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    Best Skiing in Austria in January

    January is mid-winter in the northern hemisphere: cold, with good snow quality and the snowpack still building. Days are short, so ski days are shorter too.

    After the New Year week ends, January is one of the quietest and best-value times of the season.

    Top resorts in Austria for January snow

    99 resorts in Austria are open in January with at least 30 cm of typical snow depth. Ranked 60% on snow depth, 20% on top elevation and 20% on piste kilometres.

    #ResortSnow depthTop
    1Serfaus Fiss Ladis141 cm2,817 m
    2Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun133 cm2,872 m
    3Stubaier Gletscher133 cm3,212 m
    4Silvretta Montafon125 cm2,430 m
    5Pitztaler Gletscher132 cm3,424 m
    6See120 cm2,567 m
    7Galtür129 cm2,295 m
    8Nauders Bergkastel116 cm2,750 m
    9Wildkogel124 cm2,125 m
    10Zillertal Arena107 cm2,500 m
    11Brunnalm / St. Jakob123 cm2,682 m
    12Mayrhofen Hippach103 cm2,468 m
    13Schladming Dachstein113 cm2,005 m
    14Schlick 2000127 cm2,235 m
    15Kühtai103 cm2,507 m
    16Hochzillertal-Hochfügen103 cm2,374 m
    17Sonnenkopf119 cm2,287 m
    18Gargellen119 cm2,272 m
    19Skigebiet Lienz - Zettersfeld117 cm2,272 m
    20Sillian - Hochpustertal110 cm2,399 m
    21Zauchensee-Flachauwinkl108 cm2,109 m
    22Obergurgl-Hochgurgl94 cm3,030 m
    23Skigebiet Grebenzen1242 cm1,869 m
    24Rofan Seilbahn151 cm1,864 m
    25Kappl100 cm2,690 m
    26Warth-Schröcken95 cm2,157 m
    27Golm113 cm2,103 m
    28Ski Gastein - Schlossalm/Angertal/Stubnerkogel98 cm2,294 m
    29Lienzer Bergbahnen106 cm2,272 m
    30Großarltal-Dorfgastein100 cm2,027 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.

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