Nassfeld Ski Resort lift system

Nassfeld / Lift system

Nassfeld is an instant surprise for first-time visitors. If they have in mind that they are going to a lesser-known resort, they are probably expecting a below-par infrastructure. What they actually get is a state-of-the-art, highly sophisticated lift network that compares with any in the Alps and surpasses many.

The bottom station is at 2,000 feet (610m) and the top station at 6,625 feet (2,020m) with 4,625 feet (1,410m) vertical elevation from bottom to top. There are 30 ski lifts serving a total of 110-kilometres of marked piste including five gondolabahns, four 6-seater chair lifts and four 4-seater chairs plus 17 drag-lifts. A high proportion of drag lifts admittedly, but drag lifts are still quite popular in many areas of Austria.

The ski lift network can shift 44,000 people an hour and such a powerful capacity has reduced queues to virtual non-existence. The flagship lift is the Millennium Express gondolabahn which whisks skiers and boarders from the Tropolach bottom station to Madritsche in 17 minutes – a four-mile journey gaining 1,309-metres in altitude.

The Nassfeld ski pass which, apart from day passes, covers all Carinthian and Eastern Tirol ski areas and is valid for the nearby family ski areas of Weissbriach, Weissensee and Kotschach-Mauthen. The areas are all linked by free skibus. The Nassfeld ski lift ticket costs from 159 euros for six days, from 128 euros for seniors and from 80 euros for children.