Damüls-Mellau (Ski Area)


Damüls-Mellau is a ski area in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is most popular for its snow safety. In 2006, Damüls was awarded the honorary title 'snowiest village of the world'.
The ski area Damüls-Mellau extends at an altitude between 700 m and 2,050 m in the rear Bregenzerwald. The villages in and around the ski resort are Damüls and Mellau. 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 max. 100 m away of a slope. This makes Damüls popular for "ski-in ski-out".

Pistes

In Damüls-Mellau, there are 27.6 km of easy pistes, 50.5 km pistes of medium difficulty, 9.7 km of difficult as well as 21.2 km of freeride routes.

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.
NameLengthTypeCapacity
1Mellaubahn2,040 m10-seater gondola 3146
2Gipfelbahn1,851 m8-seater gondola 2400
3Roßstellenbahn638 m8-seater chair lift 3400
4Sunneggbahn1,119 m6-seater chair lift 2400
5Ragazer Bahn1,4046-seater chair lift 2400
6Elsenkopfbahn750 m6-seater chair lift 2600
7Hohe Wacht Bahn1,060 m6-seater chair lift 2400
8Hasenbühel1,900 m6-seater chair lift 2400
9Suttisbahn1,150 m6-seater chair lift 2214
10Wildgunten1,210 m6-seater chair lift 2400
11Uga-Express1,600 m4-seater chair lift 2200
12Furkalift600 m4-seater chair lift1800
13Walisgaden Lift600 mdouble chair lift1440
14Oberdamülser Lift1,400 mdouble chair lift1440
15Hohes Licht Lift1,200 mdouble chair lift1440
16SL KItzebühel490 mdouble drag lift800
17SL Sunnegg220 mdrag lift800
18Easy Cheesy Lift100 mkids' drag lift720
19Hasenlift112 mkids' drag lift800
20Riedboden Indianer 150 mconveyor belt
21Riedboden Indianer 230 mconveyor belt
22Alpenblume Bunny30 mconveyor belt