The impressive “3 Länder Freizeit-Arena” ski resort (formerly Schneewinkel) stretches between North Tyrol, Salzburg and Bavaria.
The 3 Country Leisure Arena, known until 2017 as Schneewinkel, includes eight skiing areas, five of them in North Tyrol, two in the region of Salzburg and one in Bavaria in Southern Germany. Via one ski pass only you can access 171 km of perfectly groomed slopes and 61 lift facilities. The facts are impressive: 55% of the slopes can be covered with artificial snow by 485 snow cannons, 8 reservoirs provide the necessary water, 34 ski huts invite to stop and relax.
In North Tyrol, the ski resort includes the Steinplatte skiing area in the Kitzbühel Alps which is connected to the Winklmoosalm pasture on the Bavarian side, the Buchensteinwand skiing area of the Bergbahn Pillersee lift facilities, the SkiStar St. Johann in Tirol, the Lärchenhof Erpfendorf ski lifts and the family skiing area of Kirchdorf. In addition, there are the two Salzburg skiing areas: the Almenwelt Lofer as well as Heutal in Unken, both located in the beautiful Saalachtal valley.
In all respects the 3 Country Leisure Arena attracts a large number of winter sports enthusiasts. It offers a range of special offers for children in the kids’ parks such as the “Triassi Kinderland” in Waidring, the Bobo Kids Park in the Buchensteinwand skiing area or “Valle’s World” with the snowman Valle in St. Johann in Tirol. In addition, there are 10 ski schools and four Snow Parks such as the QPark in St. Johann in Tirol and the Snow Park Steinplatte. A real ski eldorado!
Altitude: 640 - 1,900 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 171 km
Snowmaking: 55% of the slopes
Lift facilities: 61 lifts
In order to protect the health of guests and the local population, the winter season 2019/20 will be closed earlier this year, on 16 March 2020. This is a preventive measure against the further spread of the COVID-19 disease.
The five Tyrolean skiing areas:
Steinplatte-Waidring skiing area - Pillersee Valley (with Winklmoosalm in Bavaria):
Season 2019/2020: December 7, 2019 - April 13, 2020 *
Opening hours: 8.30 am - 4 / 4.30 pm
Altitude: 1,100 - 1,900 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 42 km (28 km easy / 13 km medium / 1 km difficult)
Lift facilities: 14 lifts
Further information: phone: +43 5353 5330-0, office@steinplatte.co.at
Buchensteinwand skiing area - Pillersee Valley:
Season 2018/2019: December 21, 2019 - April 13, 2020
and at the weekends of Dec 7-8, 2019 / Dec 14-15, 2019 *
Opening hours: 8.30 am - 4 pm
Altitude: 885 - 1,456 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 21 km (8 km easy / 10 km medium / 3 km difficult)
Lift facilities: 9 lifts
Further information: phone: +43 5354 77077, info@bergbahn-pillersee.com
SkiStar St. Johann in Tirol:
Season 2019/2020: December 7, 2019 - March 29, 2020 *
Opening hours: 8.30 am - 4 pm
Altitude: 659 - 1,604 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 43 km (16 km easy / 23 km medium / 3 km difficult / 1 km ski routes)
Lift facilities: 16 lifts
Further information: phone: +43 5352 62293, info.stjohann@skistar.com
Lärchenhof Erpfendorf ski lifts:
Season 2019/2020: mid-December 2019 - mid-March 2020 *
Opening hours: 9 am - 4 pm
Altitude: 710 - 860 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 2 km (1 km easy / 1 km medium)
Lift facilities: 2 lifts
Further information: phone: +43 5352 8138, info@laerchenhof-tirol.at
Kirchdorf skiing area:
Season 2019/2020: mid-December 2019 - mid-March 2020 *
Opening hours: 8.30 am - 4 pm
Altitude: 640 m - 850 m a.s.l.
Ski slopes: 5 km (5 km easy)
Lift facilities: 4 lifts
Further information: phone: +43 5352 65716, ski-total@mykitzalps.com
* Dates may vary according to weather and snow conditions!
