Forecast today: Mainly cloudy
Although the ski area is all under 2000m, one of the most powerful snowmaking systems in the Alps ensures decent on piste coverage throughout the winter. The traditional village makes for a great base for families, especially as there is a nice pod of gentle runs and beginner slopes located right above it. It is also a very affordable resort, both in terms of the accommodation on offer and up on the hill for food and drink.
Just above the village lies one of Austria’s best beginner zones. Several draglifts and magic carpets are all located on gentle slopes that are now reliably covered in snowmaking thanks to heavy recent investment in snow machines. From here there is great progression on to longer blues and by the end of the ski week, much of the Ski Welt will be skiable.
The rest of the area is a vast network of wide, well-groomed and tree-lined blues and reds. This makes it a great resort for bad weather skiing, especially as a lot of the lifts have protective bubbles and seat heating. The sense of travel is excellent, but it must be noted that the challenges for advanced and expert skiers are somewhat limited, unless there has been fresh snowfall.
Like many Austrian resorts, the village itself is traditional, relaxed and extremely well suited to families. It’s an affordable base with plenty of off slope activities, including the KaiserBad leisure centre, a good network of winter walking trails, some great tobogganing routes and some excellent restaurants.
There is a lot of family-friendly accommodation to choose from in Ellmau, or in the small hamlets in the valley nearby. These are connected by a good ski bus service, so do consider outside options if the main resort is full – you are also likely to save some money if you do so.
Both Salzburg and Innsbruck airports are around an hour and a half away by car from Ellmau, perhaps less on a good run. Munich is a good alternative, sitting around two hours to north. Public transport options are available from all three, but transfer times are a good deal longer.
Tue 19 Mar | Wed 20 Mar | Thu 21 Mar | Fri 22 Mar | Sat 23 Mar | Sun 24 Mar | Mon 25 Mar | Tue 26 Mar | Wed 27 Mar | Thu 28 Mar | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Weather | Light snow shwr |
Rather cloudy |
Partly cloudy | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair | Light rain |
Rain and snow |
Rain/Snow shower | Broken clouds |
Broken clouds |
Generally clear | Occasional rain |
Snow |
Snow | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Light snow shwr |
Light snow shwr |
Partly cloudy | Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr | Broken clouds |
Occasional snow |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0.5 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1.9 cm | 0.8 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4.2 cm | 10.4 cm | 2.7 cm | 3.2 cm | 3 cm | 3.4 cm | 0.5 cm | 0 cm | 0.7 cm | 1.9 cm | 1.4 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.7 cm | 1 cm |
Max temp | 1°c | 1.2°c | -0.5°c | 5.3°c | 5.5°c | 2.3°c | 3.5°c | 2.8°c | 1°c | 4.2°c | 4.6°c | 3.1°c | 4.2°c | 4°c | -0.5°c | -4.4°c | -4.1°c | -4.8°c | -4°c | -3.7°c | -5.8°c | -1.7°c | -1.7°c | -3.8°c | -0.4°c | -0.2°c | -2°c | 1.7°c | 1.7°c | 0.2°c |
Min temp | -1.2°c | -0.5°c | -2.2°c | -1.8°c | 2.3°c | 1.2°c | 1.6°c | 0.8°c | 0.8°c | 0.4°c | 3.1°c | 2.5°c | 1.6°c | -0.5°c | -3.5°c | -5.1°c | -4.8°c | -5.4°c | -5.5°c | -5.8°c | -6.5°c | -5.3°c | -3.8°c | -4.9°c | -4.6°c | -2°c | -2.8°c | -1.9°c | 0.2°c | -1.4°c |
Feels like temp | -4.7°c | -2.4°c | -0.5°c | -1.8°c | 4.8°c | 2.1°c | -0.7°c | 0°c | -2.4°c | -2.4°c | 1.8°c | 2.8°c | -0.7°c | 3.7°c | -4.1°c | -9.4°c | -9.8°c | -9.2°c | -9.9°c | -8.7°c | -5.8°c | -9.8°c | -5.1°c | -8.1°c | -8.6°c | -3°c | -5.9°c | -6.3°c | -1.7°c | -3.8°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Light snow shwr |
Rather cloudy |
Partly cloudy |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0.5 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 1°c | 1.2°c | -0.5°c |
Min temp | -1.2°c | -0.5°c | -2.2°c |
Feels like temp | -4.7°c | -2.4°c | -0.5°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Mainly fair |
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 5.3°c | 5.5°c | 2.3°c |
Min temp | -1.8°c | 2.3°c | 1.2°c |
Feels like temp | -1.8°c | 4.8°c | 2.1°c |
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AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | Mainly cloudy |
Rather cloudy |
Partly cloudy | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Occasional rain |
Light rain |
Occasional rain | Broken clouds |
Partly cloudy |
Generally clear | Occasional rain |
Light rain |
Snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Partly cloudy | Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Rain/Snow shower |
Rain shower |
Occasional snow |
Wind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 10.5 cm | 3 cm | 1.1 cm | 1.2 cm | 0.8 cm | 0.4 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm | 1.5 cm | 1 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.9 cm | 0.8 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 cm |
Max temp | 4.7°c | 4.9°c | 2.1°c | 8.3°c | 8.7°c | 4.5°c | 7.7°c | 7.7°c | 3.5°c | 8.1°c | 8.4°c | 5.1°c | 6.6°c | 6.6°c | 2.7°c | -0.5°c | -0.1°c | -2.3°c | 0°c | 0°c | -3.7°c | 1.2°c | 1.3°c | -1.4°c | 2.4°c | 2.6°c | 0.4°c | 4.5°c | 4.6°c | 2.9°c |
Min temp | 0.2°c | 2.1°c | -1.2°c | -2.5°c | 4.5°c | 3°c | 2.7°c | 3.5°c | 2.4°c | 1.2°c | 5.1°c | 3.1°c | 2°c | 2.7°c | -1.2°c | -3.6°c | -2.3°c | -4.5°c | -5.1°c | -3.7°c | -5°c | -4.9°c | -1.4°c | -3.4°c | -3.7°c | 0.4°c | -1.1°c | -1.1°c | 2.9°c | 0.8°c |
Feels like temp | -2.3°c | 4.3°c | 1.9°c | -2.5°c | 7.5°c | 4.1°c | 2.5°c | 7.2°c | 1.3°c | -1.2°c | 7.4°c | 4.7°c | 1.8°c | 6.2°c | 2.5°c | -6.9°c | -3.4°c | -5.5°c | -8.9°c | 0°c | -3.7°c | -4.9°c | 1.1°c | -1.4°c | -3.7°c | 2.1°c | 0.4°c | -1.1°c | 2.1°c | 0.8°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 4.7°c | 4.9°c | 2.1°c |
Min temp | 0.2°c | 2.1°c | -1.2°c |
Feels like temp | -2.3°c | 4.3°c | 1.9°c |
AM | PM | Night | |
Weather | |||
Wind | |||
Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
Max temp | 8.3°c | 8.7°c | 4.5°c |
Min temp | -2.5°c | 4.5°c | 3°c |
Feels like temp | -2.5°c | 7.5°c | 4.1°c |
Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 12/03/2024 |
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Next 3 days | 5 cm | |
Depths | Upper piste depth | 110 cm |
Lower piste depth | 10 cm | |
Snow conditions | Snow quality | Spring snow |
Lifts | Lifts open | 13 out of 17 |
Resort opening date | Fri 01 Dec 2023 | |
Resort closing date | Sun 07 Apr 2024 |
The next week is looking very promising for most of the Austrian Alps with lots of snow from the Swiss and French Alps making its way over. Temperature levels seem to be hanging around the -5 to 0 degrees for most of the weekend and slowly creep into the + degrees at the start of next week.
Freezing level drops to 500m over the weekend but then shoots up to 2000m and stays at that altitude from Monday onwards.
High Pressure dominates the weekend and then makes a welcome return on Wednesday and looks as though it is here to stay for a while after.
The most up-to-date avalanche forecasting for Austria is provided at a state level – check out the European Avalanche Warning Services to find the relevant organisation for your destination.
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