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The '''Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn''' is a winter sports area in the Austrian federal state of [[Salzburg (Bundesland)|Salzburg]]. It extends on both sides of the valley over the mountains of the [[Glemmtal]] and has a link to [[Leogang]] and to Fieberbrunn, in Tyrol. Because the area is laid out around the valley and the municipality of [[Saalbach-Hinterglemm]] the name "Skicircus" was chosen. A ski circus is a winter sports area that is laid out around a valley, normally enabling circuits of the whole complex.
== Region ==
[[File:Kohlmaisbahn Saalbach-Hinterglemm.jpg|thumb|A landmark of the ski circus: The Kohlmais summit lift; in the background: Saalbach, Schattberg and Zwölferkogel]]
* By far the best-known part of the Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang is located below the summit of the ''Kohlmais''kopf on the northern side of the Glemmtal. Here the pistes are mainly of medium difficulty and include a world championship run from the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991|1991 World Ski Championships]].
* West of Kohlmais are the ''Bernkogel, Reiterkogel and Hochalm''. Here the runs are mainly easy or medium difficulty.
* The highest point in the ski circus is the West Summit of the ''Schattberg'' (2,096 metres) on the opposite side of the valley. The Schattberg is actually two mountains - Schattberg East and Schattberg West - and offers challenging pistes.
* The ''Zwölferkogel'' is the hardest part of the whole region. It includes the world championship route and a world cup piste.
[[File:Bergstation Asitzbahn Leogang (Winter).jpg|thumb|The top station of the Leogang Gondola Lift]]
* At Asitz in ''Leogang'' there are more easy to medium downhill runs.
=== Equipment ===
There are currently 70 lifts in the skicircus, including 18 [[gondola lift]]s, 19 [[chairlift]]s and 18 [[drag lift]]s or practice lifts. The combined carrying capacity in winter is 97,521 people per hour.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm|url=http://www.saalbach.com/en/winter/lift-company/lift-details.html|access-date=8 January 2014|title=Lift details - saalbach.com &#124; Tourismusverband Saalbach Hinterglemm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210112106/http://www.saalbach.com/en/winter/lift-company/lift-details.html|archive-date=10 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
There are 270 kilometres of prepared piste, of which 90&nbsp;km is rated as easy, 95 as medium and 15 as difficult.
All the main downhill runs and many secondary runs are equipped with artificial snow-making equipment. They make use of eight water storage basins, 353 snow cannon and 108 snow guns.
== Companies ==
The lifts of the ski area are operated by four different lift companies:
* ''Saalbacher Bergbahnen [[Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Österreich)|Ges.m.b.H.]]'': Kohlmais, Schattberg, Bernkogel
* ''Bergbahnen Saalbach Hinterglemm Ges.m.b.H.'': Reiterkogel, Schönleiten, Westgipfel, Vorderglemm, Viehhofen
* ''Hinterglemmer Bergbahnen Ges.m.b.H.'': Zwölferkogel, Hochalm
* ''Leoganger Bergbahnen Ges.m.b.H.'': Leogang.
== Development ==
[[File:Talstation Asitzbahn Leogang.jpg|thumb|Open since winter 2006/07: the converted Leogang valley station]]
Following the upgrade of lift and snow-making facilities in previous years further investment was made for the 2010/11 winter season: a gondola lift replaced the former drag lift of ''Unterschwazach'' in the course of which the floodlit piste in Hinterglemm was upgraded.<ref>{{cite web |author=Edith Danzer |publisher=Tourismusverband Saalbach Hinterglemm |url=http://www.saalbach.com/de/winter/service/pressebereich/presse-detail/article//KURZMELDUNG-Neu-ab-Winter-201011-8er-Kabinenbahn-Unterschwarzach-in-Hinterglemm.html |title=KURZMELDUNG: Neu ab Winter 2010/11: 8er Kabinenbahn Unterschwarzach in Hinterglemm, Presseblog Saalbach-Hinterglemm |date=2010-04-09 |access-date=28 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325081548/http://www.saalbach.com/de/winter/service/pressebereich/presse-detail/article//KURZMELDUNG-Neu-ab-Winter-201011-8er-Kabinenbahn-Unterschwarzach-in-Hinterglemm.html |archive-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The previously planned link with the [[Schmittenhöhe]] did not however come to fruition.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Salzburger Nachrichten |url=http://search.salzburg.com/articles/2592973 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809121033/http://search.salzburg.com/articles/2592973 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 August 2011 |title=Aus für Lift von Zell nach Saalbach |date=8 January 2009 |access-date=28 October 2013 }}</ref>
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== Diverses ==
* Im Test von ''Skiarea'' belegte der Skicircus in der Saison 2007/08 den zweiten Platz.
* 2009 wurde der Skicircus von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift ''[[Deutscher Skiverband|DSV]] aktiv'' zum „beliebtesten österreichischen Skigebiet“ gewählt,<ref>{{cite web |author=Edith Danzer |publisher=Tourismusverband Saalbach Hinterglemm|url=http://presse.saalbach.com/12/11/2009/der-skicircus-ist-das-beliebteste-skigebiet-der-dsv-aktiv-redaktion/ |title=Der Skicircus ist das beliebteste Skigebiet der DSV aktiv-Redaktion |work=Presseblog Saalbach-Hinterglemm |date=2009-11-12 |access-date=2009-12-06}}</ref> außerdem erhielt er von ''Where to Ski and Snowboard'' eine Auszeichnung für die „beste Skigebiets-Entwicklung in Europa“.<ref>{{cite web |author=Edith Danzer |publisher=Tourismusverband Saalbach Hinterglemm|url=http://presse.saalbach.com/16/09/2009/der-skicircus-ist-das-bestentwickelte-europaische-skigebiet/ |title=Der Skicircus ist das bestentwickelte Europäische Skigebiet |work=Presseblog Saalbach-Hinterglemm |date=2009-09-16 |access-date=2009-12-06}}</ref>
* Neben dem Skipass des Gebiets selbst sind im Skicircus die [[Salzburg Superski Card]], die [[Ski Alpin Card]] sowie die [[Kitzbüheler Alpen All Star Card]] gültig.
* Es besteht eine Kooperation mit der ''Jever [[Skihalle]] [[Neuss]]''.
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010201203700/http://skicircus.at/ skicircus.at] - Official website
* [http://www.skigebiete-test.de/skigebiete/saalbach-hinterglemm-leogang.html Skischaukel Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang bei skigebiete-test.de] - comprehensive information on the ski circus and more
== References ==
* {{cite web|publisher=Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang |url=https://snowplace.co.uk/ski-resort-reviews/saalbach-hinterglemm-ski-review |title=Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang |date=21 July 2021 |access-date=22 July 2021 }}
* {{citation|editor-surname1=[[ADAC]]|title=ADAC SkiGuide Alpen 2006 |publisher=ADAC Verlag|publication-place=München|pages=200ff|isbn=3-89905-254-4|date=  2005|language=German}}
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