Maria Alm is a picture-book Salzburger Land village at 800 m at the foot of the Hochkonig massif, with an onion-domed church and one of the prettiest squares in the Alps. The lifts climb into the 120 km Hochkonig area and the Ski Amade pass opens the door to the rest.
Maria Alm is a ski resort in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 800 m and the lifts top out at 2000 m, with 120 km of pistes and 34 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 78/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 14.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 2.6k reviews
Strong value for Maria Alm, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 2,569 reviews). It sits about 3.1 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Maria Alm, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 995 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 918 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 813 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 521 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 502 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Maria Alm, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 550 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 697 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 653 reviews
Strong value for Maria Alm, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 280 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Maria Alm, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 436 reviews
Strong value for Maria Alm, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 153 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Maria Alm, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
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Maria Alm itself sits below the main lift base, so true ski-in/ski-out is limited to a handful of properties at the gondola; village hotels are typically a short shuttle or walk to the lifts, with valley returns in good seasons.
The Hochkonig sector serves 120 km of piste on 34 lifts between 800 m and 2,000 m, with 35 blue, 30 red and 8 black runs that favour wide, sunny, intermediate cruising over steep technicality. The lower base altitude is honestly managed by a strong snow-making backbone, and the high cabin-lifts up to the linking ridges keep the wider area connected even when the village snowline rises. Down at 800 m, traditional Gasthof culture is alive: timber balconies, hot Brettljause boards at lunch, brass bands during festival weeks, and the famous onion-domed parish church anchoring the square. The Ski Amade combined pass adds Schladming, Saalbach-side neighbours and other big Salzburger names within a single forfait, which makes Maria Alm a smart base for a long week of variety. For families and intermediates who want Austrian village character rather than a high-altitude bowl, the balance here is hard to beat.
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Maria Alm offers 120 km of pistes across 34 lifts, from 800 m to 2000 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 78/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Maria Alm itself sits below the main lift base, so true ski-in/ski-out is limited to a handful of properties at the gondola; village hotels are typically a short shuttle or walk to the lifts, with valley returns in good seasons.
Maria Alm has 120 km of marked pistes served by 34 lifts, between 800 m and 2000 m of altitude.
Maria Alm counts about 73 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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