Wildkogel · Salzburg · Austria
Bramberg am Wildkogel for families
At a glance
- Good for small children?
- Yes. 74% of the area’s mapped runs are beginner terrain.Free lift pass under 6, conditions apply.
- Childcare?
- Yes. A children’s club and daycare.Ages and booking rules vary; see the source notes.
- English-speaking ski school?
- Yes.Confirm the language of your lesson when you book.
- February half-term?
- Suitable.Christmas is suitable too; Easter is not.
Overview
The village and its ski area
Bramberg am Wildkogel is in Salzburg, Austria, and is the village where the Smaragdbahn gondola leaves for the Wildkogel ski area. The mapped area has 68.6 km of classified downhill runs and 21 lifts. Altitudes run from 814 m at the lowest mapped point to 2127 m at the highest. Those are ski-area figures, not the height of the village itself.
For families, the figure that stands out is that 73.97% of the mapped classified downhill runs are beginner terrain. That suits children who are still learning and parents who want easy runs to follow them down. The terrain is shared across the wider Wildkogel-Arena, so this page covers Bramberg's side only: the Smaragdbahn, the schools and lodging here, the finish of the 14 km toboggan run and the snow-tubing lift. It does not cover Neukirchen am Großvenediger or the Wildkogelbahn village.
On price, we put Bramberg in a mid planning tier. The 2026/27 adult day ticket is EUR 72, with no difference between high and low season, and a six-day adult ticket is EUR 358. A child born 2012 to 2020 pays EUR 36 a day. This tier is based on lift prices only, and no lodging prices were sampled. Accommodation, holiday week, travel and meals can all move a real trip into another tier.
Plate I
The mountain
These figures cover Wildkogel, not just this village. They exclude unclassified and freeride runs and can differ from official advertised totals.
- km of classified runs
- 68.6
- mapped lifts
- 21
- m from base to peak
- 1,313
Plate II
The runs
Share of the area’s mapped, classified downhill kilometres.
| Beginner | 74.0% | about 51 km |
|---|---|---|
| Intermediate | 20.4% | about 14 km |
| Advanced | 5.6% | about 4 km |
| Expert | 0.0% | about 0 km |
Plate III
For the children
- Note 2 on Children’s club
Children’s club · Yes
Ages and sessions vary; see the note
- Note 3 on Free child lift pass
Free child lift pass · Under 6
Conditions apply
- Note 4 on English-speaking ski school
English-speaking ski school · Yes
Book the lesson language you need
- Note 5 on Ski-in / ski-out
Ski-in / ski-out · Available
At selected accommodation, not every address
- Note 6 on Daycare
Daycare · Yes
Ages and booking rules vary
- Note 7 on Non-skier activities
Non-skier activities · 4 confirmed
Tobogganing, snow tubing, horse-drawn sleigh rides, winter walking
- Yes
- No
- Not confirmed
Family fit
How it suits a family
Children born in 2021 or later are listed as skiing free on the Bergbahnen Wildkogel 2026/27 tariff, which works out as below age 6 for the season. Proof of age is needed, so confirm the conditions before you book.
Two ski schools in Bramberg run children's groups. Schneesportschule Wildkogel is next to the Smaragdbahn valley station. It teaches in small groups split by age and level, and it has its own children's practice area. Lessons run 10:00 to 12:00 and/or 13:15 to 15:15. Lunch care with a regional meal in its Kids Club costs EUR 17 a day. The school states that lessons are given in German, English and Dutch. Because groups are split by age and level, an English-speaking group is not guaranteed. Skischule Bramberg runs Zwergerl groups from age 3 and children's groups for ages 5 to 14 in its Kogel-Mia Kinderland at the Smaragdbahn top station. There are two moving carpets and a children's lift. Children's groups run 10:15 to 12:15 and 13:30 to 15:30, and lunch care including food is EUR 16 a day. Lunch care at both schools is for course children only. We found no resort-run nursery or ski-school care for children who are not skiing.
The Habachklause family hotel in Habach, about 3 km from the ski area, has a Baby-Club from birth and a Kids-Club from age 3, for staying guests only. For ski-in/ski-out, DAS Wildkogel apartment resorts at Senningerfeld say they have direct access to the ski area. Other Bramberg lodging may be further away.
Off the slopes, the 14 km floodlit natural toboggan run starts at the Smaragdbahn top station and ends in Bramberg. It is open until 22:00, or 18:00 on Mondays, from about mid-December to early or mid-March, snow permitting. The 2026/27 day ticket is EUR 58, or EUR 29 for a child, and children up to 6 should ride on a parent's sledge. Snow tubing at the Wennsergletscher family lift costs EUR 6 per person per hour, daily 09:00 to 16:00 while the lift runs. There is also a lantern trail in the village.
The published 2026/27 operating dates are 5 to 8 December 2026 and 11 December 2026 to 4 April 2027, subject to snow and weather. Christmas, New Year and the February half-term weeks from 8, 15 and 22 February fall inside that. Easter is less certain. Closing on 4 April 2027 does not cover all later April school dates, though an earlier Easter stay may work. Check your school calendar and live lift status before booking.
Plate IV
When to go, and what it costs
UK school holidays, checked against the published season. Exact school dates vary.
- ChristmasSuitableSeason opens 11 December
- February half-termSuitableMid-season
- EasterNot suitableSeason ends 4 April
Price tier, a broad planning estimate
- Budget
- Mid
- Premium
- Luxury
Source notes and facility restrictions
One note per field. Open a note to see its source and the date it was checked.
1Destination name22 Oct 2026
Village-level destination: Bramberg am Wildkogel in the Wildkogel-Arena, where the Smaragdbahn gondola leaves and where the cited ski schools, apartment resort and family hotel, the finish of the 14 km toboggan run and the snow-tubing lift are. Other Wildkogel-Arena villages, including Neukirchen am Großvenediger with the Wildkogelbahn, are not covered; shared terrain is area-wide.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/wildkogel-arena/bramberg-am-wildkogel/bramberg-winter.html
2Children’s club22 Oct 2026
Schneesportschule Wildkogel (Senningerfeld 27, next to the Smaragdbahn valley station in Bramberg) teaches children in small groups split by age and level, with its own children's practice area and a meeting point opposite the Smaragdbahn top station (lessons 10:00–12:00 and/or 13:15–15:15); lunch care with a regional meal in its own Kids Club costs EUR 17 a day. Skischule Bramberg (Senningerfeld 2) runs Zwergerl groups from age 3 and children's groups for ages 5 to 14 in its Kogel-Mia Kinderland at the Smaragdbahn top station (two moving carpets and a children's lift; children's groups 10:15–12:15 and 13:30–15:30), with lunch care including food at EUR 16 a day. Counted as a kids club because these are children-only ski-school groups (Zauchensee precedent). Both schools' pages are undated. The Habachklause family hotel in Bramberg also runs a Kids-Club for its guests (see daycare).
3Free child lift pass23 Oct 2026
The Bergbahnen Wildkogel winter 2026/27 tariff carries children born in 2021 or later free, with proof of age; the child rate covers 2012 to 2020 births. Recorded as 6: a birth-year rule converted to the age for the 2026/27 season (owner convention 2026-10-23 for birth-year and accompanied free passes).
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/bergbahnen-wildkogel/oeffnungszeiten-tarife-winter.html
4English-speaking ski school22 Oct 2026
Schneesportschule Wildkogel (Senningerfeld 27, Bramberg, next to the Smaragdbahn) states in its children's course information that lessons are given in German, English and Dutch, and its English page repeats this. Groups are split by age and level, so an English-speaking group is not guaranteed. Skischule Bramberg and Skischule Neukirchen state no teaching languages.
5Ski-in / ski-out22 Oct 2026
DAS Wildkogel (Wildkogel Resorts, Senningerfeld 30–35, Bramberg) heads its own winter page 'Ski in/Ski out' into the Wildkogel Arena and says its apartment resorts have direct access to the ski area; the lift operator's piste list includes a valley run and a ski path from the Smaragdbahn mid-station down to Bramberg. Applies to the Senningerfeld area by the Smaragdbahn valley station; the hotel page is labelled winter 2025/26. Other Bramberg lodging, such as the Habachklause in Habach, is about 3 km from the ski area.
https://www.wildkogelresorts.at/de/resorts/das-wildkogel/natur-aktiv/winter
6Daycare22 Oct 2026
The Habachklause family hotel (Habach 17, Bramberg, about 3 km from the ski area) looks after its staying guests' children: a Baby-Club for babies and toddlers from birth (booking by 18:00 the evening before for children up to 2.9 years) and a Kids-Club from age 3 without booking, both Monday to Friday 08:30–20:00 and Saturday and Sunday 12:00–20:00, run by trained carers; meals in the club need notice. Guests only; the pages carry no season label. No resort-run nursery or ski-school care for non-skiing children was found; the two Bramberg ski schools offer lunch care for course children only.
https://www.habachklause.com/de/babys-kids-teens/babys-ab-0-jahren
7Non-skier activities22 Oct 2026
Tobogganing: the 14 km floodlit natural toboggan run starts at the Smaragdbahn top station and ends in Bramberg; it is lit and open until 22:00 (Mondays until 18:00) from about mid-December to early or mid-March, snow permitting; the winter 2026/27 toboggan day ticket costs EUR 58 (child EUR 29), and children up to 6 should ride on a parent's sledge. Snow tubing: a tubing run at the Wennsergletscher family lift in Bramberg, daily 09:00–16:00 while the lift runs, EUR 6 per person per hour, tubes hired on site (undated). Horse-drawn sleigh rides: the tourism board lists a Bramberg provider. Winter walking: the Bramberger Laternenweg lantern trail in the village, and the Wildkogel winter trail from the Smaragdbahn top station to the Wildkogelbahn and Gensbichlalm top stations.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/aktivitaeten-erleben/rodeln.html
8Price tier22 Oct 2026
Mid planning tier. Basis (owner decision 2026-10-22): official dated ski prices only; no lodging price was sampled. The batch rule compares the dated adult peak day pass with the EUR 69 premium-season day pass behind the existing mid tier for Jerzens (Hochzeiger), using the matcher's tier factors: at or below 0.8 times is budget only when dated school or childcare prices agree, at or above 1.3 times is premium, otherwise mid; luxury needs lodging evidence. The Bergbahnen Wildkogel winter 2026/27 tariff charges an adult EUR 72 for a day from opening and EUR 358 for six days, with no difference between high and low season, about 1.04 times the reference; child (born 2012–2020) EUR 36 a day. Accommodation, holiday week, travel and meals can move a real trip into another tier; this is a planning tier, not a quote.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/bergbahnen-wildkogel/oeffnungszeiten-tarife-winter.html
9Adult day pass23 Oct 2026
EUR 72 for an adult Wildkogel-Arena day ticket in winter 2026/27, with no difference between high and low season. Price in euros, no conversion.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/bergbahnen-wildkogel/oeffnungszeiten-tarife-winter.html
10Christmas22 Oct 2026
Published 2026/27 operations for the Smaragdbahn (Bramberg) and the Wildkogelbahn: 5–8 December 2026 and 11 December 2026–4 April 2027 (opening subject to snow and weather). Christmas and New Year lie within the published season. Check the actual school calendar, live lift status and care dates; no snow or 2028 operating guarantee.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/bergbahnen-wildkogel/oeffnungszeiten-tarife-winter.html
11February half-term22 Oct 2026
Published 2026/27 operations for the Smaragdbahn (Bramberg) and the Wildkogelbahn: 5–8 December 2026 and 11 December 2026–4 April 2027 (opening subject to snow and weather). The February 2027 half-term planning weeks (from 8, 15 and 22 February) lie within the published season. Check the actual school calendar, live lift status and care dates; no snow or 2028 operating guarantee.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/bergbahnen-wildkogel/oeffnungszeiten-tarife-winter.html
12Easter22 Oct 2026
Published 2026/27 operations for the Smaragdbahn (Bramberg) and the Wildkogelbahn: 5–8 December 2026 and 11 December 2026–4 April 2027. Conservative exclusion for a full Easter break: the planned closing on 4 April 2027 does not cover all later UK April school dates; an earlier Easter stay may work. This is a planning judgement, not a claim that every Easter date is unsuitable. Check the actual school calendar, live lift status and care dates; no snow or 2028 operating guarantee.
https://www.wildkogel-arena.at/de/bergbahnen-wildkogel/oeffnungszeiten-tarife-winter.html
Continue your research
If you are comparing Austrian options, several resorts sit alongside Bramberg am Wildkogel. Ellmau, Gerlitzen Alpe, Gerlos, Fiss and Flachau are also in Austria and in the same mid price tier. Hinterglemm is also in Austria. Compare their ski schools, children's care and holiday dates with the details above before you choose.
