Sweden · up to 1360 m

Åre

High-altitude mileage by day, stadium-sized concerts by night.

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180

Marked runs

101 named

108.5 km

Total slopes

Lifts

983 m

Vertical drop

1360 m

Top elevation

377 m

Base elevation

Green 4.2 kmBlue 55 kmRed 35.3 kmBlack 4.4 kmFreeride 5.9 km

The story of Ischgl

Ischgl turned a remote Paznaun farming village into the Alps' most professional pleasure machine. The skiing is genuinely excellent — that's the part outsiders forget: the Silvretta Arena rides a high ridgeline between 2,000 and 2,872 m, so its vast network of long reds and blues holds cold, reliable snow from late November into early May, with lift infrastructure as slick as anywhere in the world.

The area's quirk is its border: runs drop off the ridge into Samnaun, a duty-free Swiss village, and the old smuggling routes between the two are now celebrated with marked 'Smuggler's Circuits' you can ski in a day. Come afternoon, Ischgl's other reputation takes over — this is après-ski's world capital, and the town has hosted its famous Top of the Mountain concerts since the mid-90s, with acts from Elton John and Tina Turner to Rihanna playing to crowds in ski boots.

The formula — serious skiing, seriously organized hedonism — has made Ischgl the benchmark big Austrian resort.

Great for mileage huntersGreat for party peopleGreat for intermediatesGreat for late-season skiers

Signature runs

Palinkopf to Samnaun

Off the area's 2,872 m high point and down into duty-free Switzerland — long, wild-feeling, and ending at a chocolate shop.

Piste 14 (Idalp–Ischgl)

The long homeward run to town — a highway at 4 pm, a delight at 9 am.

Höllenkar blacks

The steep, shaded 'hell's cirque' faces that give experts their morning workout before the crowds wake.

Local tips

◆Ski the Smuggler's Circuit (gold route) for the best full-area tour — and buy duty-free chocolate in Samnaun as proof.
◆The famous après bars peak 4–7 pm; ski the emptied mountain until last lift instead, then join in.
◆Season-opening and closing Top of the Mountain concerts are free with a lift pass — check the line-up before booking dates.
◆Snow insurance: Ischgl's altitude means late-season trips here are safer bets than almost anywhere in Austria.

Did you know?

Ischgl's Top of the Mountain concerts have featured Elton John, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan and Rihanna.

The ski area crosses into Switzerland at Samnaun, one of Europe's last duty-free enclaves.

Skiing between 2,000 and 2,872 m keeps Ischgl's season running reliably from late November to early May.

Mountain records

Longest run

Worldcupleden

3.6 km · 374 m vertical · Blue (easy)

Steepest sustained pitch

Svartbergsleden

max 70.2% gradient · 1.4 km · Red (intermediate)

The 10 best runs at Åre, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

168
Åreleden Högzon
2.0 km · 473 m drop · avg 23.4% · Excellent
Blue
263
Gästrappet
1.4 km · 335 m drop · avg 23.5% · Excellent
Red
362
Rödbäcken
1.3 km · 322 m drop · avg 23.9% · Excellent
Red
462
Rödeorm
1.5 km · 273 m drop · avg 18.2% · Excellent
Blue
561
Störtloppet Lågzon
1.3 km · 297 m drop · avg 22.8% · Excellent
Black
661
Störtloppet Högzon
1.1 km · 303 m drop · avg 26.3% · Excellent
Red
760
Viksvängen
1.3 km · 263 m drop · avg 20.7% · Excellent
Red
859
Stjärnbacken
1.1 km · 269 m drop · avg 25% · Excellent
Red
959
Björnenleden
2.3 km · 258 m drop · avg 11% · Excellent
Blue
1059
Fröåsvängen
1.2 km · 231 m drop · avg 19.7% · Excellent
Blue

All 101 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Åreleden Högzon	Blue	2.0 km	473 m	23.4%	68
Gästrappet	Red	1.4 km	335 m	23.5%	63
Rödbäcken	Red	1.3 km	322 m	23.9%	62
Rödeorm	Blue	1.5 km	273 m	18.2%	62
Störtloppet Lågzon	Black	1.3 km	297 m	22.8%	61
Störtloppet Högzon	Red	1.1 km	303 m	26.3%	61
Viksvängen	Red	1.3 km	263 m	20.7%	60
Stjärnbacken	Red	1.1 km	269 m	25%	59
Björnenleden	Blue	2.3 km	258 m	11%	59
Fröåsvängen	Blue	1.2 km	231 m	19.7%	59
Tegesvängen	Red	1.3 km	264 m	20.3%	58
Rödbranten	Red	1.3 km	306 m	23.4%	58
Ullåhöa	Blue	1.2 km	208 m	16.9%	58
Bibbos Brant	Red	994 m	236 m	23.6%	58
Långsvängen Lågzon	Blue	1.4 km	195 m	13.9%	58
Paradisbacken väst	Red	1.7 km	341 m	19.7%	57
Hamrebacken	Red	866 m	243 m	27.8%	57
Englandsbacken	Blue	1.3 km	181 m	13.9%	57
Fjällbacken	Red	960 m	219 m	22.4%	57
Långsvängen Högzon	Blue	2.2 km	336 m	15.3%	57
Tottbacken	Red	1.6 km	367 m	22.9%	57
Försvängen	Red	1.2 km	166 m	13.8%	56
Ullåmon	Green	1.6 km	215 m	13.3%	56
Störtloppet Högzon	Black	602 m	246 m	39.3%	56
Fjällblicken	Blue	1.9 km	278 m	14.8%	56
Förbacken	Red	1.3 km	166 m	13%	55
Worldcupleden	Blue	3.6 km	374 m	7.8%	55
Rödingen	Red	884 m	157 m	17.4%	55
Worldcupbacken	Red	752 m	199 m	25.7%	55
Månbranten	Red	852 m	278 m	31.8%	55
Tusenmetern	Red	729 m	175 m	23.4%	54
Lundsrappet	Red	1.2 km	136 m	11.6%	54
Bibbos Brant	Red	697 m	155 m	22.2%	54
Leråbacken	Red	991 m	149 m	14.9%	53
Björnbacken	Red	684 m	131 m	18.7%	53
Snobbrännan	Red	525 m	162 m	29.4%	53
Högåsbacken	Red	673 m	147 m	21.8%	53
Tvättbrädan	Red	607 m	162 m	25.9%	53
Rödkulleleden	Blue	617 m	138 m	22%	53
Tegebacken	Red	1.3 km	268 m	19.9%	52
Liten Röd	Blue	574 m	110 m	19.1%	52
Paradisbacken öst	Red	497 m	110 m	22.1%	51
Långsvängen Lågzon	Blue	1.7 km	158 m	9%	51
Lundsrappet	Black	353 m	184 m	49.1%	51
Solravinen	Blue	542 m	96 m	17.5%	51
Sadelbacken	Blue	624 m	142 m	22.7%	51
Sadelleden	Blue	642 m	95 m	14.6%	51
Ullådraget	Blue	989 m	122 m	12.2%	50
Ullådraget	Blue	418 m	81 m	19.2%	50
Sadelleden	Blue	396 m	83 m	20.8%	50
Tegevägen	Blue	914 m	62 m	6.7%	49
Åreleden Lågzon	Blue	2.7 km	297 m	10.4%	49
Björnlandet	Red	1.2 km	127 m	10.8%	49
Långsvängen Lågzon	Blue	248 m	54 m	21.6%	48
Fröåsvängen	Blue	426 m	106 m	23.7%	47
Ripleden	Blue	580 m	41 m	6.8%	47
Hamrebacken	Blue	459 m	32 m	6.7%	46
Snobbrännan, Tvättbrädan	Red	50 m	11 m	15%	46
Viksvängen	Blue	457 m	69 m	13.5%	46
Trollstigen	Blue	113 m	23 m	18.2%	46
Åreleden Lågzon	Blue	58 m	12 m	15.5%	46
VM-leden	Blue	857 m	107 m	12.3%	45
Stendalsleden	Green	1.0 km	104 m	9.2%	45
Susabäcken	Freeride	821 m	160 m	19.3%	45
Åreleden Lågzon	Blue	208 m	17 m	7.5%	45
Björnenleden	Blue	939 m	128 m	12.7%	44
Getvalsbacken	Blue	760 m	100 m	12.9%	44
Svartbergsleden	Red	1.4 km	315 m	20.3%	43
Hermelinbacken	Blue	1.0 km	77 m	6.8%	42
Englandsbacken	Blue	135 m	9 m	5.8%	41
Vargbacken	Blue	445 m	30 m	6.4%	41
Tväråvalvet	Freeride	1.5 km	298 m	17.5%	41
Slalomsvängen	Red	283 m	48 m	13.8%	40
Slalombacken	Black	686 m	113 m	16.2%	40
Åreleden Lågzon	Blue	346 m	44 m	9.9%	40
Renleden	Green	668 m	44 m	4.7%	39
VM-störtloppet	Red	446 m	34 m	7.6%	39
06 Worldcup-leden	Blue	89 m	17 m	11.6%	38
Tottbryggan	Blue	253 m	76 m	27.5%	37
Långsvängen	Blue	71 m	3 m	3.8%	37
Långsvängen Högzon	Blue	598 m	41 m	6.8%	37
Björnenleden	Blue	59 m	3 m	2.9%	35
Bräckevägen	Blue	1.9 km	112 m	5.8%	34
Årevägen	Blue	177 m	6 m	2.9%	33
Träningsbacken	Black	587 m	109 m	18.1%	31
Englandsbacken	Blue	93 m	31 m	30.9%	28
Tväråleden	Blue	655 m	46 m	1.2%	28
Tvättbrädan	Red	77 m	10 m	5.2%	28
Tvättbrädan	Blue	293 m	99 m	33.2%	27
Långsvängen	Blue	643 m	21 m	3.2%	27
Hummelbranten	Black	566 m	139 m	21.5%	27
Pelikansvängen	Red	425 m	71 m	1.6%	20
Långsvängen Högzon	Red	65 m	2 m	1.8%	20
Snobbrännan	Red	38 m	10 m	20%
Tottbryggan	Blue	11 m	0 m	1.5%
Tottbryggan	Unrated	19 m	1 m	5.5%
Tottbryggan	Blue	36 m	3 m	5.7%
Bräckevägen	Blue	40 m	11 m	21%
Årevägen	Blue	16 m	2 m	9.4%
VM-vägen	Blue	26 m	13 m	25.3%
Ullåhöa	Blue	25 m	5 m	20.2%

Lifts at Åre

8× chair lift22× t-bar3× magic carpet9× platter1× cable car2× funicular1× gondola

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Å29 - Kabinbanan	Cable car	2.7 km	820 m	80	—
B37 - Sadelexpressen	Chairlift (bubble) · heated	1.7 km	329 m	6	—
D7 - Gunnilliften	T-bar	1.6 km	298 m	—	—
H23 - Gondolen	Gondola	1.6 km	526 m	12	—
D3 - Duveds Linbana	Chairlift (bubble)	1.5 km	336 m	8	—
Å35 - Tottliften	T-bar	1.5 km	371 m	—	—
Å22 - VM 8:an	Chairlift	1.4 km	390 m	8	—
Å19 - Rödkulleliften 1	T-bar	1.3 km	319 m	—	—
Å19 - Rödkulleliften 2	T-bar	1.3 km	319 m	—	—
Å14 - Ullådalsliften 1	T-bar	1.2 km	208 m	—	—
D6 - Englandsliften	T-bar	1.2 km	119 m	—	—
B44 - Järvenliften	T-bar	1.1 km	166 m	—	—
D9 - Tegeliften	Chairlift	1.1 km	254 m	4	—
Å31 - VM6:an	Chairlift	1.1 km	324 m	6	—
D10 - Fjällvallsliften	T-bar	1.0 km	296 m	—	—
Å34 - Fjällgårdsexpressen	Chairlift	1.0 km	261 m	6	—
D5 - Leråliften	T-bar	982 m	161 m	—	—
D2 - Hamreliften	T-bar	945 m	197 m	—	—
B38 - Hermelinenliften	T-bar	914 m	79 m	—	—
Å14 - Ullådalsliften 2	T-bar	892 m	173 m	—	—
H25 - Nedre Tväråvalvsliften 2	T-bar	888 m	226 m	—	—
H25 - Nedre Tväråvalvsliften 1	T-bar	888 m	225 m	—	—
Å21 - Bräckeliften	T-bar	824 m	252 m	—	—
B36 - Högåsliften	T-bar	777 m	174 m	—	—
Å30 - Stjärnliften	Chairlift	741 m	148 m	6	—
B47 - Vikliften	T-bar	661 m	162 m	—	—
Å32 - Hummelliften	Chairlift	626 m	124 m	4	—
B40 - Björnenliften	T-bar	602 m	139 m	—	—
H24 - Stendalsliften	T-bar	584 m	108 m	—	—
H27 - Övre Tväråvalvsliften	T-bar	485 m	35 m	—	—
Å17 - Ripanliften 1	Platter lift	468 m	92 m	—	—
Å17 - Ripanliften 2	Platter lift	467 m	92 m	—	—
B42 - Vargenliften	Platter lift	422 m	24 m	—	—
B46 - Copperhill-liften	T-bar	391 m	44 m	—	—
B41 - Lokattsliften	Platter lift	324 m	43 m	—	—
D1 - Byliften	Platter lift	288 m	11 m	—	—
B45 - Nalleliften	Platter lift	165 m	29 m	—	—
D8 - Mini Tege	T-bar	160 m	4 m	—	—
D4 - Torpliften	Platter lift	156 m	10 m	—	—
B43 - Mårdenliften	Platter lift	136 m	22 m	—	—