| Km
Piste: |
50
(approx) |
|
| Gondolas: |
3 |
| Chairs: |
6 |
| Drags: |
6 |
| Snowmaking? |
ü |
| Night
Skiing? |
x |
| Piste
Map: |
Click
here |
| Web
sites: |
Flachauwinkl
Zauchensee |
| Web
cam: |
Click
here |
| Favourite
Hut: |
Bergstall
Hütte |
Our
Review
Although
Zauchensee is marketed with Altenmarkt it is not linked
to it by piste. However it is linked to the
Roßkopf area of Flachauwinkl. The 2 ski areas are
on either side of the Roßkopf peak (1929m). They
both suffer from some quite old slow lifts in places but
in the main access to the piste is good. The
Flachauwinkl side is basically one run from top to
bottom serviced by a gondola and an old 3-man
chair. However it is a nice run and does have red
and blue options. The runs coming down to the
bottom of the chair are particularly good fun to warm up
on in the morning. In
Zauchensee there are some big wide pistes which are
excellent, particularly on quieter days. It has
some of the steepest pistes in the area and the World
Cup run is good to get your thighs burning! It is
also slightly higher (2188m) than the rest of the
Sportwelt and you can use this to your advantage when
the snow cover is poor. On the opposite side of
the village the Rauchkopf area is well worth skiing with
a lovely blue run winding down or a challenging black. The
village of Zauchensee is quite small and remote, so
unless you like to be somewhere that has an American ski
village feel it is better to base yourself somewhere
else and travel to Zauchensee. However if you did
stay in the village, wherever your hotel, you would be
within steps of the slopes.
Getting
There from Flachau 3
options: 1)
Drive to either Flachauwinkl or Zauchensee and park up
at the base. The road from Altenmarkt to
Zauchensee can be fairly treacherous after a heavy
snowfall. 2) Ski
buses to Flachauwinkl run all day, every 20 mins or so,
and will drop you at either of the Flachauwinkl areas.
We recommend this option if you don't have a car or want
to enjoy the après ski. 3)
Take the service bus to Altenmarkt village centre and
then change to the ski bus that runs up to Zauchensee.
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