The skiing opportunities in and around Flachau are staggering. The influence of Flachau's most famous ski legend, Herman "The Herminator" Maier is evident. There are ski schools a plenty for all ages and experience levels from very advanced skiers to complete beginners. There are fast modern covered lifts with a capacity to transport 26,000 people an hour up the mountain, and there are also plenty of mountain restaurants where skiers can take a break.

• Ski Amade

  Flachau is located right in the middle of the Salzberger Sportwelt. This allows skiers and snow boarders to purchase a single " Ski Amade" lift pass that gives access to nearly 900 kilometers of prepared piste, more than 270 lifts in over 25 different ski locations. These include Flachau, Flachauwinkl, Wagrain, Alternmark, Zauchensee, Radstadt, Eben, Filzmoos, St. Johann, Alpendorf and Goldegg. This is the single largest single pass skiing area in Austria.

• Skiing in Flachau

  Flachau itself has a wide variety of runs and lifts, and with over 130 snow canons and five feeder lakes, it is able to provide its visitors with guaranteed snow. Being on the northern side of the alps, the entire region benefits from a longer ski season, with skiing assured until the end of the Easter Holiday period.

  The Flachau ski resort has 18 tow lifts, 17 chair lifts, 6 covered lifts and 1 gondola. In total there are 26km of blue runs, 74km of red runs and 11km of Black.

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