Sonnenkopf is a family ski area at the foot of the Arlberg, above the Klostertal villages. Riedkopf combines family descents with a speed piste, while Sattelkopf has two shorter practice slopes for skiers working on their turns before exploring more of the mountain.
Sonnenlifte Pfronten-Röfleuten is a small downhill ski area on a sunny slope in the Röfleuten district of Pfronten in the Allgäu. A drag lift and a mini lift serve this compact area, whose beginner and family focus makes it a choice for learning to ski together.
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START HEREOne drag lift and one mini lift serve the ski area.
Sonntag-Stein is a small downhill ski area suited to families with younger children, beginners and skiers seeking a quiet day away from larger resorts. Its compact layout also suits shorter ski outings and groups combining skiing with winter walking or tobogganing.
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START HEREThe Oberpartnom double chairlift serves two downhill runs and a ski route.
Speicher's local downhill skiing centres on the named lifts Vögelinsegg and Blatten. Blatten's compact slope is designed for beginners and is popular with children and families, making it a suitable choice for learning basic turns and practising on manageable terrain.
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START HEREVögelinsegg has a Brändle surface lift with T-bars, a length of 470 metres and a vertical rise of 85 metres.
Spieljoch is a compact ski area suited to families and recreational skiers. Its valley station is in Fügen, with 10-person gondolas providing access to the slopes.
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START HEREBoard the Spieljochbahn's 10-person gondolas at its valley station in Fügen.
Spitzingsee-Tegernsee links two valleys through the slopes around Stümpfling and Roßkopf. The Stümpfling terrain suits beginners, improving skiers and families, while experienced skiers can head onto Roßkopf for steeper descents, including the long black Grünseeabfahrt.
Splügen-Tambo offers downhill skiing in Graubünden, with blue pistes for easier skiing and black descents for confident skiers. Tanatz is a blue-rated option, while the black-rated Tröglipiste provides a more demanding descent within the same ski area.
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START HEREThe Bodmenstafel chairlift seats six people.
Sportgastein has broad downhill slopes served by the Goldbergbahn cable car and Kreuzkogel lift. Off-piste freeriding is another part of the ski area's character.
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START HEREGoldbergbahn provides valley access; Kreuzkogellift also serves the ski area.
St. Johann in Tirol and Oberndorf share a ski area with broad, varied descents. Mountain huts with sun terraces provide places to stop below the Kitzbüheler Horn.
Familienskigebiet Zuoz is a family-oriented downhill area in the Engadin, with sunny slopes suited to beginners and more experienced skiers and snowboarders. Its child-secured Chastlatsch chairlift supports young learners, including children aged four and over attending ski lessons.
Steckenberg is a small family ski area at the entrance to the Ammertal in Unterammergau. Its downhill slopes cater to learners, recreational skiers and more sporting skiers, with a relaxed atmosphere and a surface-lift system that supports progression from the learning slopes.
Hochgrat offers natural-snow skiing and snowboarding in open mountain terrain above Oberstaufen. Its wild descents suit experienced skiers and riders who want to spend their ski day on natural snow, away from the bustle associated with a conventional ski resort.
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START HEREHochgratbahn serves a mountain station at 1,708 m above sea level.
Steinplatte Winklmoosalm is a family ski area on a high plateau overlooking the Kitzbühel and Chiemgau Alps and Salzburger Land. Practice slopes and sportier descents accommodate groups with different skiing abilities.
Skilift Sternenberg is a small downhill ski hill centred on the Rietwies drag lift. Its approximately 250-metre lift and 46.6-metre vertical rise keep the skiing concentrated on a compact hillside, suited to short runs and repeated laps during a local ski outing.
Sternstein Lifte is a family ski area at Bad Leonfelden in the Mühlviertler Hochland, catering to children, beginners and experienced skiers. Its downhill terrain centres on four named runs: Familienabfahrt, Schlepplifthang, Standardabfahrt and Slalomhang.
Strallegg offers family skiing, snowboarding and carving. Children have the Kinder-Skiland learning area, while the main descents include Panoramaabfahrt and Frauengrabenabfahrt.
Stubaier Gletscher offers broad blue and red runs across four glaciers, with terrain suited to exploring on skis or a snowboard. The Skikarussell Schaufelspitz provides a circuit through the ski area for visitors who want to sample different parts of the mountain during their ski day.
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START HERETalstation Eisgrat is the lower access base, with ski storage at Comfort Center II.
Skilift Sulzberg-Oberthannen is a small downhill ski area in Sulzberg, in the Allgäuer Seenland. A drag lift serves a slope suited to families and skiers with some experience, with an 80 m height difference that keeps the skiing focused on a compact local hill.
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START HEREThe Sulzberg-Oberthannen drag lift is 700 m long.
Sölden links Giggijoch, Gaislachkogl and its glacier sector into one ski area. Lifts and pistes connect the three sectors, so you can explore different parts of the mountain during your stay.
Söllereck is a family-focused downhill area with broad, gently graded blue pistes for children and new skiers. Söllis Winterwelt offers conveyor-assisted practice, and the Wannenköpflelift gives learners another place to develop their turns before exploring more of the ski area.
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START HEREThe 10-person Söllereckbahn gondola takes skiers from the car park to the upper pistes.