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Forecast today: Snow grains
- Max temp: 3.4 °c
- Min temp: -1.4 °c
- Last snowed: Tue 31 Mar
With its impressive ski area, incredible array of spa facilities and easy access from Salzburg, it's no surprise Badgastein is a popular choice for skiers.
Extensive snowmaking has improved snow reliability in the region markedly in recent years, plus the high-altitude Sportgastein slopes are little more than a short bus ride away from town. A lot of money has been invested into the lifts and slopes in recent years, including the impressive revamp of the Schlossalm sector above the next door village of Bad Hofgastein. You’ll spend most of your time on high capacity gondolas (which can also download if the snow isn’t great lower down at the start or end of the season) or fast chairlifts, making it very easy to clock up the miles. The only issue here is for advanced and expert skiers, who may find their options limited, especially if there is little off piste terrain available.
As mentioned, the town is almost as famous for its thermal spas as it is for skiing and there are so many to choose from – ranging from small, family-run affairs to vast, luxury hotel-run facilities. The town itself is bustling, especially at weekends, and there is a good range of accommodation and restaurant options – most hotels of course have spa facilities too! Resort website: www.gastein.com
Pros and cons
- Excellent, testing long runs for confident intermediates
- Good mix of high, open slopes and lower woodland runs
- Good mountain restaurants
- Excellent thermal spas, but …
- Main resorts are spa towns, lacking the usual Austrian resort ambience
- Valley slopes are split into five areas, and having a car helps
- Lacks genuinely easy long runs for painless progression
Top (2223m)
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| Snow expected | 0.8 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.7 cm | 1.6 cm | 2.1 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.8 cm | 0.4 cm | 1.1 cm | 2.8 cm |
| Max temp | -7°c | -6.5°c | -7.4°c | -5.2°c | -5.1°c | -6°c | -4°c | -3.8°c | -5.7°c | -0.4°c | -0.2°c | -2.2°c | 4°c | 4°c | 0.4°c | 4.3°c | 4.4°c | 1°c | 5.2°c | 5.3°c | 1.6°c | 4.4°c | 4.4°c | 1.2°c | 3.8°c | 4°c | 0.4°c | 2.1°c | 2.1°c | -0.4°c |
| Min temp | -10.8°c | -7.4°c | -7.7°c | -7.2°c | -6°c | -6.1°c | -5.8°c | -5.7°c | -6.4°c | -4°c | -2.2°c | -2.8°c | -1.2°c | 0.4°c | -0.6°c | 0.3°c | 1°c | -0.8°c | 0.6°c | 1.6°c | -0.6°c | 0.9°c | 1.2°c | -0.4°c | 0.6°c | 0.4°c | -0.7°c | 0°c | -0.4°c | -2.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -17.4°c | -13.5°c | -14.2°c | -13.4°c | -11.5°c | -12.8°c | -12.1°c | -10°c | -11.7°c | -9.2°c | -5.1°c | -6.9°c | -5°c | 0.9°c | -3.7°c | -3.1°c | 1.1°c | -2.9°c | -3.2°c | 1.9°c | -2.5°c | -2.5°c | 1.2°c | -2.8°c | -2.9°c | 0.6°c | -3.8°c | -4°c | -2°c | -5.4°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.8 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.5 cm |
| Max temp | -7°c | -6.5°c | -7.4°c |
| Min temp | -10.8°c | -7.4°c | -7.7°c |
| Feels like temp | -17.4°c | -13.5°c | -14.2°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.7 cm | 1.6 cm | 2.1 cm |
| Max temp | -5.2°c | -5.1°c | -6°c |
| Min temp | -7.2°c | -6°c | -6.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -13.4°c | -11.5°c | -12.8°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -4°c | -3.8°c | -5.7°c |
| Min temp | -5.8°c | -5.7°c | -6.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -12.1°c | -10°c | -11.7°c |
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| Weather | Mainly cloudy |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -0.4°c | -0.2°c | -2.2°c |
| Min temp | -4°c | -2.2°c | -2.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -9.2°c | -5.1°c | -6.9°c |
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| Weather | Partly cloudy |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 4°c | 4°c | 0.4°c |
| Min temp | -1.2°c | 0.4°c | -0.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -5°c | 0.9°c | -3.7°c |
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| Weather | Broken clouds |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 4.3°c | 4.4°c | 1°c |
| Min temp | 0.3°c | 1°c | -0.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -3.1°c | 1.1°c | -2.9°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm |
| Max temp | 5.2°c | 5.3°c | 1.6°c |
| Min temp | 0.6°c | 1.6°c | -0.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -3.2°c | 1.9°c | -2.5°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm |
| Max temp | 4.4°c | 4.4°c | 1.2°c |
| Min temp | 0.9°c | 1.2°c | -0.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.5°c | 1.2°c | -2.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.8 cm |
| Max temp | 3.8°c | 4°c | 0.4°c |
| Min temp | 0.6°c | 0.4°c | -0.7°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.9°c | 0.6°c | -3.8°c |
Resort (1226m)
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| Weather | Snow grains |
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Occasional snow | Overcast |
Light rain/snow |
Occasional snow | Snow grains |
Rather cloudy |
Partly cloudy | Rather cloudy |
Rather cloudy |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Partly cloudy |
Partly cloudy |
Generally clear | Clear skies |
Clear skies |
Clear skies | Mainly fair |
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Light rain shwr | Rather cloudy |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 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 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 2.9°c | 3.4°c | 0.4°c | 4.4°c | 4.8°c | 2.1°c | 6.1°c | 6.5°c | 2.1°c | 9.7°c | 10°c | 5.8°c | 14.4°c | 14.6°c | 8.2°c | 14.6°c | 14.8°c | 8.6°c | 15.3°c | 15.6°c | 9.2°c | 14.7°c | 14.9°c | 9°c | 13.7°c | 13.8°c | 8°c | 11.8°c | 12°c | 7°c |
| Min temp | -1.4°c | 0.4°c | -1.1°c | -1°c | 2.1°c | 1°c | 0.8°c | 2.1°c | -0.6°c | 1.1°c | 5.8°c | 2.8°c | 3.2°c | 8.2°c | 4.5°c | 5.9°c | 8.6°c | 4.5°c | 5.5°c | 9.2°c | 5°c | 5.8°c | 9°c | 5.3°c | 5.6°c | 8°c | 4.5°c | 4.7°c | 7°c | 3.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -4°c | 0.3°c | -2.7°c | -4.2°c | 1.6°c | -1°c | -2.3°c | 3.7°c | -0.3°c | 1°c | 8.2°c | 5.4°c | 2.9°c | 13.3°c | 7.5°c | 5.5°c | 13.6°c | 8°c | 5.1°c | 14.1°c | 8.5°c | 5.4°c | 13.7°c | 8.5°c | 5.3°c | 12.8°c | 7.5°c | 4.4°c | 11°c | 6.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.3 cm |
| Max temp | 2.9°c | 3.4°c | 0.4°c |
| Min temp | -1.4°c | 0.4°c | -1.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -4°c | 0.3°c | -2.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm |
| Max temp | 4.4°c | 4.8°c | 2.1°c |
| Min temp | -1°c | 2.1°c | 1°c |
| Feels like temp | -4.2°c | 1.6°c | -1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 6.1°c | 6.5°c | 2.1°c |
| Min temp | 0.8°c | 2.1°c | -0.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -2.3°c | 3.7°c | -0.3°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 9.7°c | 10°c | 5.8°c |
| Min temp | 1.1°c | 5.8°c | 2.8°c |
| Feels like temp | 1°c | 8.2°c | 5.4°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 14.4°c | 14.6°c | 8.2°c |
| Min temp | 3.2°c | 8.2°c | 4.5°c |
| Feels like temp | 2.9°c | 13.3°c | 7.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 14.6°c | 14.8°c | 8.6°c |
| Min temp | 5.9°c | 8.6°c | 4.5°c |
| Feels like temp | 5.5°c | 13.6°c | 8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 15.3°c | 15.6°c | 9.2°c |
| Min temp | 5.5°c | 9.2°c | 5°c |
| Feels like temp | 5.1°c | 14.1°c | 8.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 14.7°c | 14.9°c | 9°c |
| Min temp | 5.8°c | 9°c | 5.3°c |
| Feels like temp | 5.4°c | 13.7°c | 8.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | 13.7°c | 13.8°c | 8°c |
| Min temp | 5.6°c | 8°c | 4.5°c |
| Feels like temp | 5.3°c | 12.8°c | 7.5°c |
Resort Conditions
| Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 31/03/2026 |
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| Next 3 days | 9.6 cm | |
| Depths | Upper piste depth | 110 cm |
| Lower piste depth | 30 cm | |
| Snow conditions | Snow quality | Spring snow |
| Lifts | Lifts open | 15 out of 17 |
| Resort opening date | Fri 28 Nov 2025 | |
| Resort closing date | Mon 06 Apr 2026 |
Snow Overview
Austria
Updated 24/03
After a pretty desperate season, bumper conditions finally – finally – arrive for Austria, as it experiences its first Nortstau event of the season through the middle of this week.
Unsettled conditions drifting in from the north will bring with it cold temperatures as the freezing line takes a long walk off a short pier; from a daytime high of 2,400m on Wednesday it will plummet to sea level by Friday morning.
These unsettled conditions will of course mean snow, with good snowfall hitting the Austrian Alps on Wednesday afternoon and continuing steadily until Friday morning; this will see around 45cm fall, particularly focused across higher ground as the freezing line works its way down the elevation chart steadily over this period. Around 25cm will fall on Thursday alone.
Expect the avalanche risk to increase over this period as this new snowfall sits on either wet ground, wet snow, or a spring freeze-thaw crust; plan your backcountry routes carefully, and check your local avalanche forecast before heading out.
Sun returns with gusto on Saturday, before the last few flurries of cloud and snow move in over Sunday and the new week.
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