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Ski amadé – Facts & Figures 2009/10

Ski amadé = 5 regions = 25 ski communities

  • Salzburger Sportwelt: Flachau, Wagrain, St. Johann/Alpendorf, Radstadt, Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Kleinarl, Eben, Filzmoos, Goldegg
  • Schladming-Dachstein: Schladming (Planai), Rohrmoos (Hochwurzen), Pichl (Reiteralm), Ramsau am Dachstein, Haus im Ennstal (Hauser Kaibling), Forstau (Fageralm), Gröbming (Stoderzinken), Pruggern (Galsterbergalm)
  • Gastein: Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Dorfgastein, Sportgastein
  • Hochkönig: Maria Alm, Dienten, Mühlbach
  • Großarltal: Großarl, Hüttschlag

Ski amadé = 270 cable cars and ski lifts

  • 93 chair lifts
  • 43 cabin lifts
  • 79 tows
  • 55 practice lifts


Total passenger capacityt:364.000 people/hour

Ski amadé = 860 kilometres of slopes

  • ca. 145 blue slopes (easy): 280 km
  • ca. 181 red slopes (intermediate): 483 km
  • ca. 30 black slopes (expert): 97 km

Total: ca. 356 slopes with 860 km!!!

Ski amadé = warmth & hospitality

  • 5.434 lodging Establishments
  • 91.200 guest Beds
  • 267 ski huts & mountain restaurants
  • 1,5 mio. arrivals in winterseason 2008/09
  • No. of people directly employed by Ski amadé partner
    organisations: 1,400 employees, incl. 550 year-round


Ski amadé = snow you can rely on

  • 80 % of ski slopes, equating to ca. 690 km of slopes in Ski amadé, have snowmaking capability    
  • Over 4,000 pieces of snowmaking equipment generate man-made snow   
  • Winter 2008/09: During the past season in the Ski amadé – which extended from the end of November until mid/late April – it was possible to ski the valley run on 137 days.
  • Costs per m³ of machine-produced snow: ca. € 3.50
  • In recent years, the overall efficiency of snowmakers has been increased by around 40 percent.
  • Proportion of overall expenses represented by snowmaking: ca. 25%
  • Average earnings per ski day: ca. € 23.10
  • Per ski day/ski ticket, an average of ca. € 5.80 is expensed
    for snowmaking capability
  • 170 employees & 120 slope-maintenance vehicles
    guarantee perfect slopes
  • Of course all snow is just made out of pure water