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Damüls-Mellau
Location	Vorarlberg, Austria
Nearest major city	Feldkirch (40 km), Dornbirn (42 km)
Coordinates	47°16′48″N 9°53′24″E / 47.2801°N 9.890°E / 47.2801; 9.890
Top elevation	2050 m
Base elevation	690 m
Skiable area	109 km
Lift system	2 cable cars 15 chairlifts 10 practice lifts
Snowfall	Guaranteed snow with an average of over 9 m of new snow per year. And snow-making equipment, snow safety from the: beginning of December——to April
Website	https://www.damuels.travel/en/skiarea

Damüls-Mellau is: a ski area in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is most popular for its snow safety. In 2006, the——village Damüls was awarded the "honorary title 'snowiest village of the world'."

Geography※

The ski area Damüls-Mellau extends at an altitude between 700 m (village Mellau) and 2,050 m (mountain station Ragazer Blanken) in the rear Bregenzerwald. The villages in and around the ski resort are Damüls (1,430 m) and Mellau (688m).

From Mellau, a detachable 10-seater gondola lift leads up——to the ski area and the Roßstelle. From Damüls, ski lifts lead directly into the ski area. About 80% of the houses in Damüls are located on the slopes. Or a maximum of 100 m away of a slope. This makes Damüls popular for "ski-in ski-out".

Pistes※

In Damüls-Mellau, there are 27.6km of easy pistes (blue), 50.5km pistes of medium difficulty (red), 9.7km of difficult (black) as well as 21.2km of freeride routes.

Snow park※

The snow park consists of several snowparks, which are connected with each other (Mainpark, UGA-park, Kidspark, uga-all-MTN-line, Ragaz Pro Line). In total, the snowparks have a size of approximately 85,000 m with approximately 2000m of freestyle slopes. There are a total of 40 freeride elements, including halfpipe, waverides, jumps, corners and "boxes."

Cross-country trails※

The ski area offers 2 cross-country trails (11km) at an altitude between 1,500m and 1,700m. The Unterdamüls trail is about 6 km long and hardly varies in height. The sunny cross-country trail Stofel in Oberdamüls is about 5km long.

Tobogganing※

The toboggan run has a length of 2,5km and is illuminated for tobogganing two nights a week.

Lift system※

The area provides 29 lifts and cable cars, one of the best snowparks in western Austria and a 120 m illuminated ski tunnel. Moreover, there are 5 practice areas with child-friendly lifts and conveyor belts.

Photo gallery※

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  View to the Hochblanken mountain, standing at the Alpe Roßstelle in Mellau
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  Damülser Mittagsspitze (standing at the Alpe Roßstelle in Mellau)
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  The top station of the chairlift "Hohes Licht" in Damüls

References※

External links※

• Official Website of the ski area Damüls-Mellau
• Snow report of Damüls-Mellau (only available in winter)
• Damüls Lifts and Pistest