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758 m |
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2000 m (Kaprun 3029m) |
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1242 m |
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130 km (40% blue, 40% red, 20% black) |
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30 Mountain Restaurants |
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200 km |
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Salzburg 1.5 hour, Munich 2.5 hours |
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RESORT PROFILE
With its stunning lakeside setting and the snow-sure slopes of the Kitzsteinhorn nearby, Zell am See has been a firm favourite with British visitors for many years. The small town of Zell am See hugs the lakeside and the cobbled, traffic-free centre is full of character offering plenty of stylish shops, bars and restaurants.
Coupled with Zell am See to form the Europa Sport region, Kaprun is approximately ten minutes away and is the closest resort to the glacier on the Kitzsteinhorn.
For a great, all-round winter holiday destination featuring a varied ski area, good après ski and great scenery, Zell am See and Kaprun are hard to beat.
LIFTS AND SLOPES
The Europa Sport Region which includes Zell am See, Kaprun and the glacier at the Kitzsteinhorn, boasts 130 km of piste which are best suited to beginner through to strong intermediate skiers and snowboarders.
There are several lifts accessing the ski area in Zell am See and a free ski bus service connects Zell am See, Kaprun and the glacier where snow is guaranteed at over 3,000 metres.
 
SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING
Beginners are well catered for on the lower nursery slopes whilst intermediate skiers will find plenty of wide and flattering runs higher up. Zell am See’s black runs provide challenging skiing with the runs down to resort offering some great views over the resort and the lake.
There are a few lifts in Kaprun serving novice skiers with the main skiing area being on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier (free ski bus shuttle from Kaprun and Zell am See). The Kitzsteinhorn offers blue and wide-open red runs higher up where the glacier is flatter (note that there are only T-bars here due to the nature of the terrain). Lower down (chairlifts here) the runs are steeper and there is some good off-piste here and also in the bowl immediately below the top cable car. Views from the top of the glacier are impressive to say the least and include Austria’s highest peak, the Grossglockner.
There is a half-pipe and fun park at the top of Schmittenhoehe and also at the top of the Kitzsteinhorn.
OFF THE SLOPES
There is a lively après-ski scene in both Zell am Zee and Kaprun and no shortage of pubs, bars and cafés to explore. Both resorts offer a good selection of traditional and international restaurants.
The Zell am See Sports Centre offers indoor swimming and sauna village and other resort activities include ice skating, floodlit toboganning, ice hockey matches, tennis and squash centres.
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