Schladming is a ski resort in Austria with 125 km of pistes and 47 lifts. Skiing reaches up to 2,015 m above sea level and the village sits at 745 m. Accommodation with lift pass included can be booked directly, you arrange your own travel there.
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Schladming is one of Austria's best known and best loved ski resorts, set in the heart of Styria at the foot of the Planai mountain. With a rich history in Alpine racing, a genuine Austrian town centre and access to the 4 Berge ski pass, Schladming is a classic choice that rarely disappoints.
The resort's jewel is undoubtedly the Nachtslalom Schladming, a spectacular night slalom that draws hundreds of thousands of spectators to the race course on Planai every January. The streets fill with torchlit processions and celebration, and the atmosphere is electric. If you haven't experienced the night slalom in Schladming, you haven't seen Alpine ski racing at its most beautiful.
The 4 Berge Schladming ski area links four mountains, Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling and Reiteralm, into one huge system with 230 kilometres of pistes and 81 lifts. The variety is outstanding, with pistes for every level and terrain to suit both beginners and off piste enthusiasts.
The town of Schladming itself has an unusually rich town life for an Alpine ski resort, with a good range of restaurants, bars and shops. The apres ski scene is lively but never overly rowdy. Schladming has managed to keep its Austrian character, even though it has long been one of Europe's most visited ski destinations.
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The lift pass included covers the ski area at Schladming. The offer at the tour operator states which pass is included. Regional passes covering several ski areas are bought locally.
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Did you know this about Schladming?
Schladming is home to one of the ski world's most beloved events, the Nachtslalom Schladming, which draws hundreds of thousands of spectators to the streets every January. It's one of the most emotionally charged races on the entire Alpine World Cup calendar.
5 tips about Schladming
- Night skiing in January Plan your trip around the night slalom in January, one of the most electric and festive race nights in the skiing world.
- The 4 Berge Pass Get a 4 Berge Schladming pass and explore Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling and Reiteralm.
- Planai Planai is the main mountain and offers some of Austria's best terrain for alpine skiing and freeriding, with outstanding views.
- The Dachstein Trip Take a day trip up to the Dachstein glacier for ensured snow and breathtaking views.
- Family Friendly Schladming is one of Austria's best-equipped family resorts, with child-friendly pistes, ski school and plenty of off-slope activities.
Pistes and lifts in Schladming
Schladming's 4 Berge system is one of Austria's most impressive ski areas, with 230km of pistes spread across four interconnected mountains: Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling and Reiteralm. In total, 81 lifts carry skiers through this vast network, from the village's altitude of 745 metres up to 2,015 metres, a vertical drop of 1,270 metres. Locally, Planai and its neighbouring mountains offer 125km of pistes with a mix of World Cup graded black runs, technical red pistes and wide blue slopes for beginners.
Planai is the heart of the ski system and home to the famous night slalom. The gondola from the centre of Schladming whisks you quickly up to the summit, from where you can continue to the other three mountains via connected lifts and pistes. Skiing in Schladming offers huge variety, from Hauser Kaibling's wide, sunny slopes to Reiteralm's family friendly terrain and Hochwurzen's challenging freeride options. With the 4 Berge pass, you get days of exploring without skiing the same run twice.
Piste map for Schladming
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Snow reliability in Schladming
Snow reliability in Schladming benefits from its Alpine setting in Styria, with peaks reaching 2,015 metres providing dependable snow conditions throughout the core winter. The north facing slopes of Hauser Kaibling and Planai hold onto snow particularly well, and a modern snowmaking system covers the busiest runs on all four mountains. In January and February, conditions are normally excellent. The nearby Dachstein glacier also creates local weather patterns that bring more precipitation to the region, and the higher sections retain good snow quality well into April.
Best time to travel to Schladming
The best time for a ski holiday in Schladming depends on what you want to experience. The night slalom in January is one of the ski world's most electric events and well worth planning your trip around. February brings stable snow conditions with daytime temperatures around minus 2°C and increasing hours of sunshine, ideal for exploring all 230km of pistes in the 4 Berge system. March combines the warmth of spring sunshine with still wintry conditions on the higher pistes, perfect for families wanting a relaxed ski holiday in Schladming with milder weather and shorter lift queues.
Will there be lift queues in Schladming?
The Schladming sector at Schladming carries 84,707 people an hour across 47 lifts. 31 of the 47 lifts are gondolas, cable cars or high-speed chairlifts, the kind that clear a queue quickly. The fastest lifts carry up to 3,800 people an hour, for example Planaibahn I. Per kilometre of piste there is more lift capacity than at an average resort on this site, and you notice it: queues clear quickly. The queue you actually notice is almost always down in the valley between eight and half past nine. If you are on the lift before eight you avoid it.
When is Schladming busiest?
How busy the slopes get is not decided by the English half term but by when the local families and the neighbouring countries are on holiday. These are the weeks that fill Schladming in the 2026/2027 season.
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Austria: The Semesterferien are taken one week at a time, state by state, during the first three weeks of February.
1 to 6 February: Vienna and Lower Austria
8 to 13 February: Burgenland and Carinthia
15 to 20 February: Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria and Vorarlberg -
Germany: Germans are the largest foreign group in the Alps and their winter holidays are spread across early February.
1 to 6 February: Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
8 to 12 February: Bavaria and Saarland
8 to 19 February: Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - England: The English February half term is 15 to 19 February 2027 for most councils, with a few areas breaking up a week earlier. The Easter holidays run from 26 March to 9 April.
8 to 12 February: half term in a few council areas, for example Hull
15 to 19 February: half term in most of England, including London, the Midlands and the North
26 March to 9 April: Easter holidays for most English schools - Easter holidays: Easter 2027 is early, on 28 March. Austria and Germany take their holidays around the weekend, while the French holidays fall after Easter, in April.
20 to 29 March: the whole of Austria, all states at the same time
22 March to 3 April: most German states, including Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia
3 April to 3 May: the French zones, which fall after Easter 2027 and only affect the highest resorts - Long weekends: Long weekends fill the slopes with day visitors from the nearest cities, even when no schools are on holiday.
26 December to 3 January: Christmas and New Year, the most expensive period of the year
6 January: Epiphany, a public holiday in Austria, Italy and parts of Switzerland
27 to 29 March: the Easter weekend. Easter Monday is a public holiday across the Alps, but Good Friday is a working day in Austria, Italy and France
1 to 2 May: May Day, a public holiday across the Alps
If you want quieter pistes and lower prices, the weeks in mid-January and late March are clearly the best. Neither the Germans nor the Austrians are on holiday then.
Major events in Schladming
- The Nightrace, 26 to 27 January 2027. The night races on the Planai draw around fifty thousand spectators and count as the festival of the season. Two evenings, then the village is back to normal.
Opening and closing dates are typical values derived from altitude, not confirmed dates for this season. Check the resort's own website before booking.
Who skis in Styria?
6,069,038 overnight stays in the 2025/26 winter season. From November to April. Tap a country or a segment of the circle to highlight it.
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Austrians
53.4%
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2
Germans
18.1%
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3
Hungarians
6.5%
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4
Czechs
5.6%
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5
Poles
2.1%
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6
Slovaks
2.1%
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7
Dutch
2.1%
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8
Croatians
1.1%
- 9 Others 9.0%
British visitors barely register in Schladming: 0.8% of overnight stays and 11th place among the countries.
Source: Statistik Austria. No Austrian source breaks down guests' home countries by resort here, so the figure covers the whole state of Steiermark.
Snow right now. There is no snow cover in the valley or at the top right now. The figures are modelled by Open-Meteo, not measured by the lift company, and were fetched 14 October 2026 at 04:26.
The lift pass included. The stay comes with the Ski amadé lift pass, which covers 701 km of piste. The pass is worth around €414.
How to get to Schladming
You arrange your own travel: we sell the stay, not the transport. Here are the three ways people get to Schladming, so you can pick the one that suits you.
By air. The nearest airport is Salzburg (SZG). Pure flying time from London is around 2 hours, and from there it is 1.5 hours on to Schladming. You can cover the last stretch in one of two ways:
- Private transfer. A private driver meets you in the arrivals hall and drives straight to your accommodation with no stops. The price is per car, not per person, ski boxes can be booked in advance, and the driver waits even if the flight is late.
- Hire car at the airport. With SmartCarRental you collect the car in the arrivals hall. That gets you to the neighbouring villages on the same lift pass, lets you shop at valley prices rather than resort prices, and frees you from transfer timetables. Winter tyres are standard at Alpine desks.
By car. Many drive. Taking the Eurotunnel from Folkestone and arriving at Calais, it's roughly 1,199 km to Schladming, around 12 hours of pure driving time through France. Remember that studded tyres are banned in France and Germany.
Last-minute deals in Schladming
Last-minute offers, that is late dates the operator still wants to fill, appear from January onwards. Once the season is under way we will show them here on this page.
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Accommodation with lift pass in Schladming ›Frequently asked questions about Schladming
The Nachtslalom Schladming is one of the most prestigious events on the Alpine World Cup calendar, a night slalom held on Planai every January. Tens of thousands of spectators fill the slopes and streets with torchlit processions and a festive atmosphere. It's one of the most emotionally charged nights in skiing, and well worth planning your ski holiday around.
The four mountains are Planai (the main mountain with World Cup runs), Hochwurzen (with excellent freeride terrain), Hauser Kaibling (wide, sunny pistes) and Reiteralm (family friendly and relaxed). Together they offer 230km of pistes and 81 lifts, all included on the same ski pass.
Yes, the Dachstein glacier is a short drive from Schladming and offers glacier skiing with ensured snow. It's a popular day trip and provides a completely different skiing experience, with dramatic rock formations and views from over 2,700 metres. A separate lift pass is required.
Absolutely. Schladming is centrally located in Styria with good infrastructure and road connections, and is easy to reach by car or train. As well as the four local mountains, you can take day trips to the Dachstein glacier, and with a Ski Amadé pass you gain access to hundreds more kilometres of pistes in Flachau, Wagrain and other nearby resorts.
