Ramsau am Dachstein sits high on a sunny plateau at 1,100 m below the Dachstein glacier (2,700 m), in the Schladming-Dachstein region. It is best known as one of Austria's great nordic-ski capitals, with around 220 km of cross-country trails, plus 50 km of alpine piste on the local Rittisberg and Pichl-Reiteralm sectors and snow-sure glacier skiing above.
Ramsau am Dachstein is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1100 m and the lifts top out at 2700 m, with 50 km of pistes and 15 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 84/100, and the season usually runs Dec 1 → May 4.
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Run 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 · 294 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Ramsau am Dachstein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.9/5 from 294 reviews). A mid-range option for Ramsau am Dachstein, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 358 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Ramsau am Dachstein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 366 reviews
Strong value for Ramsau am Dachstein, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 265 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Ramsau am Dachstein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 185 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Ramsau am Dachstein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 160 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Ramsau am Dachstein, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 125 reviews
Strong value for Ramsau am Dachstein, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Ski-in/ski-out works best near the Rittisberg and Pichl-Reiteralm base stations, where pensions and small hotels open onto the home runs. Many guest houses on the plateau itself are genuine ski-in/ski-out for nordic skiers, with the trails passing literally outside the door, but for alpine skiers a short shuttle or drive to the cable car bases is usually involved.
Ramsau is unusual: a high-altitude village strung along a wide, south-facing plateau, with the Dachstein massif rising in a sheer wall to the north. That geography gives it two very different ski personalities. On the plateau itself, you have one of the densest cross-country networks in Europe at around 220 km of groomed loipen, a national-team training ground and a paradise for skating and classic skiers. On the south side of the road, gentle alpine sectors at Rittisberg and Pichl-Reiteralm offer 50 km of mostly easy-to-mid piste perfect for families learning, with reds and a few blacks for variety. Above, the Dachstein glacier cable car climbs to 2,700 m for genuinely snow-sure skiing into May, panoramic blues, and the famous Skywalk and Suspension Bridge for non-skiers. Add the regional pass that links Ramsau into the wider Schladming-Dachstein with the night-ski Planai and the rest of the Ski amade, and you get a quiet, scenic base that punches well above its local 50 km in terms of what you can actually ski.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Ramsau am Dachstein offers 50 km of pistes across 15 lifts, from 1100 m to 2700 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 1 to May 4, with a snow score of 84/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Ski-in/ski-out works best near the Rittisberg and Pichl-Reiteralm base stations, where pensions and small hotels open onto the home runs. Many guest houses on the plateau itself are genuine ski-in/ski-out for nordic skiers, with the trails passing literally outside the door, but for alpine skiers a short shuttle or drive to the cable car bases is usually involved.
Ramsau am Dachstein has 50 km of marked pistes served by 15 lifts, between 1100 m and 2700 m of altitude.
Ramsau am Dachstein counts about 43 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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