Solden Skiing & Snowboarding
Detailed information on skiing & snowboarding Sölden Ski Resort is coming soon. In the meantime....
How to Avoid the Crowds at Soelden Ski Resort
The key to skiing great powder at Sölden is like just about anywhere else in the world, but it is worth repeating here:
1. Start at first lifts. The main feeder gondolas from the valley open at 8am - be there or be disappointed!
2. Ski here midweek and out of peak season, so you avoid the worst of the tourist crowds and the powder hungry locals that are mostly working during the week.
3. If it is your first time in the region, get a guide for a day and be quite specific with them about what you expect out of the day. If they want to start at 9am, tell them ‘No’. Meet them at 7.45am and get on those early lifts. Day will end earlier, but so what.
4. Watch the weather and ski the margins of the storms. Use the bluebird powder day to ski tour away from the resort. The options are huge in this valley and the adjacent Pitztal.
5.Remember that your multi-day lift pass (3-days or more) includes Gurgl & Kühtai-Hochoetz. They deliver a lovely change from Sölden.
Check out the ski trail map for Solden below.
New Lifts & Pistes
Already an incredibly modern lift system, given the amount of skiers on the mountain at busy times, there is always room for improvement. A major choke point for skiers heading up to the glaciers in the early part of the day will be improved for season 25-26 with the replacement of the Einzeiger quad chair with a new 8-seat, high-speed hooded chairlift, nearly doubling uphill capacity.
Similarly, at the usually busy lift base of Giggijoch, the Silberbrünnl quad chair will also be replaced with new 8-seat, high-speed hooded chairlift, hopefully reducing lift lines.
A fantastic new development is the extension & additions to the valley pistes #7 & #21. The plan involves connecting the two pistes allowing for easy descents to anywhere in the valley, plus removes the need for beginners to ski some steeper sections. Will certainly improve movement on the hill.
Beyond the 25-26 ski season, future plans include the replacement of the 40yr old Gratl double chair with a modern 6-seater, and to replace the important Langegg 6-seater chair with a new 10-seat gondola; increasing uphill capacity, improving comfort, decreasing travel times, and shortening the often-dangerous lift queue at the bottom.