Skiarea Flachau, Wagrain und St. Johann

Opening times

You can find all the information about the official opening times, ticket office times and season dates in Snow Space Salzburg here.

Operating hours 2025/26

Daily operation from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. From February 1 till 4:15 p.m. (The last inspection run is visible at the respective cable car)
Ski connection Flachau, Wagrain & St. Johann/Alpendorf until 6 April 2026, open on Easter Monday!
Partial operation from 7 April to 10 April 2026 with the following cable cars:
Grießenkar: Achterjet, Starjet 2 & 3, Flying Mozart
Alpendorf: Obergassalmbahn, Strassalmbahn, Hirschkogelbahn and Alpendorf Gondelbahn

Unrestricted skiing fun despite gondola construction

Construction work on our new, modern 10-person gondola lift on Grafenberg will begin in early March. During the construction phase, skiing fun in Snow Space Salzburg will of course remain unrestricted.

Important dates Grafenberg-Express 1, last day of operation: March 1

Ascent to Grafenberg possible via the Grafenbergbahn.
The valley run to the Grafenberg valley station is still possible.

Grafenbergbahn last day of operation: March 15

After that, the ascent to Grafenberg from Wagrain is easily accessible via the Flying Mozart and the G-LINK.
Increased ski bus frequency between the Grafenberg and Flying Mozart valley stations.
The downhill run to the Grafenberg valley station will still be possible.

12-summit ski connection

The 12-summit ski connection will remain open without restrictions until Easter Monday, April 6, despite the construction work.

We are already looking forward to the new 10-person gondola lift and thank you very much for your understanding during the construction phase.

The new Grafenberg Gondola from Winter 2026/27

Get in. Take off. Enjoy.

10 min. travel time at 6 m/s
3,400 people per hour
120 cabins/23 supports

Early Bird Skiing from January 10, 2026

Early arrival - more fun: Start your ski day early.

The following lifts are open for you from 8:00 AM

Alpendorf Gondola in St. Johann
Grafenberg Gondola in Wagrain
Achterjet in Flachau

Ticket offices at these lifts open from 7:45 AM

Open Lifts & Pistes

Ticket office opening hours (from Lift operation)

The ticket offices are open from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Outside of the ticket office hours, there are also available until 7.00 p.m. at the bottom of the following lift stations:
Flachau: Achterjet, Spacejet 1 & Starjet 1
Wagrain: Rote 8er Gondola
St. Johann - Alpendorf: Alpendorf Gondola, Gernkogelbahn and Hahnbaum
Also use our online ski ticket shop to get the ski passes you need. You can then collect your ski pass directly in the ski area by using the pick-up function at our ticket points.

Piste closures in Snow Space Salzburg

So that our staff can get the pistes back into perfect condition overnight, we ask you to please keep to the official opening times and for your own safety be aware of the piste closing times.

Attention: There are different piste closing times on the 3 different mountains of Flachau, Wagrain and St. Johann – Alpendorf!

In accordance with Section 30 of the Salzburg State Safety Act, the slopes in Flachau / Grießenkar in the Snow Space Salzburg ski area (Flachau municipality) are closed from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. due to cable winch preparation!

Pursuant to Section 30 of the Salzburg State Safety Act, slopes in the Snow Space Salzburg ski area (Wagrain municipality) are closed from 5.00 p.m to 8 a.m. due to cable winch preparation!

In accordance with Section 30 of the Salzburg State Safety Act, the slopes in St. Johann in the Snow Space Salzburg ski area are closed from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Rideing on / entering the slopes is prohibited during this time! Violations of this prohibition release the lift operator from any liability.

The only exception is the valley run from the Gernkogelalm down to the valley. The pistes are closed here from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.

For your safety…

Ski touring on our pistes in Snow Space Salzburg is forbidden.

The fun of skiing should not be ruined by possible accidents. Therefore, for your safety, ski touring on the pistes is without exception forbidden. In the past there have been many problems with touring skiers going up the piste and downhill skiers coming down, so ski touring is absolutely forbidden.
This also applies in the evening and at night. This is when ski touring is especially dangerous because electricity cables and hosepipes are placed directly across the pistes and the snowcats use cable winches.
We request that you follow the instructions on the warning signs, and the safety advice and instructions of our staff.

Legal background for piste closures for touring skiers

As a cable car company we are obliged to make a suitable downhill piste available for our customers, with whom we have completed a transport contract. The cable car company therefore has a legal obligation to ensure that the skier can trust in the condition of the piste and that there will be no unexpected dangers in the way. The cable car company, which presents the piste as such, has the right to regulate the use of the ski piste, and is also authorised to prohibit the use of the piste.
When there are lots of skiers on the pistes, touring skiers are a source of danger, especially when they are in large numbers, in groups or crossing the pistes. In such cases the ski lift company not only has the right, but the obligation, to forbid the use of the pistes.
However, we do have some specially marked ski touring routes where you can go on your ski tours in complete safety.

However, we do have some specially marked ski touring routes where you can go on your ski tours in complete safety.