Skiers and snowboarders on the skiing slope at the Kreuzkogel in the skiing area of Sportgastein. Sportgastein is an alpine skiing area in the Gastein valley in Salzburg (state). From the Nassfeld valley which is the name of the southern end of the Gastein valley the gondola lift Goldbergbahn leads in two sections up to the Kreuzkogel (2686 m), the starting point of several downhill skiing slopes. On clear days there is a spectacular sight over the Gastein valley and the surrounding mountains.