Schladming is a small town in Carinthia, which is known primarily as a ski sports center. Along with the neighboring Dachstein, the ski region has 800 km of ski slopes and is one of the largest in the country.
Schladming developed in the 18th century as a mining town, with several coal mines. However, from the mid-twentieth century, it was gaining in popularity one of the major skiing centers in Austria. The surrounding hills are used to a large extent for the needs of the ski resorts. The most famous is the Planai mountain, where the most difficult ski runs with FIS approval are located. Every year there are night World Cup competitions in men's slalom. Other parts of the resort are in turn equipped with routes of lower difficulty, snowparks, tracks for freeriding and snowboarding, and in the vicinity of Ramsau with cross-country skiing trails.
Schladming and its surroundings are visited by tourists also in summer. They are an excellent base for mountain trips. Some lifts also operate in summer, providing the ability to quickly get to the higher parts of the mountains. The town also has a thermal swimming pool with several pools and an extensive accommodation and catering base.
