← Ski Ski resort · Ötztal, Austria

Sölden

The Ötztal's big glacier resort — two glaciers, three 3000 m summits and the World Cup opener, wrapped around a lively, purpose-grown village at 1350 m. Come for size, snow-sure high skiing and some of the loudest après in Austria.

  • 1,350 m Village base
  • 3,245 m Top lift
  • 1,899 m Vertical
  • 169 Pistes mapped
  • 93 Lifts

Terrain, lift and aspect figures shown are for the whole Ötztal — Sölden shares the area's linked lift pass. Its own base altitude is shown above.

⛰ Part of the Ötztal — 363 km on one pass →

The village

Guide coming soon. A full write-up of Sölden is on the way. The live weather, snowfall, stats and where-to-stay map below are all ready now.

Snow & weather

Live conditions from the mountain, plus the average snow you can expect month by month.

Conditions now · Sölden
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Average monthly snowfall

Avg. monthly snowfall (cm) · 10-yr means Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis.

Terrain & aspect

For the whole Ötztal.

48% beginner 38% inter. 13% expert
N · blue: 8% N · red: 7% N · black: 5% NE · blue: 5% NE · red: 5% NE · black: 3% E · green: 0% E · blue: 7% E · red: 6% E · black: 4% SE · blue: 3% SE · red: 5% SE · black: 1% S · blue: 2% S · red: 6% S · black: 0% SW · green: 0% SW · blue: 3% SW · red: 3% SW · black: 0% W · blue: 4% W · red: 4% W · black: 3% NW · green: 0% NW · blue: 6% NW · red: 7% NW · black: 4% NESW
Downhill runs only
  • Novice
  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Slopes mostly face N.
Aspect derived from run bearings · OpenSkiStats / © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Skiing & terrain

A level-by-level guide to skiing from Sölden is coming soon. The difficulty split and slope aspect (for the whole Ötztal) are shown here now.

On the map

Sölden
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Run difficulty

  • Novice
  • Easy
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced / Expert
  • Freeride / Extreme
  • Unknown

Run types

  • Downhill — groomed
  • Downhill — ungroomed
  • Downhill — gladed
  • Nordic (groomed)
  • Ski tour
  • ☾Lit (night)
  • △Not patrolled
  • →One-way
  • ❄Snowmaking

Lifts

  • Operating
  • Operating (private)
  • Non-operating
  • Lift station

Slope-gradient grading

Downhill / ski tour

  • Flat<3°
  • Easy3–14°
  • Intermediate14–22°
  • Advanced / Expert22–45°
  • Freeride / Extreme>45°

Nordic

  • Easy<6°
  • Intermediate6–9°
  • Advanced>9°

Aspect (sun exposure)

  • N — least sun
  • E — morning
  • S — most sun
  • W — afternoon

Legend after OpenSkiMap

Map & ski data © OSM (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap · basemap OpenFreeMap · terrain Mapterhorn
See the official piste maps on Skimap.org →
Where you'll stay

Stay in Sölden

The Ötztal's big glacier resort — two glaciers, three 3000 m summits and the World Cup opener, wrapped around a lively, purpose-grown village at 1350 m. Come for size, snow-sure high skiing and some of the loudest après in Austria.

Ski-in / ski-out

Lifts and pistes from the door — the point of a high, purpose-built resort.

Apartments

Self-catering residences, the bulk of the beds and the flexible-budget option.

Chalets

Catered and self-catered chalets for groups wanting the whole place.

Hotels & spa

From simple to high-end, with pools and spas to thaw out in.

Nearby ski areas

Other bases within reach — including the rest of the Ötztal.

~approx 35 km away
Faces east
Austria · Serfaus

Serfaus Fiss Ladis

169.3 km (OSM) 1,222–2,817 m
21% beginner 53% inter. 12% expert
Vertical
1594 m
Pistes (mapped)
126
Lifts
48
~approx 52 km away
Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun ski area Faces north-west
Austria · Ischgl

Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun

163.2 km (OSM) 1,352–2,868 m
27% beginner 51% inter. 16% expert
Vertical
1516 m
Pistes (mapped)
108
Lifts
44
~approx 55 km away
Skigebiet Garmisch-Classic ski area Faces north
Germany · Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skigebiet Garmisch-Classic

37.8 km (OSM) 727–2,047 m
32% beginner 50% inter. 18% expert
Vertical
1320 m
Pistes (mapped)
26
Lifts
18
~approx 63 km away
Faces east
Austria · Finkenberg

Mayrhofen Hippach

107.4 km (OSM) 616–2,468 m
46% beginner 41% inter. 13% expert
Vertical
1853 m
Pistes (mapped)
85
Lifts
53
~approx 68 km away
Faces north-east
Italy · Seis am Schlern

Seiser Alm - Mont de Sëuc - Alpe di Siusi, Seiser Alm, Alpe di Siusi, Mont de Sëuc

63 km (OSM) 1,221–2,221 m
36% beginner 59% inter. 5% expert
Vertical
999 m
Pistes (mapped)
72
Lifts
28
~approx 73 km away
Lech/Zürs ski area Faces east
Austria · Lech

Lech/Zürs

119.7 km (OSM) 1,430–2,436 m
41% beginner 45% inter. 14% expert
Vertical
1006 m
Pistes (mapped)
91
Lifts
32
~approx 73 km away
Faces east
Germany · Oberstdorf

Skigebiet Fellhorn/Kanzelwand

31.7 km (OSM) 918–1,965 m
43% beginner 49% inter. 7% expert
Vertical
1048 m
Pistes (mapped)
26
Lifts
13
~approx 75 km away
Faces north-west
Germany · Bad Hindelang

Hindelang Oberjoch

22.2 km (OSM) 1,128–1,556 m
15% beginner 80% inter. 4% expert
Vertical
429 m
Pistes (mapped)
15
Lifts
5
Complete your trip

Getting to Sölden

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Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. · Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis. Village grouping & editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.