Planned start of ski operations on November 26, 2021 // News

If you are not familiar with the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, you will first smile about the long name. Just as long as the name, however, is the diversity around the most casual ski resort in the Alps. The cross-state region not only connects 270 kilometres of pistes, 70 modern lifts and 60 cosy and stylish cabins, but also one feeling: The spirit of the Home of Leisure – or in other words: The individual feeling of happiness! This is what fun-loving families, sporty alpine skiers and individualistic freeriders alike find here.

But how do you define this feeling of happiness? For some it is the care and warmth that can be felt from the hotel to the ski school – for others it is the perfection of the groomed slopes and the state-of-the-art cable cars. Or is it the untraceable powder slopes and the “faceshots” that put a smile on your face? The “Home of Leisure” is about joie de vivre, cosiness and diversity, about a varied and incomparable time that will forever be remembered.

Planned start of ski operations on November 26, 2021!

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New for winter 2021/22

During the summer months, the ski circus once again invested in snow safety and comfort improvements for all winter sports enthusiasts. The start of the Limberg 8-seater chairlift at Schattberg and the lift connection to Viehhofen have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus crisis and the associated delays.

The new ALPIN CARD NAVIGATOR

The navigation APP for three premium ski regions
The three premium ski regions Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, Schmittenhöhe in Zell am See and Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun - and their ticket network ALPIN CARD - will also guide you to your desired destination digitally via all mountains and descents. Even if you lose your bearings on the way, are looking for a specific hut or just want to ski down the blue pistes: The app is the map. Always with you, always helpful, with announcements and all the functions of a road navigation system.

The free ALPIN CARD NAVIGATOR app is available for IOS and Android. The entire piste network of the three premium ski regions Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, Schmittenhöhe in Zell am See and Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun with all important information is available at any time: Positioning, destination guidance, route selection, highlights. With the three categories of lifts, huts and attractions, the innovative APP offers quick access to the desired topic, leads to more detailed descriptions and also allows you to enter intermediate destinations.

For example, if you are on a piste in the Skicircus and want to get to the Kitzsteinhorn via the Schmittenhöhe, the app will show you the route including descents, lift rides and any bus connections. The app also suggests different levels of difficulty for the desired route - each with time information. This means you can choose the descent to suit your own ability. Then press start and off you go. During the journey, directions are given via voice announcements over the headphones or you can stop and check the situation on your smartphone at your leisure. The app also calculates closed lift connections in the navigation and communicates these via push message.

In conjunction with the new piste guidance system introduced in the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn last winter season, this enables easy, fast and safe progress in the ski area - especially for children and young people. 

With the ALPIN CARD NAVIGATOR, the three premium ski regions Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn, Schmittenhöhe in Zell am See and Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun have developed one of the most modern piste apps, offering their guests even more safety and convenience. The free APP is designed to be extremely user-friendly and will certainly live up to its slogan this winter: The APP is the map!

Shouldering skis was yesterday!

Ski connection from the Bernkogel (piste 146) to the A1+A2 Schattberg X-press
Good news for all those who don't like to carry their skis and snowboard on foot, but prefer to ski down in a relaxed manner directly in front of the valley station. The ski connection from the Bernkogel (piste 146) to the A1+A2 Schattberg X-press will mean a major improvement in comfort for all winter sports enthusiasts. Operations Director of Saalbacher Bergbahnen, DI Walter Steiner, explains: ‘The idea for this connection has been maturing in our heads for some time. Shouldering skis for the walk from the Bernkogel to the Schattberg is no longer up to date in terms of comfort. The approximately 6 to 10 metre wide ski path leads through a 25 metre long subway and over a total length of 300 metres from piste 146, just above the G1 Bernkogelbahn valley station, directly to the car park of the A1+A2 Schattberg X-press. Construction work on this project began back in September 2019, which turned out to be quite complex with extensive slope stabilisation work and the construction of the subway. As part of the construction, the possibility of technical snowmaking with lances for this ski trail was of course also planned.’

Rosswald reservoir: 230,000 m³ capacity for safe snow fun

In Hinterglemm, the starting signal was given in summer 2020 for a two-year construction project to further expand snow safety. The new Rosswald reservoir with a usable capacity of around 230,000 m³ is located directly on the multifunctional trail between Rosswaldhütte and Wieseralm. It multiplies the snowmaking capacity of the Filzen reservoir on the Reiterkogel, which was previously used for this area. Sepp Schwabl, Technical Director of Hinterglemm Bergbahnen, reports: ‘The reservoir, which is currently under construction, will supply the ski area between Rosswald and Reiterkogel from winter 2021. The construction of the pumping station and necessary earthworks already took place this summer. After extensive renaturalisation work, this reservoir will also be a popular excursion destination in summer, as it blends in wonderfully with the picturesque surroundings of the Rosswald. Thanks to its easy accessibility, the reservoir is ideally located for possible summer use. In summer 2020 and 2021, the Berg Kodok adventure trail was rerouted due to the construction work - but the lake will be integrated into the route of the themed trail from summer 2022.