Tauplitz, Austria

Tauplitz ski holidays

Established in 1935 the Austrian ski resort Tauplitz lies at 900 metres altitude in the Steiermark / Styria region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1965m the area is not snow sure. Over 20 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 15km of trails, which equates to around 70 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Tauplitz is Salzburg at a distance of 95km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Their 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

Beginner Trails  0 runs 0km	0%	Intermediate Trails  15 runs 14km	40%
Advanced Trails  17 runs 14km	50%	Expert Trails  3 runs 7km	10%

35 pistes and trails means approximately 40km of runs. 20 Tauplitz lifts have capacity to transport 21616 per hour. The longest run in the Austrian ski resort is over 6km.

Of the 20 ski lifts, 9 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Tauplitz is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

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.

Main Ski School in Tauplitz

Tauplitz ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Mount Action and has ? teachers teaching in Dutch, English, German and taking students from a minimum age of 3.? www.mountaction.at 2737

Tauplitz for beginners         gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Tauplitz for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Tauplitz for expert skiers   gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Tauplitz for snowboarding  gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Tauplitz

Tauplitz snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Tauplitz: 95km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 15km     Intermediate XC Trails: 80km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 1      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 0km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Tauplitz

Tauplitz snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 2 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 0 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 0km Paragliding schools: 1

Tauplitz non skiing facilities also include Ice Climbing.