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Airports Near Zell am See
Salzburg 60mins
Munich / München 180mins
Salzburg 60mins
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Zell am See austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Zell am See Austria.
Zell am See Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1927 the Austrian ski resort Zell am See lies at 758 metres altitude in the Salzburgerland region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2000m Zell am See ski area is not snow sure. Over 60 snow cannons ensure artificial Zell am See snow making covers 68km of ski trails, which equates to around 90 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Zell am See (Austria) is Salzburg at a distance of 90km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Zell am See ski season runs from November to March.
SNO-man says
A small town on the shores of Lake Zell with a wide range of shops (pedestrianised centre), restaurants and off-slope activity options. Connected with Kaprun, although not quite lift linked to it.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Zell am See Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 25km |
20% |
Advanced Trails
 14 runs 27km |
48% |
Expert Trails
 9 runs 9km |
31% |
Zell am See Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €191 - €216 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Zell am See Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 77km |
| total length of Zell am See trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S |
| direction Zell am See ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2000m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 758m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 758m |
| centre of Zell am See ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1242m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1242m |
| 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 Zell am See
Skiing Zell am See you'll enjoy 29 pistes and trails and that means approximately 77km of ski runs. Zell am See lifts number 26 with the capacity to uplift 44236 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Zell am See is over 6.5km long. Ski Zell am See summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Zell am See.
Zell am See Ski Area
Zell am See ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 20% intermediate, 48% advanced ski slopes and 31% for expert skiers - the most difficult Zell am See piste is the 4.2km Trass run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Zell am See after dark.
Zell am See for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Zell am See Apres Ski
The apres ski Zell am See scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
22 apres ski bars 60 restaurants 1 bowling 5 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 3 solariums 7 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 40 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 2 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Beauty Farm, Curling, Fitness Centre, Parachuting Museum, Flying, Shooting, Tirolean Evening.
SNO-man says
As mentioned, Zell am See has a life outside winter sports, which is centred partly on the lake, partly on the numerous other sports and leisure facilities and partly on the historic town centre and the castle. Ice sailing and ice surfing are possible on Lake Zell when frozen. There are 40km (32 miles) of marked winter hiking trails. In the air there's a choice of scenic flights in light aircraft, gliding, paragliding, hang gliding, even parachuting.
On the slopes, apart from skiing and 'boarding at night, there's snow rafting, freestyle skiing camps and an illuminated toboggan run.
The indoor ice rink stages hockey and curling matches as well as skating. There's an indoor riding school, sleigh rides, even llama riding! The multi-sports centre has indoor pool, sauna and solarium and there's also a beauty farm, bowling, a cinema, library and museum in the town. Concerts, exhibitions, festivals and theatre are staged in the castle at nearby Kaprun and there are also art galleries.
If you still feel there's not enough to do off the slopes locally, many excursions are organised from the town, with popular destinations including the thermal springs of the Gastein Valley (see Bad Gastein or Bad Hofgastein), the salt mines at Hallein, Europe's highest waterfalls at Krimml and the provincial capital of Salzburg.
National park museum in Mittersill (about 29 km distance from Zell am See)
Zell am See for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Zell am See Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Zell am See resort - ski Zell am See by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Zell am See ski resort is also known as Zell am See Schmittenhöhe and has the following common misspellings:
Zell am See ski area has ski slopes which face N S
The direction which the various Zell am See 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. Zell am See ski resort has ski slopes facing N S.
Zell am See for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Zell am See reviews, 4.3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.