If long fast groomers are your thing then this place should be on the top of your list. Terrain is vast, numbers were low,  and chairs were new and comfy. Off piste options are there but seemed a bit short and quickly skied out. I will be back to search out more of these options.
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The consistently super-wide groomed slopes are a sight to behold at this massive, interlinked resort. Hurtling down them at warp factors well in excess of common sense occurs naturally. Before one knows it, tears are being induced from inside your goggles, legs quiver and the brain tells you to 'SLOW DOWN FOOL'. But its so much fun going ridiculous speeds on groomers, and that is the most compelling reason for powder hounds to ski Snow Space Salzburg. At the other end of the spectrum, families will adore this place. Modern, comfortable lifts, big wide piste trails that go for miles, but also shorter vertical pistes beautifully suited to learning the art of sliding on snow! What's not too love!

For powder chasers, Snow Space Salzburg has relatively limited opportunists inbounds. In deep snow, the surrounding countryside holds alot of promise, but requires some level of local knowledge to make the most of it.

Increasingly interlinked with nearby ski areas, the boundaries of the resorts are becoming blurred! Not that it matters. all multi day tickets are valid all the local ski areas (Ski amadé), and whilst its certainly convenient, the price is at the higher end of lift passes in Austria. The main connector is the G-Link cable car which spans the gap over Wagrain. An unpleasant experience with too many people cramming into the lift (particularly during covid), one wonders whether there was a better way to do it. The small unloading area on the western side of the valley is problematic when a full cable car unloads- be patient! The other major connector is the Panorama Link gondola. It takes skiers across to the quiet slopes of the Shuttleberg (Kleinarl-Flachauwinkl) and should definitely be on visitors' agendas.

The St Johann sector is perfect for novices & beginners with its short vertical groomed trails, big modern lifts and loads of mountain restaurants. Lovers of long cruisers will enjoy the full vertical descents to the surprisingly large village at Alpendorf.

Each of the resorts 3 main villages has their pros and cons, but centrally located Wagrain retains the most traditional Austrian feel and has excellent gondola access to both the sector to Flachau and the sector to Alpendorf. Wagrain spends a little more in the shadows during mid-winter, but it is a small price to pay for the location. Better skiers are probably better off staying in Flachau or Kleinarl. There are slopeside lodgings near the many lift bases, but also more affordable accommodations further along the road away from the lifts. Basing in Flachau allows easier access to the most interesting terrain on the Griessenkarack, plus above Kleinarl and further across to Zauchensee.

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Three of us middle aged try hards drove the short distance from our lodging in Altenmarkt to Flachau in our rental Ford Kuga.

It was a Thursday and very quiet at this end of the mega area that is Snow Space. It got a little busier around Wagrain as we moved across the peaks but it was largely a day without crowds.

Our day was bright and sunny 🌞 but many areas get little or no sunshine throughout the day with a low winter sun so it was alternating sweat and chill. A bit of a challenge when choosing your layers.

This area is vast. With only a day we made it our mission to move across all the peaks from Flachau to Alpendorf. Thanks to the incredible linking network of chairs and gondolas 🚡 we did this easily with the only hold up being on the G- Link at Wagrain. This cable car 🚠 runs very 10 minutes and, standing room only, fills uncomfortably with hot 🥵 and sweaty riders to link the two sides of the Wagrain area. My tip if you have more than one ☝️ day here is to avoid the G- Link completely and dedicate a day to the Flachau-Wagrain sector, which takes in peaks 6 to 9 of the advertised 12 peaks space, and a another day doing peaks 1 to 5 in the Wagrain-Alpendorf sector.

The area is spectacular on a clear day and caters for all levels of ⛷ skiers. The piste runs are well groomed, wide for the cruisers and fast for those who want to move. It’s not challenging stuff for the advanced skier but it is fun. For this reason I would imagine families could have quite a good time skiing together here . There were some powder stashes around but they were mostly skied out by the time of our visit which was 2 or 3 days too late after the most recent snowfall. Still we found some opportunities and that kept the day interesting.

With so many runs to choose from and places to eat and drink you can’t go wrong here. And the vastness of it is just mind blowing for a simple Aussie like me. But what about the vertical??!! Huge! Runs that just go on and on. I loved it.

I will definitely be back for a more dedicated visit on a multi day pass where hopefully the weather conditions allow me to take advantage of the off piste areas when they are at their best.
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