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Obertauern

Austria · Salzburg · Single resort

Obertauern is a ski resort in Salzburg (Austria). It has 100 km of downhill runs, mostly easy and 26 lifts. The runs go from 1630 to 2313 m (683 m vertical).

Piste length
100 km
Lifts
26
Base station
1630 m
Top station
2313 m
Vertical drop
683 m
Country
Austria

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 61 km (61%)
  • Medium: 35 km (35%)
  • Hard: 4 km (4%)

Details

  • Night skiing: Yes (8 floodlit runs)
  • Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
  • Mostly facing south (17% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.

Lifts: 26

Gondola / cable car: 2 · Chairlift: 19 · Drag lift: 4

  • Plattenkarbahn · Chairlift · 3,630 pers./h · 1659–2046 m
  • Schaidbergbahn · Chairlift · 3,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1628–1966 m
  • Seekarspitzbahn · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1806–2202 m
  • Panoramabahn · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1943–2203 m
  • Hochalmbahn · Chairlift · 2,600 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1943–2034 m
  • Gamsleitenbahn I · Chairlift · 2,540 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1736–1980 m
  • Hundskogelbahn · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1789–2138 m
  • Zentralbahn · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1732–1992 m
  • Zehnerkarbahn · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 1664–2053 m
  • Achenrainbahn · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1634–1843 m

On site

  • 40 car parks (10 free)
  • 42 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 1 mountain huts
  • 4 ski schools
  • 2 rental shops
  • 11 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

  • Skischule Koch
  • CSA Skischule Silvia Grillitsch
  • Skischule Obertauern Frau Holle
  • Skischule Krallinger
  • Freudenhaus Rent

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 42 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 60 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 64 cm, Snow depth 25 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 52 cm, Snow depth 25 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 46 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 27 cm, Snow depth 9 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1308 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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