Dachstein Glacier is a
glacier located between the towns of
Ramsau am Dachstein in the south and
Hallstatt and
Obertraun in the north, in
Austria. Snow is at the top of the glacier throughout the year. However snow is soft in summer. This mountain is located at the borders of
Salzburg,
Upper Austria and
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. The train stops at Schladming and from there is a bus to the village below the
Dachstein Mountains.
Skiing
The Dachstein is a popular ski area
that remains snow-covered for much of the year. Descents are between 2,700 m and 2,264 m, it has three
drag lifts and one two-seater
chairlift (all on the eastern part of the glacier, called ''Schladminger Gletscher'', in the
municipality of Obertraun), as well as the
cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems:
* Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable
** Aerial tramway
** Chairlift
** Gondola lift
*** Bi ...
from Ramsau to take people up to the glacier.
Gallery
File:Dachstein-SchladmingerGletscher-1.jpg, Schladminger Gletscher in summer, view to east
File:Dachstein-Gjaidstein-5.jpg, Schladminger Gletscher in summer, view to north-west
File:Hoher Krippenstein.jpg, Schladminger Gletscher in summer, view to east
File:Dachstein DSC00527.jpg, Schladminger Gletscher in winter, view to south-east
References
External links
Tourist SitePlanai Site
Ski areas in Austria
Glaciers of Austria
Tourist attractions in Styria
Landforms of Styria
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