Bad Hofgastein ski holidays

  • See where our hotels, chalets and apartments are located.

  • Piste Map Key

    1 Funicular, 2 Cable Car, 3-9 Gondolas, 10-24 Chairlifts,
    Bar/Restaurant

  • Essentials

    • Resort Height

      Bad Hofgastein: 859m (2,818ft)

    • Transfer time

      Salzburg 1 hr 45 mins

    • Glacier High Altitude Guaranteed Snow

      high altitude skiing

    • Fly from

      Gatwick; Manchester; Stansted; Luton; Birmingham; Bristol; Newcastle; East Midlands Edinburgh; Glasgow; Belfast City

    Good for...

    • Advanced Ski Rating

      3

    • Intermediates Ski Rating

      4

    • Beginners Ski Rating

      2

    • Snowboarding Rating

      3

    More about the skiing in Bad Hofgastein

  • So what's it like?

    Miles of piste, extensive off-piste and wonderfully relaxing spas

    The extensive Gasteinertal ski area is one of the largest in Austria. The attractive town of Bad Hofgastein has a bustling centre and excellent amenities, not to mention the famous spas. Bad Hofgastein is a relatively quiet resort with cobbled streets and a relaxed approach to après ski. The skiing and boarding is superb - you need almost never take the same piste twice in a week, and if you head off-piste with a guide the area almost doubles again!

    Ski information

    Beginners

    The gentle nursery slopes at Angertal provide an ideal introduction for beginners staying in Bad Hofgastein. From the nursery slopes beginners can progress on to blue runs on the Schlossalm or Stubnerkogel.

    Intermediates

    This is ski-your-heart-out country! Bad Hofgastein offers a wide variety of red and blue runs, linked together with nearby Bad Gastein to make one large area. The Gastein valley has a further 3 ski areas, offering total of 250kms of well groomed, often quiet, pistes. Buses and trains link the areas, and are covered by your lift pass.

    Advanced

    There are also some testing runs on the Stubnerkogel and a couple of nice blacks on the Graukogel. The off-piste can be fantastic too - why not hire a guide and head to the spectacular off-piste route from Kreuzkogel to Heilstollen, or sign up for an off-piste safari or touring day with the ski school.

    More about the skiing in Bad Hofgastein

    Nightlife

    Friendly with a nice atmosphere. There are a variety of bars, cafés and discos. Try: • Almstadl • Casino Bar • Salute • Piccolo

    Activities

    · Ice skating · Spa centres (see 'Ski & Spa' box) · Curling · Tobogganing · Sleigh rides · Ice climbing · Snow shoe walking · Floodlit cross country skiing track

    Eating out

    A superb choice of restaurants catering for all tastes and pockets · 3-course dinner from €20-25.

    Other amenities

    · Stylish shops and boutiques · Banks · Many lovely winter walks · Excursions to Salzburg.

    Private Transfer

    From Salzburg
    One way (arrival) from £24 pp
    Return from £46 pp

    Other information

    Ski Amadé

    The Gastein ski area is part of the vast 'Ski Amadé' area - a total of 5 ski areas, 865km of piste and 270 lifts. With a 'Ski Amadé' lift pass (available locally) you can ski all of these areas - they include Schladming (167km piste), Flachau/Sportwelt (350km piste) and Hochkonig/Grossarl/Maria Alm (150km piste). To enjoy the challenge of skiing the 'Ski Amadé' area add car hire to your booking.

    Off-piste

    The local ski and snowboard school can organise a fantastic range of activities in addition to group and private ski and board tuition. Advanced skiers and boarders can have off-piste tuition, go on an off-piste safari or go touring. You can also have cross-country ski tuition, try snow shoe walking or even ice climbing. All these activities are available in resort (conditions permitting) - ask your Crystal rep for more information on arrival.

    Money Savers for the winter 2011/12 season

    Kids ski free: FREE lift pass for children born '06 or later.
    FREE lift pass for 1 child up to & incl. 14 yrs when 1 adult (from same family) books the same (17/03-30/03).
    FREE childs helmet when pre-booking skis & boots

Our best deals to Bad Hofgastein

Looking for the cheapest date/price combo? We've done the searching so you don't have to...

Leaves From To Board Price
Sat 15 December 2012 London Gatwick Bad Hofgastein in Austria Half board

£536 based on 4 sharing

Go

Sat 16 March 2013 London Gatwick Bad Hofgastein in Austria Half board

£554 based on 4 sharing

Go

Sat 12 January 2013 London Luton Bad Hofgastein in Austria Half board

£565 based on 4 sharing

Go

Sat 12 January 2013 London Luton Bad Hofgastein in Austria Half board

£652 based on 4 sharing

Go

Sat 16 March 2013 London Gatwick Bad Hofgastein in Austria Half board

£700 based on 4 sharing

Go

More deals to Bad Hofgastein

Ski holiday search

Our best prices are always online

  • When are you going?

     

  • Where are you going?

  • Departing from?

  • Who's going?

    (Ages on date of return)