up on the right,
about
300m before the turning, and get the free
bus up
to the base station.
From the base station
the cable car takes you up to the ski area at
approximately 2700m. From here you
overlook the entire Tauern region mountain range
and the Enns River Valley. Even if you
don't ski it is worth a visit just for the
view. The snow-sure ski area (cannons not
required) is small and serviced by 4 drag lifts,
one of which is a double line. Click here
for a piste map. The slopes
are graded red on the piste map but are actually
blue...by anyone's standards. There is a
snowboard park that seems to specialise in large
jumps and an interesting boarder cross track for
which you have to hike up a little.
There is also a number of cross
country ski tracks. The
self-service Panorama Restaurant doesn't disappoint
for views and provides fairly standard
fare. Two downsides to this ski area...
- It is an exposed ski
area that can get fairly cold and windy
sometimes which may result in lift closures.
- When you have
finished skiing there is a short but steep
uphill walk back to the top of the gondola
station (it's not that bad though!).
Worth mentioning is
that the Dachstein Gletscher is the starting
point for a number of ski tours across the
region. We haven't tried any of these but
you can find more information here.
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