Established in 1901 the Austrian ski resort Zurs lies at 1720 metres altitude in the Vorarlberg region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2450m Zurs ski area is not snow sure. Over 49 snow cannons ensure artificial Zurs snow making covers 14.6km of ski trails, which equates to around 9.2 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Zurs (Austria) is Zürich at a distance of 200km or approximately 200 minutes driving time. Zurs ski season runs from November to May.

SNO-man says

A classic, and arguably Austria's most exclusive resort, with a long skiing history and beautiful scenery. This is the sort of place where the rich, famous and royal go when they are so confident that they do not feel a need to make the "I can afford St Moritz/Gstaad" statement. The resort has two Gault Millau rated restaurants. Ski School programme includes Big Foot Carving and Ski Guide.

alpine downhill runs to ski in Zurs Austria

Beginner Trails

4 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

25 runs 44km

46%

Advanced Trails

19 runs 44km

35%

Expert Trails

6 runs 6km

11%

Zurs 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)	€218 - €228
Traditional Ski Village / ~~Purpose Built Ski Resort~~
Ski Resort Opens	Nov 2012
Ski Resort Closes	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ski Area Zurs Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs	110km
total length of Zurs trails
Longest lift serve Run	5.2km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope Orientation	N S E W
direction Zurs ski areas face
Top Altitude	2450m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude	1720m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude	1720m
centre of Zurs ski resort
Vertical Drop	730m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical	^v 730m
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 Zurs

Skiing Zurs you'll enjoy 54 pistes and trails and that means approximately 110km of ski runs. Zurs lifts number 34 with the capacity to uplift 44600 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Zurs is over 5.2km long.

SNO-man says

Zurs Ski Area

Zurs ski area has 7% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 46% intermediate, 35% advanced ski slopes and 11% for expert skiers - the most difficult Zurs piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Zurs after dark.

Zurs for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Snowboarding in Zurs

If you snowboard Zurs you'll want to know that, of the 34 ski lifts in total, 11 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Zurs snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Zurs snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

SNO-man says

Zurs for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Zurs Apres Ski

The apres ski Zurs scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

2 apres ski bars 17 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Indoor Golf, Heliskiing, Squash, Turkish Bath.

SNO-man says

Because Zürs has such a limited, discerning clientele there is not the mass-market requirement for public facilities that there is in other resorts. Many of the hotels have a vast array of sports facilities such as indoor pools and tennis. What is on offer includes indoor golf and squash at the Enzian hotel. Massages are available in the hotels Albona Nova and Enzian. The resort is connected to Cable TV, offering about 20 channels in most international languages. There is a winter walking track of about four kilometres (two miles) in length over to Flexenpass. For more choices its easy to get down to Lech where additional opportunities include the cinema at the theatre there, and the local museum.

Zurs for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

More Zurs Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

Zurs resort - ski Zurs by any other name

The Austrian ski resort of Zurs ski resort is also known as Zürs and has the following common misspellings:

Zurs ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W

The direction which the various Zurs 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. Zurs ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.

Zurs for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

Zurs reviews, 3.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.