Tauplitz austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Tauplitz Austria.
Tauplitz Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1935 the Austrian ski resort Tauplitz lies at 1965 metres altitude in the Steiermark / Styria region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Tauplitz ski area is not snow sure. Over 20 snow cannons ensure artificial Tauplitz snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Tauplitz (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 95km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Tauplitz ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A traditional family ski centre with a population of just over a thousand. It is nonetheless usually a lively place with three discothèques operational in the evenings. The skiing is accessed from the edge of the village and joins to that above Bad Mitterndorf.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Tauplitz Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs 14km |
42% |
Advanced Trails
 17 runs 14km |
48% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
8% |
Tauplitz Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Tauplitz Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Tauplitz trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E |
| direction Tauplitz ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1965m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 900m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 900m |
| centre of Tauplitz ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1065m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1065m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Tauplitz
Skiing Tauplitz you'll enjoy 35 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Tauplitz lifts number 20 with the capacity to uplift 21616 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Tauplitz is over 6km long.
Tauplitz Ski Area
Tauplitz ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 42% intermediate, 48% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Tauplitz piste is the 1.12km Krallersee Ost Schneiderkogel run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Tauplitz after dark.
Tauplitz for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Tauplitz
If you snowboard Tauplitz you'll want to know that, of the 20 ski lifts in total, 9 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Tauplitz snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Tauplitz snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Tauplitz for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Tauplitz Apres Ski
The apres ski Tauplitz scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 2 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Climbing.
Tauplitz for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Tauplitz Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Tauplitz resort - ski Tauplitz by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Tauplitz ski resort is also known as Tauplitzalm and has the following common misspellings:
Tauplitz ski area has ski slopes which face N S E
The direction which the various Tauplitz ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Tauplitz ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E.
Tauplitz for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall