Glocknerblick Viewing Platform
Platform with a view to the Großglockner
Photo spot
Sportgastein Panorama Sphere
⏱️20 min
🥾easy
🌤️Winter
🚌Transit & Car
About
The panorama sphere hangs at 2,650 metres on the Kreuzkogel, the highest point of the Ski amadé. You step inside and have the three-thousand-metre peaks of the Hohe Tauern all around you and the high valley of Sportgastein below. From the top station of the Goldbergbahn it is a few minutes. A short stop between two runs, no more than that, but winter up here is a different thing from down in the valley.
Insider tip
Anton
Local from Salzburg
I go up early in the morning or at golden hour, the light is soft then and most people are on the piste. Dress warmly: the spot is secured but exposed, and the wind up here almost never stops. In a storm or a whiteout, stay down, you will not see anything anyway. There is a summit breakfast in the sphere too.
Duration & difficulty
A few minutes on foot from the top station of the Goldbergbahn, around twenty minutes with photos and a break. Technically easy but high alpine: sturdy shoes, warm clothes, hat and gloves.
Best season
Winter, and then on a clear, windless day. In a storm or under solid cloud the ride up is wasted.
Location & access
Up on the Kreuzkogel above Sportgastein, on the Goldbergbahn from the valley station. To the valley station by ski bus or by car over the Gasteiner Alpenstraße, with a ski pass the toll is included.
