Grossglockner Heiligenblut Ski Resort Austria
Grossglockner Heiligenblut ski resort's 1,600m of vertical and a highest lifted point of just over 2,900m makes it stand out from the crowd in Carinthia. Its relatively isolated location, massive freeride terrain and proximity to the highest peak in Austria also provide gravitas. Add in a ski lift that spends a large part of its journey underground and you have to wonder why we haven’t visited yet. Intriguing....
Check out the Grossglockner Heiligenblut Ski Trail Map below.
Whilst some its twelve ski lifts may be getting a little 'long in the tooth', they do ride up & through some impressive terrain. The Tunnelbahn Fleissalm is far and away the weirdest thing we have seen on a ski hill. Built in 1987 it runs for nearly 1.5km through the mountain. Eleven 5-person cabins are connected together (pulse gondola style) and move off as one on a single line, passing the oncoming cabins (funicular style) halfway along the journey. The newest lift on the hill is the Panorama gondola from 2006. The Hochfleiss T-bar goes up a leg-testing 500m+ vertical to the highest lifted point of 2,900m, limiting the number of people that can pillage this zone of the ski resort.
Around 55km of pistes and a further 10 km of ski routes provide great riding for intermediates & advanced powder hunters. The off-piste terrain from the top of Schareck (2,604m) looks the absolute goods. Beginner skiers & snowboarders pistes are limited to the lower mountain. it always bemuses us when ski resorts mark a run red (intermediate) up high and midway downgrade it to blue (easy-beginner). Unless there is a lift accessing it at the point of change, it simply should stay red - rant over!
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Großglockner Heiligenblut Accommodation
The village of Heiligenblut am Großglockner has positively ooodles of fantastic accommodation available, in part due to its position along the heavily touristed summer road that passes up and through the mountains between here and Zell am See (the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, or Großglockner Hochalpenstraße). This abundance of lodging is a boon for skiers.
Aside from staying at a hotel or guest house in the admittedly pretty village of Heiligenblut, there are several upper mountain locations with accommodation too, the best of which is situated at over 2,300m, the weirdly named Wallackhaus RegioJet Hotel - whatever happened to just calling it a Berggasthof?
Another interesting location away from the admittedly pretty village, is the positively ‘old school’ but fantastically located Panoramarestaurant Kaiser Franz-Josefs-Höhe.
Search & book a place to stay via the Heiligenblut am Grossglockner Ski Accommodation Listings
More information about this Austrian ski resort is coming soon.
Review & More Info
The Powderhounds will review Grossglockner Heiligenblut next season. More information about this European ski resort will come after our visit. Stay tuned for our sparkling repartee, new photos & insights.
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