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Hochsolden resort profile

Solden Hochsolden · Tirol · Austria · 1350–3340 m

Altitude1350-3340 m
Vertical drop1990 m
Slopes145.7 km
Lifts31

Hochsolden, Tirol

Resort overview

Resort base in the Solden Hochsolden ski area.

Altitude2101 m
StateTirol
CountryAustria

Solden Hochsolden ski area

Hochsolden is part of this ski area.

This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 2 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.

ValleyOtztal
Mountain rangeOtztaler Alpen
Vertical drop1350 - 3340 meters
Descent1990 meters

Solden Hochsolden ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Hochsolden.

Hochsolden is a resort base in the Solden Hochsolden ski area. It is linked to 2 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 145.7 km of slopes, 1350-3340 m altitude, 31 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 52%.

Ski areaAltitude range1350–3340 m94% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix145.7 km slopes94% confidenceSki areaLift network31 lifts94% confidence
Very large ski areaHigh-alpine terrainStrong vertical
Ski-area scale 145.7 km. A very extensive network supports multi-day exploration and distributes visitors across more terrain. It is linked to 2 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 52%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

High-alpine resilienceStrong vertical rangeHigh published capacityStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience The high-alpine top elevation is a structural advantage for retaining colder snow, although exposure can increase wind and visibility sensitivity. The 1990 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 4.7 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 70,450 persons, about 2273 persons/hour per lift and 484 per slope kilometre.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Solden Hochsolden.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Extensive terrain networkBeginner terrain focus
Slopes65 ski slopes
Total145.7 km
  • Blue76.4 km
  • Red40.1 km
  • Black29.2 km
Blue76.4 km52%
Red40.1 km28%
Black29.2 km20%
Ski routes8.4 km

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Solden Hochsolden.

The ski area has 31 lifts. Chairlift is the largest listed category at 16. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 68% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 4.7 slope km per lift.

Chair/gondola majorityHigh published capacity
Surface / drag lift 10
Chairlift 16
Gondola 7
Train 1
Total lifts31
Lift capacity 70,450 persons/hour

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.

Strong terrain value
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€86.50€0.59/km
6-day adult€478.50€3.28/km
Daycard child€47.50€0.33/km
6-day child€263€1.81/km

Altitude

Share of mapped ski terrain by elevation band.

The mapped terrain is entirely above 1,000 m and is predominantly above 2,000 m. This generally supports colder snow retention and reduces dependence on vulnerable low-elevation return terrain.

High-elevation majorityNo low terrainLargest share: High (≤3000m)
Intermediate (≤2000m)24%
High (≤3000m)67%
High alpine (>3000m)9%

Slope angle

Share of mapped terrain by slope-angle class.

Around 25% of mapped terrain is in a steeper class and 75% is moderate or gentler. Strong intermediate to advanced skiers have substantial technical options, while expert-level ability is mainly relevant on selected sectors. Very or extremely steep terrain accounts for 7%, compared with 18% in the bit-steep and steep bands, so expert judgement is relevant on a meaningful subset of the technical terrain.

Selective technical terrainMeaningful very-steep shareLargest share: Moderate or gentler
Moderate or gentler75%
Bit steep11%
Steep7%
Very steep6%
Extrem. steep1%

Orientation

Aspect distribution and its likely influence on sun and snow retention.

East-facing terrain is prominent, favouring earlier sun and often firmer snow later in the day once direct morning exposure has passed.

Morning-sun exposureCool-aspect majorityLargest share: East
North27%
East60%
South10%
West3%

The overall rating for Hochsolden currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 8.4
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Hochsolden yet.

Address

AddressSolden Dorfstrasse 115, A-6450 Solden
PlaceHochsolden Tirol Austria

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Efficient short-break base

Mountain character

Solden Hochsolden is best understood as a efficient short-break base: access time and lift/terrain efficiency support getting substantial ski time from a shorter trip.

72 min transfer proxy

146 km pistes

The trade-off

Short trips where access and lift/terrain efficiency matter more than sheer domain size.

Efficiency is the structural advantage; longer stays may favour a broader domain.

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