22 Hohe Salve – Rigi · From the summit
A red run from the top of the Hohe Salve gondola towards the Rigi, followed by the Rigi – Kraftalm run and the valley run to Itter.
Ski route in the SkiWelt / SkiWelt
SkiWelt Tour · orange
The orange circuit through every SkiWelt sector.
Ski the orange SkiWelt Tour anticlockwise: 84 km of pistes and 37 lifts via Ellmau, Scheffau, Söll, the Hohe Salve, Itter, Hopfgarten, Westendorf and Ki-West.
For skiers who are comfortable on red pistes and want the longest version of the SkiWelt Tour in one long day.
- km of pistes · official circuit
- 84
- lifts · official circuit
- 37
- Pistes & level
- Blue and red pistes
01 / Get to know the route
The orange circuit through every SkiWelt sector.
In the anticlockwise direction, the official SkiWelt Tour is marked with orange signs. SkiWelt gives this direction as 84 kilometres of pistes with 37 lifts, 15 kilometres more than the green tour in the clockwise direction.
Like the green tour, the official orange list starts at the Astberglift in Going and returns there via Ellmau. On the way it passes the entry points in Scheffau, Brixen im Thale, Söll, Itter, Hopfgarten and Westendorf, and the KiWest gondola on the Kirchberg side. The route in the Ski In Ski Route app follows the same list.
Official circuit information
Screenshots show the routes in Ski In Ski Route.
02 / Route stages
Follow the ski circuit
From one mountain sector to the next: follow the pistes and lifts of the official ski circuit.
Going, Ellmau and Tanzboden
As in the clockwise tour, you start with the Astberglift, the Sonnenlift run (102), the Sonnenlift and the Hausberg run (90) to the Hartkaiserbahn. Then follow the Köglbahn run (97b), the Köglbahn, the Tanzboden run (99) and the Tanzbodenbahn.
- Pistes
- 102 · 90 · 97b · 99
- Lifts
- Astberglift · Sonnenlift (Going) · Hartkaiserbahn · Köglbahn · Tanzbodenbahn
Scheffau, Eiberg and the Aualm
Link 64a takes you to the Osthangbahn, and the Brandstadl valley run Knollern (61) down to Scheffau, where Brandstadl I and II take you back up. The Osthang runs (64), the Eibergbahn, the link to the Aualm (71a) and the Aualm runs (71) follow, with the Aualmbahn.
- Pistes
- 64a · 61 · 64 · 71a · 71
- Lifts
- Osthangbahn · Brandstadl I · Brandstadl II · Eibergbahn · Aualmbahn
Brixen, Hochbrixen and Söll
The Joch run (6) and the Brixen valley run (1b) bring you to the Hochbrixenbahn. Via 2a, the Kälbersalvenbahn and the Kälberalm run (2), link 51a leads to the Sillerbahn. The Keat – Siller – Hochsöll skiway (43a) and the Söll valley run (40a) take you to the Hexenwasser gondola.
- Pistes
- 6 · 1b · 2a · 2 · 51a · 43a · 40a
- Lifts
- Hochbrixenbahn · Kälbersalvenbahn · Sillerbahn · Gondelbahn Hexenwasser
Hohe Salve, Itter and Hopfgarten
The Hohe Salve gondola takes you to the summit. Ski Hohe Salve – Rigi (22), the Rigi – Kraftalm run (30, 31) and the Itter valley run (30) to the Salvistabahn. Kraftalm – Kasbichl (31a), the Kasbichlbahn, Rigi – middle station (21a) and the Hopfgarten valley run (20a) lead to Salvenbahn I. The Schernthannbahn, the skiway to Foisching (24, 25), the Foisching run (25a) and the Foischingbahn follow.
- Pistes
- 22 · 30 · 31 · 31a · 21a · 20a · 24 · 25 · 25a
- Lifts
- Gondelbahn Hohe Salve · Salvistabahn · Kasbichlbahn · Salvenbahn I · Schernthannbahn · Foischingbahn
Filzboden, Brixen and Westendorf
The Kälberalm run (2) and the Filzboden run (7a) lead to the Filzbodenbahn, then the Holzalm run (6a) and the Brixen run (1b) to the SkiWeltbahn. On the Westendorf side the Alpenrosen run (110) and the Ellmerer run (110b) take you to Alpenrosenbahn I and II, and the Windau run (111) and Neuhögen (117) to the Fleidingbahn.
- Pistes
- 2 · 7a · 6a · 1b · 110 · 110b · 111 · 117
- Lifts
- Filzbodenbahn · SkiWeltbahn · Alpenrosenbahn I · Alpenrosenbahn II · Fleidingbahn
Ki-West and the Choralpe
Windauberg run I (118a), the Gampenkogelbahn and the Ki-West run (120) lead to the KiWest gondola. Then 119a, the Windauberglift, the Fleiding run (117a) and the Windau run (111) take you to the Choralmbahn, and the Kandleralm run (11) back down to Brixen.
- Pistes
- 118a · 120 · 119a · 117a · 111 · 11
- Lifts
- Gampenkogelbahn · KiWest · Windauberglift · Choralmbahn
Over Hochbrixen back to Going
The Sonnenband and the Sonnenlift bring you to the Hochbrixenbahn for the second time, followed by the Zinsbergbahn. Via the Holzalm run (6a), the Jochbahn, the Mulden runs (70), link 69, the Kummereralmbahn, the Köglbahn run (97c) and the Almbahn you reach the Hartkaiserbahn valley run (80). The Hausbergbahn and the Ellmau – Going link (100d) bring you back to Going.
- Pistes
- 6a · 70 · 69 · 97c · 80 · 100d
- Lifts
- Sonnenband · Sonnenlift (Brixen) · Hochbrixenbahn · Zinsbergbahn · Jochbahn · Kummereralmbahn · Almbahn · Hausbergbahn
03 / Pistes
Pistes along the route
31a Kraftalm – Kasbichl · To the Kasbichlbahn
A blue run from the Kraftalm to the Kasbichlbahn, a section that only the anticlockwise tour uses.
117a Fleiding run · The Westendorf side
A red run from the Windauberg towards the Windau run (111) and the Choralmbahn, after the detour to Ki-West.
80 Hartkaiserbahn valley run · Into Ellmau
The last valley run of the orange tour is blue. It brings you to Ellmau before the Hausbergbahn and the link back to Going.
Numbered pistes on the official circuit
- 102
- 90
- 97b
- 99
- 64a
- 61
- 64
- 71a
- 71
- 6
- 1b
- 2a
- 2
- 51a
- 43a
- 40a
- 22
- 30
- 31
- 31a
- 21a
- 20a
- 24
- 25
- 25a
- 7a
- 6a
- 110
- 110b
- 111
- 117
- 118a
- 120
- 119a
- 117a
- 11
- 70
- 69
- 97c
- 80
- 100d
04 / Lifts
Lifts and connections
- Brandstadl I & II
- Early in the anticlockwise tour, the eight-seat gondola takes you up from Scheffau in two sections.
- Gondelbahn Hohe Salve & Salvistabahn
- The eight-seat Hohe Salve gondola takes you to the summit of the Hohe Salve, and the ten-seat Salvistabahn brings you back up from Itter.
- Alpenrosenbahn I & II
- The six-seat gondola from Westendorf in two sections. The anticlockwise tour rides both sections, the clockwise tour only the first.
- Zinsbergbahn, Jochbahn & Kummereralmbahn
- The last lifts on the way back to Ellmau. The Zinsbergbahn is a combined lift with chairs and gondolas; the Jochbahn and the Kummereralmbahn are chairlifts.
Lifts on the official circuit
- Astberglift
- Sonnenlift (Going)
- Hartkaiserbahn
- Köglbahn
- Tanzbodenbahn
- Osthangbahn
- Brandstadl I
- Brandstadl II
- Eibergbahn
- Aualmbahn
- Hochbrixenbahn
- Kälbersalvenbahn
- Sillerbahn
- Gondelbahn Hexenwasser
- Gondelbahn Hohe Salve
- Salvistabahn
- Kasbichlbahn
- Salvenbahn I
- Schernthannbahn
- Foischingbahn
- Filzbodenbahn
- SkiWeltbahn
- Alpenrosenbahn I
- Alpenrosenbahn II
- Fleidingbahn
- Gampenkogelbahn
- KiWest
- Windauberglift
- Choralmbahn
- Sonnenband
- Sonnenlift (Brixen)
- Zinsbergbahn
- Jochbahn
- Kummereralmbahn
- Almbahn
- Hausbergbahn
05 / Tips
Plan your ski day
Follow the orange signs
On the slopes, the anticlockwise SkiWelt Tour is signposted in orange. The green signs belong to the clockwise tour, which uses other connections.
Hochbrixen twice
The official orange list uses the Hochbrixenbahn twice: once after the Brixen valley run and again near the end, before the Zinsbergbahn. Do not let it confuse you about where you are on the circuit.
Plan the longer day
With 84 kilometres of pistes and 37 lifts, the orange tour is 15 kilometres longer than the green one. Check the SkiWelt lift opening times and plan which part of the circuit brings you back to your own entry point.
06 / Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the SkiWelt Tour anticlockwise?
SkiWelt gives 84 kilometres of pistes and 37 lifts for the orange, anticlockwise direction, compared with 69 kilometres and 34 lifts for the green tour.
Where does the orange SkiWelt Tour start?
The official list starts at the Astberglift in Going. You can also join at the other entry points on the circuit, such as Ellmau, Scheffau, Brixen im Thale, Söll, Itter, Hopfgarten and Westendorf.
Does the orange tour go up the Hohe Salve?
Yes. After Söll, the Hohe Salve gondola takes you to the summit, followed by the run to the Rigi and the valley run to Itter.