The ski area
The 4-Berge-Skischaukel strings together the Hauser Kaibling, Planai, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm along the Enns valley, linked by lifts and pistes so you can ski from one end to the other in a day. The total is 123 km: 46.4 km blue, 68.3 km red and 8.3 km black, served by 50 lifts between 728 and 2,015 m. The Planai, directly above the town, is the showpiece and the stage for the floodlit World Cup Night Race slalom every January.
Snowmaking is extensive, which matters because the altitude is modest. The 2026/2027 season starts on the Hauser Kaibling on 28 November 2026, with the Planai and Hochwurzen following on 4 December, and finishes on the Reiteralm on 11 April 2027. The Ski amadé pass that comes with every ticket covers the whole Schladming-Dachstein region and four more, up to 760 km of pistes and 260 lifts, so a day trip to another area is easy.
Who is Schladming for?
Intermediates are the happiest here: the reds are long, wide and perfectly groomed, and four mountains give you a different mood each day. Families appreciate the town, with its shops, pedestrian centre and non-ski activities, and the quieter outer mountains for learning. Après-ski is lively around the Planai base. Experts come for the Night Race atmosphere and the ski routes rather than the pistes, which are not steep.
Practical
Schladming is the furthest of the Austrian favourites from Belgium: around 1,050 km and 10.5 hours from Brussels, with an Austrian vignette. Salzburg airport is 90 km away. Main-season ticket-office prices in 2026/2027 are 81.50 euros per day and 432.50 euros for 6 days, but the online shop uses dynamic pricing and early bookers pay from 69.50 and 367.50 euros.