Ramsau am Dachstein

The new combined lift on the Rittisberg transports all winter sports enthusiasts to the summit. Also new on the Rittisberg are the high-altitude trail for classic and skating cross-country skiing as well as the winter hiking trail to the summit cross and the rustic adventure huts.

The Rittisberg in Ramsau am Dachstein offers a wide range of ski slopes in various degrees of difficulty. Families can enjoy wide downhill runs, a fairytale ski trail and the 3.5-kilometre-long night toboggan run. Experienced skiers can also venture into steeper terrain and professionals even have their own training ski slope installed. Just in time for the 50th anniversary, a major investment is now being made at the Rittisberg: A combined chairlift and gondola lift. A total of eight million euros will be invested in the new transport system, which will go into operation at the start of the season in December 2022. The combination of chairs and gondolas offers the necessary flexibility in the ascent, so that cross-country skiing will also be possible on the Rittisberg for the first time.

The Kaliland is a huge playground for the little snow-loving skiers. Here, they learn to ski by playing. The Kalilift, a beginner’s lift, drags the children up the hill with the help of the ever-friendly staff. After a couple of runs, most of the little racers get the hang of it, figuring out quickly how to catch the “banana” bar to be dragged up the hill.

Around the beginner’s slope, there are wonderful distractions: a giant ski-through Kali, a large slide, a warm stone oven, mushroom huts, tipis, and igloos. One huge adventure land. Sometimes, even Kali skis there – just to show what he can do and help the little ones to ski, stop, and turn.

The bambini classes take place Monday to Friday mornings. And on Sundays, from 10.30 am to 12 pm, it’s Hello Day at the bambini land, which invites children and parents to come and try.

And of course, adults trying two planks for the first time have come to the right place, too. The Kaliland slope is very gentle, which makes it easy to learn those first turns – and how to stop – with one of Ski School Ramsau’s qualified ski instructors.