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Vorarlberg, Austria · cross-border (Austria, Germany)

Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf ski resort

Lech village under snow with the Alps behind
Lech village in winter, Austria. Photo: Harry Dona / Pexels.

Good for

  • Quick transfer1 h 16 min from Memmingen

Stays at a glance

  • 1 stay with a pool
  • 1 stay with a sauna
  • 1 stay dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with parking
  • 1 stay with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf has about 108 km of mapped runs and 54 lifts, with skiing from about 821 m up to 2,217 m (7,274 ft), a vertical drop of 1,395 m. By mapped runs it is number 12 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH), about 51 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf

Private transfer Munich Airport → Oberstdorf, 208 km by road, about 2 h 25 min. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Oberstdorf

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Oberstdorf, with prices for your dates.

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Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf ski holidays with lift pass

One hotel or apartment for Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €569 per person; a week with the lift pass from €1,249.

  • Hotel Almhof Rupp, Riezlern
    Lift pass includedRuns at the door

    Hotel★★★★

    Hotel Almhof Rupp

    Runs at the door · Ideallift lift 150 m

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €1,249 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

    Check dates on SnowTrex

Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,519 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 23 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-8°0.7 mm
  2. Sat 146°-9°0 mm
  3. Sun 159°-6°0 mm
  4. Mon 165°-2°7.5 mm
  5. Tue 175°-3°5 mm
  6. Wed 184°0°19.8 mm
  7. Thu 192°-2°11.1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf: runs from 821 m to 2,217 m, a vertical drop of 1,396 m1,0001,5002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,217 m (7,274 ft)Top 2,217 m · 7,274 ftBase 821 m · 2,694 ft1,396 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,217 m7,274 ft
Vertical drop
1,395 m4,577 ft
Mapped runs
108 km204 runs
Lifts
54mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (1.7 km), Easy 45% (48.5 km), Intermediate 40% (43.3 km), Advanced 12% (12.8 km), Expert 2% (1.7 km)Novice: 1.7 km, 7 runs (2%)Easy: 48.5 km, 101 runs (45%)45%EasyIntermediate: 43.3 km, 72 runs (40%)40%IntermediateAdvanced: 12.8 km, 22 runs (12%)12%AdvancedExpert: 1.7 km, 2 runs (2%)

About 46% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 40% intermediate and 13% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice71.7 km
Easy10148.5 km
Intermediate7243.3 km
Advanced2212.8 km
Expert21.7 km

Lifts

54 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts14
Gondolas9
Drag lifts8
T-bars7
Cable cars4
Magic carpets4
Platter lifts3
Funiculars2
J-bars1
Rope tows1
Mixed lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen51 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen63 km
Memmingen Allgau (FMM)Memmingen69 km

Ski transfers to Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,217 m (7,274 ft) and the lowest ends at about 821 m (2,694 ft), a vertical of 1,395 m (4,577 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 108 km of downhill runs and 54 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 51 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Kleinwalsertal-Oberstdorf piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Munich → Oberstdorf

Private transfer from €396