Skiing

A huge conglomerate of 25 ski villages has joined together under the Ski Amade marketing umbrella so that on one lift pass skiers and snowboarders have access to more than 270 lifts and 860 km (535 miles) of runs. Ski Amade embraces the Salzburger Sportwelt region, Schladming-Dachstein, the Gastein Valley, the Grossarl Valley and Hochkonig. St. Johann in Pongau remains the ski capital of the region called Salzburger Sportwelt, which showcases 100 lifts and more than 350 km (217 miles) of well-groomed slopes. St. Johann has 14 ski lifts, including several cable cars. But most of the villages are joined only for promotion purposes and retain their individuality and separate identities.