Best Skiing in Austria in December
December is when most northern-hemisphere resorts open. Snow cover is still building, so altitude and snowmaking matter more than they will later in the season.
The Christmas and New Year weeks are the busiest and most expensive of the season; early December is quiet.
Top resorts in Austria for December snow
84 resorts in Austria are open in December with at least 30 cm of typical snow depth. Ranked 60% on snow depth, 20% on top elevation and 20% on piste kilometres.
| # | Resort | Snow depth | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serfaus Fiss Ladis | 99 cm | 2,817 m |
| 2 | Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun | 96 cm | 2,872 m |
| 3 | Stubaier Gletscher | 97 cm | 3,212 m |
| 4 | Silvretta Montafon | 88 cm | 2,430 m |
| 5 | See | 86 cm | 2,567 m |
| 6 | Pitztaler Gletscher | 97 cm | 3,424 m |
| 7 | Galtür | 92 cm | 2,295 m |
| 8 | Nauders Bergkastel | 83 cm | 2,750 m |
| 9 | Wildkogel | 90 cm | 2,125 m |
| 10 | Zillertal Arena | 74 cm | 2,500 m |
| 11 | Schladming Dachstein | 79 cm | 2,005 m |
| 12 | Brunnalm / St. Jakob | 84 cm | 2,682 m |
| 13 | Mayrhofen Hippach | 70 cm | 2,468 m |
| 14 | Kühtai | 74 cm | 2,507 m |
| 15 | Sonnenkopf | 83 cm | 2,287 m |
| 16 | Hochzillertal-Hochfügen | 70 cm | 2,374 m |
| 17 | Gargellen | 84 cm | 2,272 m |
| 18 | Warth-Schröcken | 67 cm | 2,157 m |
| 19 | Skigebiet Grebenzen | 1221 cm | 1,869 m |
| 20 | Rofan Seilbahn | 100 cm | 1,864 m |
| 21 | Skigebiet Lienz - Zettersfeld | 76 cm | 2,272 m |
| 22 | Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl | 74 cm | 2,109 m |
| 23 | Golm | 79 cm | 2,103 m |
| 24 | Schlick 2000 | 76 cm | 2,235 m |
| 25 | Sillian - Hochpustertal | 73 cm | 2,399 m |
| 26 | Hochoetz | 70 cm | 2,268 m |
| 27 | Obertauern | 63 cm | 2,313 m |
| 28 | Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel | 64 cm | 2,294 m |
| 29 | Obergurgl-Hochgurgl | 58 cm | 3,030 m |
| 30 | Sölden | 58 cm | 3,340 m |
Snow depth, snowfall and temperature are 2020-24 monthly averages from Open-Meteo's historical weather data at each resort's coordinates. They are modelled values for the area, not the resort's own snow reports, so treat them as a guide to typical conditions.