Planai Schladming
Schladming's headline mountain, home of the floodlit Nightrace and a fortress of grooming.
What to expect at Planai Schladming
Planai is the flagship mountain above Schladming and the venue of one of the biggest events on the ski calendar, The Nightrace on the Planai course, run under floodlights each January in front of a crowd of 45,000. The lift system serves 123 km of piste on Planai and neighbouring Hochwurzen, all connected on the Ski Amadé pass. Grooming is Austrian at its most obsessive; the pistes at 6:00 AM look like corduroy sheets. Schladming town itself is a proper Styrian working town in the valley rather than a purpose-built resort, with a big central square, hotel choice, and its own train station on the Vienna line.
Planai Schladming in winter
Snow at Planai Schladming
Planai Schladming piste map
The official Planai Schladming piste map showing every run, lift and sector. Zoom in for detail or open it full screen.
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View and download Planai Schladming ski map ↗Getting to Planai Schladming
- Salzburg (SZG)69 km by road1 h 34 min
- Klagenfurt (KLU)96 km by road2 h 10 min
- Graz (GRZ)139 km by road3 h 10 min
Drive times are estimates based on typical winter road conditions. Book transfers in advance during peak Saturday changeovers.
Resort figures are checked against official resort sources each season. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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Schladming
A four-mountain ski circuit of 123km you can ride from end to end and home to the legendary World Cup Night Slalom - above a cobbled Styrian town with a medieval square and one of Austria's most spirited après-ski scenes.
Obertauern
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Zauchensee
High Ski Amadé snow pocket that hosts the World Cup women's downhill each January.