Austria · up to 1446 m

Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)

27 marked runs, 19.9 km of skiing and 9 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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Marked runs

23 named

19.9 km

Total slopes

Lifts

592 m

Vertical drop

1446 m

Top elevation

854 m

Base elevation

Green 0.6 kmBlue 7 kmRed 9.5 kmBlack 2.4 km

About Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)

Buchensteinwand (Pillersee) is a compact ski area with 592 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in intermediate cruising in Austria. Skiers here have 27 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 20 km of marked descent, served by 9 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 1446 m and drops 592 m to the lowest marked point at 854 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 0.6 km of green beginner runs, 7 km of blue runs, 9.5 km of red intermediate runs, 2.4 km of black expert terrain.

Mountain records

Longest run

Familienabfahrt

4.7 km · 588 m vertical · Blue (easy)

Steepest sustained pitch

Abfahrt Panoramabahn

max 59.3% gradient · 735 m · Red (intermediate)

The 10 best runs at Buchensteinwand (Pillersee), 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 →

179
Abfahrt Kammbergalpe
3.0 km · 586 m drop · avg 19.7% · Outstanding
Red
275
Abfahrt Buchensteinwand
2.1 km · 578 m drop · avg 27.5% · Outstanding
Black
368
Familienabfahrt
4.7 km · 588 m drop · avg 12.4% · Excellent
Blue
457
Romed Baumann Abfahrt
1.1 km · 215 m drop · avg 20% · Excellent
Red
554
Abfahrt Kröpfllift
680 m · 163 m drop · avg 23.2% · Very good
Red
653
Trainingsstrecke
577 m · 142 m drop · avg 23.6% · Very good
Red
751
Abfahrt Hochfilzen II
1.1 km · 249 m drop · avg 23% · Very good
Red
851
Abfahrt Hochfilzen
740 m · 143 m drop · avg 19.1% · Very good
Blue
949
Abfahrt Hochleiten Rot
726 m · 117 m drop · avg 15.4% · Very good
Red
1049
Skiweg Abfahrt 2
399 m · 66 m drop · avg 16.4% · Very good
Red

All 23 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Abfahrt Kammbergalpe	Red	3.0 km	586 m	19.7%	79
Abfahrt Buchensteinwand	Black	2.1 km	578 m	27.5%	75
Familienabfahrt	Blue	4.7 km	588 m	12.4%	68
Romed Baumann Abfahrt	Red	1.1 km	215 m	20%	57
Abfahrt Kröpfllift	Red	680 m	163 m	23.2%	54
Trainingsstrecke	Red	577 m	142 m	23.6%	53
Abfahrt Hochfilzen II	Red	1.1 km	249 m	23%	51
Abfahrt Hochfilzen	Blue	740 m	143 m	19.1%	51
Abfahrt Hochleiten Rot	Red	726 m	117 m	15.4%	49
Skiweg Abfahrt 2	Red	399 m	66 m	16.4%	49
SL Hochleiten - SL Kröpfl	Blue	448 m	46 m	10.2%	49
1b	Red	203 m	57 m	25.5%	48
1c	Black	173 m	69 m	39.2%	48
Pletzi-Kinderpark	Green	373 m	35 m	9.2%	48
Steilhang	Black	152 m	86 m	48.9%	47
Übungslift Hochfilzen	Green	149 m	21 m	13.7%	46
Abfahrt Hochleiten Blau	Blue	806 m	121 m	13.8%	45
Abfahrt Hochleiten Rot	Red	64 m	7 m	9.7%	41
Skiweg Abfahrt 2	Red	1.0 km	117 m	11.1%	40
Abfahrt Panoramabahn	Red	735 m	200 m	25.5%	39
SL Kröpfl - SL Hochleiten	Blue	330 m	15 m	3.7%	34
Abfahrt Panoramabahn	Red	41 m	12 m	24.9%
Zauberteppich	Green	30 m	1 m	2.4%

Lifts at Buchensteinwand (Pillersee)

4× t-bar2× chair lift1× platter1× magic carpet1× rope tow

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Buchensteinwand	Chairlift (bubble)	1.9 km	581 m	4	8 min
Hochfilzen I	T-bar	1.1 km	241 m	—	11 min
Hochfilzen II	T-bar	1.0 km	248 m	—	7 min
Kröpfl	T-bar	699 m	186 m	—	7 min
Hochleiten I	T-bar	694 m	126 m	—	—
Panoramabahn	Chairlift	623 m	191 m	4	5 min
Hochleiten II	Platter lift	331 m	34 m	—	—
Übungslift Hochfilzen	Rope tow	119 m	21 m	—	4 min
Zauberteppich	Magic carpet	24 m	1 m	—	—