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Obertauern resort profile

Salzburgerland · Austria · 1630–2313 m

Altitude1630-2313 m
Vertical drop683 m
Slopes100 km
Lifts26

Obertauern, Salzburgerland

Resort overview
Altitude1665 m
CountryAustria

Obertauern ski area

Obertauern is part of this ski area.

This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 2 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.

Mountain rangeSchladminger Tauern
Vertical drop1630 - 2313 meters
Descent683 meters

Obertauern ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Obertauern.

This profile covers the Obertauern ski area. It is linked to 2 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 100 km of slopes, 1630-2313 m altitude, 26 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 61%.

Ski areaAltitude range1630–2313 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix100 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network26 lifts100% confidence
Large ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 100 km. An extensive slope network offers broad terrain choice for a longer stay. It is linked to 2 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 61%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitudeHigh published capacityStrong terrain valueAbove-average snow rating
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods.
Lift infrastructure About 3.8 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 51,258 persons, about 1971 persons/hour per lift and 513 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 20.4 km, averaging about 0.8 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Obertauern.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Manageable terrain scaleBeginner terrain focus
Slopes63 ski slopes
Total100 km
  • Blue61 km
  • Red35 km
  • Black4 km
Blue61 km61%
Red35 km35%
Black4 km4%
Loipes32 km

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Obertauern.

The ski area has 26 lifts. Chairlift is the largest listed category at 17. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 69% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 3.8 slope km per lift.

Chair/gondola majorityHigh published capacity
Chairlift 17
Gondola 1
Combined gondola/chair 2
Moving carpet 1
T-bar / platter 5
Total lifts26
Lift capacity 51,258 persons/hour
Lift length20.4 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.

Strong terrain value
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€50€0.50/km
6-day adult€272.50€2.73/km
Daycard child€25€0.25/km
6-day child€136.50€1.37/km

Ski resort ratings for Obertauern compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 13 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 7.9
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 8.6
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 8.7
All resorts 7.8
Advanced skiing 7.7
All resorts 7.7
Beginner 7.7 7.6
Advanced 7.7 7.7
Expert 6.8 7.1
Free-nature 7.0 6.9
Snow 8.6 7.6 ▲
Family 8.7 7.8 ▲
Après-ski 7.7 6.7 ▲
Nature 7.9 7.7
Hiking 7.0 7
Lifts 8.4 7.2 ▲

Obertauern reviews

More reviews

I thoroughly recommend Obertauern for families and intermediates. Skiing the 'Tauernraund' in either direction is a great way to spend half a day touring the resort. There are a few challenging blac..

J. THEROUXMALAKOFF

Address

AddressPionierstrasse 1
PlaceObertauern Salzburgerland Austria

Contact

Phone0043 (0)6456 7252

Location

Ski map

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Family progression base. Strong weather support with low current risk; 13°C upper mountain, 9 km/h wind, 10 live webcams.

Evidence confidence100%
Current setup98/100
Weather100/100
Risk0/100
Weather twinWeinebene

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