Ramsau am Dachstein
Slope Breakdown
Ramsau am Dachstein at a glance
Ramsau am Dachstein is a ski resort in Austria, part of the Dachstein ski area. It offers 12.9 km of slopes served by 8 lifts, with skiing between 1,100 m and 2,700 m (1,600 m vertical). That makes it the 49th largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Ramsau am Dachstein is particularly beginner-friendly: about 62% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 15 cm of new snow at the top (2,700 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 Ramsau am Dachstein, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Salzburg (SZG) — about 64 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 54 EUR (2026/27 season). Ramsau am Dachstein/Rittisberg day pass.
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Ramsau am Dachstein
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)
Ramsau am Dachstein resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Ramsau am Dachstein
Ramsau am Dachstein is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, and also the name of the elevated plateau on which it sits, between the Dachstein range and the Enns valley.
Resort Highlights
A plateau between the Dachstein and the Enns
Ramsau am Dachstein is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, and also the name of the elevated plateau on which it sits, between the Dachstein range and the Enns valley. The “am Dachstein” suffix exists only to tell it apart from the other Ramsaus in Austria, and in everyday speech it is usually dropped. The plateau is the key to understanding the place: the village and its base lifts are at 1,100 m, on a shelf of high ground rather than down on the valley floor.
The skiing
Our data lists 12.9 km of pistes and 8 lifts, which sounds small until you look at the elevation. The base is at 1,100 m and the top station at 2,700 m, a spread of 1,600 m, which is a remarkable range for a 12.9 km area and tells you the skiing is split between the plateau slopes near the village and a high sector reaching up towards the Dachstein. Ramsau’s own ski area, Rittisberg, is not lift-linked to Schladming’s larger Dachstein network; the two only share regional multi-resort passes such as Ski amadé, reached by road rather than by lift. That top station at 2,700 m helps snow reliability, and our data tags Ramsau as snow-sure. The season runs from December to April.
No difficulty split is recorded. Eight lifts is a small fleet spread across a great deal of vertical, so this is not a resort for skiers who measure a holiday in kilometres; it is one for those who want reliable snow, a scenic setting and a quiet base, with the option of high-altitude skiing when the plateau is thin. A group of strong skiers chasing mileage would do better elsewhere; a family, or a party mixing skiers with walkers, will find the scale comfortable.
Character
Our data flags Ramsau for traditional charm as well as scenic views, and a municipality on a high plateau under the Dachstein range is exactly where you would expect both. It is a settled community rather than a purpose-built station, and the plateau position gives it open ground between the Enns valley on one side and the Dachstein on the other, which is a rare setting for a village of this size.
Practicalities
Salzburg (SZG) is the nearest airport in our data, roughly 64 km away as the crow flies. The municipality’s official website has local details and lift information.
Frequently asked questions about Ramsau am Dachstein
An elevated shelf of ground between the Dachstein range and the Enns valley in Styria. The municipality of Ramsau am Dachstein sits on it, at around 1,100 m, and shares its name.
Because the skiing is split between the plateau slopes near the village at 1,100 m and a high sector with a top station at 2,700 m. That 1,600 m spread is unusually large for an area of this size and is what makes it snow-sure.
Ramsau's own ski area is Rittisberg, with 12.9 km of pistes and 8 lifts. It sits below the Dachstein range but is not lift-linked to Schladming's larger Dachstein network; the two share only regional multi-resort passes such as Ski amadé.
To distinguish it from other places called Ramsau in Austria. Locally the suffix is usually dropped and the village is simply Ramsau.
Ramsau am Dachstein has 12.9 km of marked slopes: 8 km easy (blue), 4 km intermediate (red), 0.9 km expert (black), served by 8 ski lifts.
The skiing in Ramsau am Dachstein ranges from 1,100 m at the base to 2,700 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,600 m.
The ski season in Ramsau am Dachstein typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Ramsau am Dachstein is well suited to beginners. About 62% of the slopes (8 km) are easy blue runs.
Ramsau am Dachstein has 0.9 km of expert (black) slopes — about 7% of the total.
An adult day pass in Ramsau am Dachstein costs around 54 EUR (2026/27 season). Ramsau am Dachstein/Rittisberg day pass.
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