Hotels near Schladming

Four mountains, one lift pass, 123 km of piste. Planai, Hochwurzen, Hauser Kaibling and Reiteralm link up as the 4-Berge-Skischaukel: 46.4 km easy, 68.3 km intermediate and 8.3 km difficult, plus 4 km of ski routes, served by 47 lifts. The base is 728 m and the high point 2,015 m, a 1,287 m vertical that beats every other Ski amade area in this guide. Lifts run 08:15 to 16:30. Planai also hosts the floodlit night slalom on the finish pitch above the town, the one piece of World Cup theatre on this list.

The pass arithmetic here is the best trick in the guide. A one-day ticket covers Planai and Hochwurzen plus the wider Schladming-Dachstein region; buy two days or more and it automatically upgrades to a full Ski amade pass, valid across all five regions and 760 km of piste, at no extra charge. Planai has confirmed its 2026/27 rates: EUR 81.50 at the ticket office in main season, which runs 19 December 2026 to 26 March 2027, or EUR 69.50 to EUR 81.50 with online early-bird pricing. Outside those dates it is EUR 76.00 at the window and EUR 64.50 to EUR 76.00 online. The full season is expected to run 28 November 2026 to 11 April 2027, though planai.at had not confirmed those bookends when this guide was written.

One change gets you there. Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Bischofshofen, then on to Schladming, about 1 h 57 in total; the direct bus takes roughly the same 1 h 56. Schladming station is a short walk from the town centre, and the Planai City-Xpress gondola starts in the centre itself rather than at an out-of-town car park, so there is no shuttle to fold into your morning. The other three mountains are reached by free ski bus.

Pro Tip: Never buy two consecutive one-day Schladming passes. Two singles at EUR 81.50 cost EUR 163 and keep you inside Schladming-Dachstein, whereas one two-day pass covers the same two days and upgrades you to the whole Ski amade network, putting Gastein and Flachau on the same card.