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Styria, Austria

Mariazell - Bürgeralpe ski resort

A skier in a blue jacket and red trousers carving a groomed slope in Vorarlberg
Skiing in Vorarlberg, Austria. Photo: Volker Meyer / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners65% of mapped runs are easy

Stays at a glance

  • 2 stays with a pool
  • 2 stays with a sauna
  • 2 stays dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with a kids’ play area
  • 2 stays with parking
  • 2 stays with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Mariazell - Bürgeralpe has about 11 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 870 m up to 1,267 m (4,157 ft), a vertical drop of 396 m. By mapped runs it is number 119 of the 138 Austria ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Graz (GRZ), about 89 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Mariazell - Bürgeralpe

Private transfer Vienna Airport → Mariazell, 143 km by road, about 2 h 18 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Mariazell

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

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Mariazell - Bürgeralpe ski holidays with lift pass

2 hotels, apartments and chalets for Mariazell - Bürgeralpe from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €369 per person; a week with the lift pass from €779.

  • JUFA Hotel Mariazell-Sigmundsberg, Mariazell
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★

    JUFA Hotel Mariazell-Sigmundsberg

    Bürgeralpe-Express lift 5 km · Centre 3 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Kids’ play area
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €779 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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  • Aktivhotel Weißer Hirsch, Mariazell
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★★

    Aktivhotel Weißer Hirsch

    Bürgeralpe-Express lift 150 m · In the centre

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

    from €1,166 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.

Mariazell - Bürgeralpe 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,069 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 1 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-2°5.3 mm
  2. Sat 145°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 157°-3°0 mm
  4. Mon 169°0°0.1 mm
  5. Tue 174°0°4.1 mm
  6. Wed 189°3°8.3 mm
  7. Thu 194°-1°6.3 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.

Mariazell - Bürgeralpe: runs from 870 m to 1,267 m, a vertical drop of 397 m9001,0001,1001,200Top of the highest mapped run: 1,267 m (4,157 ft)Top 1,267 m · 4,157 ftBase 870 m · 2,854 ft397 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
1,267 m4,157 ft
Vertical drop
396 m1,299 ft
Mapped runs
11 km25 runs
Lifts
6mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 5% (0.4 km), Easy 60% (5 km), Intermediate 25% (2.1 km), Advanced 10% (0.8 km)Novice: 0.4 km, 1 runs (5%)Easy: 5 km, 20 runs (60%)60%EasyIntermediate: 2.1 km, 3 runs (25%)25%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.8 km, 1 runs (10%)10%Advanced

About 65% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 25% intermediate and 10% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.4 km
Easy205 km
Intermediate32.1 km
Advanced10.8 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts2
T-bars1
Gondolas1
Platter lifts1
Drag 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
Graz (GRZ)Feldkirchen bei Graz89 km
Linz-Hörsching (LNZ)Linz98 km
Vienna (VIE)Vienna100 km

Ski transfers to Mariazell - Bürgeralpe

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mariazell - Bürgeralpe?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,267 m (4,157 ft) and the lowest ends at about 870 m (2,854 ft), a vertical of 396 m (1,299 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mariazell - Bürgeralpe have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 11 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mariazell - Bürgeralpe?

Graz (GRZ) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 89 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mariazell - Bürgeralpe 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.

Vienna → Mariazell

143 km by road