The alpine hut "Haagener Hütte" at the Mallnitzer Tauern in a view from the Kreuzkogel in the skiing area Sportgastein. The Mallnitzer Tauern is one of the ancient passes in the mountains of the Hohe Tauern. 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.