# Lech FAQ > Answers to 33 common questions about skiing in Lech, from snow and lifts to transfers and prices, all from our data. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/faq · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:24.628Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:24.628Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Lech, Austria | | Questions answered | 33 | ## FAQ ### How far is Lech from Innsbruck airport? Innsbruck is about 98 minutes by road from Lech (91.1 km). ### How high is Lech? The highest lift-served point is 2,437 m, with the village at 1,444 m, a vertical of 1,027 m. ### How many km of pistes does Lech have? Lech has 228.4 km of marked pistes across 78 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry. ### How many lifts does Lech have? 55 lifts (6 gondolas or cable cars, 28 chairlifts and 12 drag lifts). ### Which ski area is Lech in? Lech is part of Ski Arlberg. ### Can you get to Lech by train? There is no station in the resort itself; the last leg is by road from Innsbruck. ### Is Lech good for beginners? Lech scores 6.3/10 for beginners; 0% of its piste km is green and we list 0 ski schools. ### Is Lech good for families? Lech scores 5.8/10 for families, with 1 childcare provider listed and 35.3% of its pistes green or blue. ### How much snow is there in Lech right now? 0 cm at the base and 0 cm at the top. These depths are modelled from Open-Meteo, not measured by the resort. ### How snow-sure is Lech? Lech scores 4.5/10 for snow reliability. ### Does Lech have glacier skiing? No — Lech has no glacier skiing in the area we map. ### Is there night skiing in Lech? Yes — at least one piste in Lech is floodlit; check the resort's own timetable for the evenings it runs. ### Which ski resorts are near Lech? The closest resorts we cover are St. Anton am Arlberg, Ischgl and Klosters. ### How deep is the snow at the top of Lech compared with the base? 0 cm at the top and 0 cm at the base, modelled from Open-Meteo rather than measured by the resort. ### Is it snowing in Lech now? 0 cm has fallen in the last 24 hours. ### How many runs of each colour does Lech have? 0 green, 23 blue, 29 red and 7 black, 78 in total. ### What is the longest run in Lech? The longest single marked run we measure is 8.5 km. ### Where can I download the Lech piste map? The resort publishes the current map itself; the link on this page goes straight to it, and the lift and piste tables below are generated from OpenStreetMap. ### What kinds of lift does Lech have? 6 gondolas or cable cars, 28 chairlifts, 12 drag lifts and 6 magic carpets. ### How many lifts does Lech run? 55 lifts serve 78 marked runs. ### What is the uphill capacity in Lech? About 59,768 skiers an hour, summed from the lifts we hold capacity figures for. ### How many gondolas does Lech have? 6, plus 28 chairlifts. ### Which airport is closest to Lech? Innsbruck, about 98 minutes by road (91.1 km). ### How long is the transfer from Innsbruck to Lech? About 98 minutes by road over 91.1 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Bodensee Friedrichshafen to Lech? About 113 minutes by road over 70 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### How long is the transfer from Memmingen Allgau to Lech? About 128 minutes by road over 86.8 km, routed by openrouteservice. ### Is there a railway station in Lech? No — the nearest stations are down-valley; the last leg is by road. ### Is there childcare in Lech? 1 childcare provider are listed in OpenStreetMap for Lech. ### How many ski schools are there in Lech? 0. ### How much of Lech is easy skiing? 35.3% of the piste km we measure is green or blue. ### How high is the village in Lech? 1,444 m, with lifts to 2,437 m. ### Are there magic carpets in Lech? 6 magic carpets are mapped in Lech. ### Where are the official Lech webcams? The resort publishes its own camera page; the link on this page goes straight to it. ## Related ### This resort - [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/snow-forecast.md) - [Snow history](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/snow-history.md) - [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/weather.md) - [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/getting-there.md) - [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/accommodation.md) - [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/restaurants.md) - [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/families.md) - [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/beginners.md) - [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/faq.md) ### Country - [Ski resorts in Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/austria.md) - [Austria snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/austria.md) ### Ski area - [Ski Arlberg](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/ski-arlberg.md) - [Ski Arlberg snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/ski-arlberg/snow-forecast.md) ### Airports & transfers - [Innsbruck Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport.md) — 98 min - [Resorts near Innsbruck](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Innsbruck to Lech](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport/to/lech.md) — 91 km - [Bodensee Friedrichshafen Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen.md) — 113 min - [Resorts near Bodensee Friedrichshafen](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Bodensee Friedrichshafen to Lech](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen/to/lech.md) — 70 km - [Memmingen Allgau Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/memmingen-allgau-airport.md) — 128 min - [Resorts near Memmingen Allgau](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/memmingen-allgau-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md) - [Memmingen Allgau to Lech](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/memmingen-allgau-airport/to/lech.md) — 87 km ### Nearest resorts - [St. Anton am Arlberg](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-anton.md) — 14 km - [Ischgl](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/ischgl.md) — 25 km - [Klosters](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/klosters.md) — 41 km ### Similar resorts - [Grindelwald](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/grindelwald.md) - [La Clusaz](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/la-clusaz.md) - [Méribel](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/meribel.md) ### Featured in - [Longest-run ski resorts — Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/best/longest-ski-runs/austria) — #2 - [Night-skiing ski resorts — Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/with-night-skiing/austria.md) — #3 - [Longest-run ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/best/longest-ski-runs/europe) — #4 - [Best intermediate ski resorts — Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/best/intermediate-ski-resorts/austria) — #5 - [Best ski resorts — Austria](https://www.justpiste.com/best/ski-resorts/austria) — #7 - [Night-skiing ski resorts — Europe](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/with-night-skiing/europe.md) — #8 ### From nearby cities - [Innsbruck to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/innsbruck/ski-resorts.md) — 104 min - [Zurich to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/zurich/ski-resorts.md) — 154 min - [Munich to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/munich/ski-resorts.md) — 178 min ## Sources - Image: Mountain Karhorn, viewed from Lech. Vorarlberg, Austria — Basotxerri — CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Cite as: Just Piste, "Lech FAQ", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech/faq, accessed 2026-09-22