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Bad Gastein

AT · European Alps · 1,000 m–2,686 m

Base today8 cmestimated at mid-mountain, 1,843 m

measured 8 cm at Kölnbreinsperre · 16 km · 1,916 m · read 2 Nov

The next 6 weeks

Each week against its own normal. Models initialized 30 Oct.

Weekly scoreBase depthSnowfall?Temp. vs normal
30 Oct – 5 NovPoor bet?-1.2 °C vs normalno callno call-1.2 °C
6–12 NovPoor bet?-0.3 °C vs normalno callno call-0.3 °C
13–19 NovPoor bet?+0.8 °C vs normalno callno call+0.8 °C
20–26 NovPoor bet?+1.1 °C vs normalno callno call+1.1 °C
27 Nov – 3 DecPoor bet?+1.4 °C vs normalno callno call+1.4 °C
4–10 DecPoor bet?+1.6 °C vs normalno callno call+1.6 °C

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized October 2026.

Monthly score

November
Well below normal31st percentile
December
Well below normal32nd percentile
January
Well below normal32nd percentile
February
Well below normal32nd percentile
March
Well below normal34th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
1 cmthe usual depth

Base depth outlook

The chance this month's base is below, near or above this mountain's normal.

November
53% below31%16%
December
53% below31%15%
January
51% below31%18%
February
51% below31%17%
March
49% below34%17%
Aprilbeyond the models
the usual depth 1 cm

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel23 lifts · 72 km
  • Beginner47%34 km
  • Intermediate49%35 km
  • Advanced5%3 km
Sportgastein3 lifts · 15 km
  • Beginner29%4 km
  • Intermediate63%9 km
  • Advanced9%1 km
Graukogel3 lifts · 10 km
  • Beginner28%3 km
  • Intermediate55%5 km
  • Advanced17%2 km

Plus 1 km of mapped off-piste and backcountry routes, which the split above excludes.

Getting there

SZG
Drive from Salzburgregional airport
1 h 2097 km
SZG
Train from Salzburgregional airport
1 h 38
MUC
Drive from Munichmajor hub
2 h 56265 km
MUC
Train from Munichmajor hub
4 h

Official site: gastein.com ↗

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortoutstanding
Hidden gema little
Powderbarely
Groomersstrongly
Backcountrystrongly
Snowmakingoutstanding
Villagestrongly

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?TempSunshineSun
NovemberNov2 cm0 cm – 21 cm0–21 cm0 °C51%
DecemberDec17 cm4 cm – 47 cm4–47 cm-4 °C60%
JanuaryJan32 cm6 cm – 68 cm6–68 cm-5 °C61%
FebruaryFeb41 cm2 cm – 92 cm2–92 cm-4 °C58%
MarchMar17 cm3 cm – 76 cm3–76 cm-1 °C54%
AprilApr1 cm0 cm – 19 cm0–19 cm2 °C41%

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