Damüls-Mellau

Damüls-Mellau
LocationVorarlberg, Austria
Nearest major cityFeldkirch (40 km), Dornbirn (42 km)
Coordinates47°16′48″N 9°53′24″E / 47.2801°N 9.890°E / 47.2801; 9.890
Top elevation2050 m
Base elevation690 m
Skiable area109 km
Lift system
SnowfallGuaranteed snow with an average of over 9 m of new snow per year and snow-making equipment, snow safety from the beginning of December to April
Websitehttps://www.damuels.travel/en/skiarea

Damüls-Mellau is a ski resort in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is most popular for its snow safety. In 2006, the village Damüls was awarded the honorary title 'snowiest village of the world'.[1]

Geography

The ski area Damüls-Mellau extends at an altitude between 700 m (village Mellau) and 2,050 m (mountain station Ragazer Blanken) in the rear Bregenzerwald. The villages in and around the ski resort are Damüls (1,430 m) and Mellau (688m).

From Mellau, a detachable 10-seater gondola lift leads up to the ski area and the Roßstelle. From Damüls, ski lifts lead directly into the ski area. About 80% of the houses in Damüls are located on the slopes or a maximum of 100 m away of a slope. This makes Damüls popular for "ski-in ski-out".

Pistes

In Damüls-Mellau, there are 27.6km of easy pistes (blue), 50.5km pistes of medium difficulty (red), 9.7km of difficult (black) as well as 21.2km of freeride routes.[2]

Snow park

The snow park consists of several snowparks, which are connected with each other (Mainpark, UGA-park, Kidspark, uga-all-MTN-line, Ragaz Pro Line). In total, the snowparks have a size of approximately 85,000 m2 with approximately 2000m of freestyle slopes. There are a total of 40 freeride elements, including a halfpipe, waverides, jumps, corners and boxes.[3]

Cross-country trails

The ski area offers 2 cross-country trails (11km) at an altitude between 1,500m and 1,700m. The Unterdamüls trail is about 6 km long and hardly varies in height. The sunny cross-country trail Stofel in Oberdamüls is about 5km long.[4]

Tobogganing

The toboggan run has a length of 2,5km and is illuminated for tobogganing two nights a week.[5]

Panoramic view of the Mittagsspitze in the Damüls-Mellau ski area

Lift system

The area provides 29 lifts and cable cars, one of the best snowparks in western Austria and a 120 m illuminated ski tunnel. Moreover, there are 5 practice areas with child-friendly lifts and conveyor belts.[2]

Name Length Type Capacity

(number of people per hour)

1 Mellaubahn 2,040 m 10-seater gondola (detachable) 3146
2 Gipfelbahn 1,851 m 8-seater gondola (detachable) 2400
3 Roßstellenbahn 638 m 8-seater chair lift (detachable) 3400
4 Sunneggbahn 1,119 m 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2400
5 Ragazer Bahn 1,404 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2400
6 Elsenkopfbahn 750 m 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2600
7 Hohe Wacht Bahn 1,060 m 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2400
8 Hasenbühel 1,900 m 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2400
9 Suttisbahn 1,150 m 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2214
10 Wildgunten 1,210 m 6-seater chair lift (detachable) 2400
11 Uga-Express 1,600 m 4-seater chair lift (detachable) 2200
12 Furkalift 600 m 4-seater chair lift 1800
13 Walisgaden Lift 600 m double chair lift 1440
14 Oberdamülser Lift 1,400 m double chair lift 1440
15 Hohes Licht Lift 1,200 m double chair lift 1440
16 SL KItzebühel 490 m double drag lift 800
17 SL Sunnegg 220 m drag lift 800
18 Easy Cheesy Lift 100 m kids' drag lift 720
19 Hasenlift 112 m kids' drag lift 800
20 Riedboden Indianer 1 50 m conveyor belt
21 Riedboden Indianer 2 30 m conveyor belt
22 Alpenblume Bunny 30 m conveyor belt

References

  1. ^ Hintermeier, Hannes. "Superlative im Schnee (3): Im schneereichsten Dorf der Welt". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "BERGFEX: Ski resort Mellau - Damüls - Faschina Skischaukel - Skiing holiday Mellau - Damüls - Faschina Skischaukel - Winter resort Mellau - Damüls - Faschina Skischaukel". www.bergfex.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Snowpark Damüls". www.damuels.at. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing". www.damuels.at. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Toboggan Run, Damüls". www.damuels.at. Retrieved 29 April 2022.