Bad Hofgastein
Slope Breakdown
Bad Hofgastein at a glance
Bad Hofgastein is a ski resort in Austria, part of the Ski Amadé ski area. It offers 200 km of slopes served by 80 lifts, with skiing between 858 m and 2,686 m (1,828 m vertical). That makes it the 19th largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Bad Hofgastein is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 58% of the slopes are red runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 11 cm of new snow at the top (2,686 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Bad Hofgastein, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Salzburg (SZG) — about 69 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 81.50 EUR (2026/27 season). Ski Gastein day pass. Valid across a wider pass network, not only this resort.
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Bad Hofgastein
Rules for a car in Austria, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Vignette, plus tunnel and Brenner tolls. 1-day vignette (digital only) €9.60, 10-day vignette (digital or sticker) €12.80, 2-month vignette (digital or sticker) €32.00
Winter tyres
Required in wintry conditions, 1 Nov to 15 Apr
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Oct to 31 May (up to 3.5 t, rear sticker, 80/100 km/h)
Bad Hofgastein resort facts
These figures cover the lift network Bad Hofgastein shares with Bad Gastein on Intski: one sector of the Ski Amadé pass, not the whole pass. Difficulty shares from skiresort.info.
About Bad Hofgastein
Bad Hofgastein is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is a spa town in the Gastein Valley, which as a whole forms a large ski resort within the Ski Amadé network.
Resort Highlights
The valley’s market town
Bad Hofgastein is a market town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is a spa town in the Gastein Valley, which as a whole forms a large ski resort within the Ski Amadé network. In Bavarian dialect it is Hofgoschdei. Where the valley’s other spa town, Bad Gastein, is known for its grand hotels and waterfall, Bad Hofgastein is the lower of the two, with its lifts starting at 858 m, and its status as a market town means it has a centre with shops and services that exist for residents as much as for visitors.
The skiing
The Gastein valley’s skiing amounts to 200 km of pistes on 80 lifts, and from Bad Hofgastein the lifts rise from 858 m to 2,686 m. That is a striking vertical of more than 1,800 m, and it is the number that should catch a skier’s eye; the base is one of the lower starting points in the valley, and it is the reason the drop is so large. The top station is well above the 2,200 m line, so the upper mountain has the altitude for reliable snow; the low base means the final runs to town depend more on the season, and in a poor winter you may be riding a lift down at the end of the day.
Eighty lifts on 200 km makes for a dense network. No difficulty split is published, but the size of the area and the scale of the vertical mean intermediates can ski for a week without repeating themselves, and the long descents towards the valley floor are the kind of run that makes a day memorable. The lift density also means that mixed groups can split up and regroup without difficulty.
Ski Amadé
Ski Amadé membership is the multiplier. One pass covers the network’s linked areas, so the Gastein valley’s 200 km are the beginning rather than the limit for anyone prepared to travel a little, and a week based in Bad Hofgastein can take in a good deal more than the home valley.
Character and practicalities
Bad Hofgastein is tagged for traditional charm and scenic views. As a market town it has a life independent of the lifts, and its spa identity gives the evenings a different rhythm from a purely ski-led resort: the day ends in warm water rather than at the bar. Salzburg airport is roughly 69 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April. The town’s official website carries local information.
Frequently asked questions about Bad Hofgastein
A market town and spa town in the Gastein Valley, in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Its Bavarian-dialect name is Hofgoschdei.
Yes. Both are in the Gastein Valley, which forms a large ski resort within the Ski Amadé network, with 200 km of pistes and 80 lifts.
More than 1,800 m, from the lifts' lowest point at 858 m to the top station at 2,686 m.
A network of linked ski areas that share one lift pass. The Gastein Valley, including Bad Hofgastein, belongs to it.
Bad Hofgastein has 200 km of marked slopes: 76 km easy (blue), 115 km intermediate (red), 9 km expert (black), served by 80 ski lifts.
The skiing in Bad Hofgastein ranges from 858 m at the base to 2,686 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,828 m.
The ski season in Bad Hofgastein typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Bad Hofgastein works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 38% of the slopes (76 km) are easy blue runs.
Bad Hofgastein has 9 km of expert (black) slopes — about 4% of the total.
An adult day pass in Bad Hofgastein costs around 81.50 EUR (2026/27 season). Ski Gastein day pass. Valid across a wider pass network, not only this resort.
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