Kaprun Ski Resort Guide
Kaprun is open all year thanks to its glacier that reaches up to 3203m. The funicular railway has now been replaced by a new gondola system. There is a bottle-neck to get up the mountain from the base at Kaprun but once there, there seldom seems to be a long queue. Great off-piste to be had but most of the Kaprun mountain falls within the beginner-intermediate category. However, your pass will allow you to visit nearby Zell am See (5km away) which is bigger and has more advanced terrain. Off the slopes, Kaprun is a large sprawling place with a good mixture of traditional Austrian eating and newer cuisine and has a lively nightlife.
Resorts close to Kaprun include:
Kaprun/Maiskogel (1 km),
Piesendorf/Fun Mountain Nagelkoepfel (4 km),
Zell am See (6 km),
Saalbach Hinterglemm (16 km),
Uttendorf/Weißsee (16 km),
Kaprun Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
Select Kaprun Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Kaprun, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 49 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 3029 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 56% Int: 44% Adv: |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 2118 m |
X-Country: 18 km |
| Lifts: 21 (7 chair lifts, 14 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 69% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 3 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 31 |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: 15 |
Nearest Airport: Salzburg |
| Nearest Train: Zell am See |
Tourist Info Phone:: +43 0 6542 770 0,
Kaprun Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Kaprun
Jim from United Kingdom writes:
If you like buses, you'll love Kaprun!
You can't get to any of the slopes without a bus trip unless you are prepared to yomp (in the case of the Kitzsteinhorn - miles) in ski boots. The Dorfbus is the local bus that runs continuously in a circuit - but even a moderate fall of snow seems to prevent that from running - meaning yet another yomp in ski boots.
The Kitzsteinhorn glacier offers some good skiing (note that your lift pass only entitles you to one trip a day) but the very top black runs can only be reached by T-Bars; making things a bit more tiring than they need be.
If you have children there is a ski-school in the centre (opposite the Tauern Hotel) but when we were there the drag lift was so icy as to make it tricky for even experienced skiers. They really should have had someone pisting it mid-day or at least throwing more snow on it to make things a bit easier for those learning.
If you fancy a trip to Zell-am-See (which has a large and, in my view, better ski area with some nice long blacks and reds (and more blues for beginners) you'll need to...catch a bus. Bear in mind though that they can be jammed packed sometimes making it impossible to pick up people waiting at the en-route stops. Get on at Zentrum if you can to make sure you can actually get on! If you want to avoid the hassle - you can order a taxi. Kaprun to Zell-am-See is about 20 Euros; not too bad if you split it between 4 or 5 of you.
The roller coaster on the Maiskogel is great fun! Give it a go!
All in all - if you are a group of adults - it's worth a visit. The locals are very friendly and helpful (which is needed as the sign-posting in Kaprun is woeful! Not even the bus-stops are obvious when you first get there.
If you've been used to ski-in-ski-out you'll be disappointed at the amount of time you spend just getting to the slopes.
2012-01-16 |
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- Season opens: 10 Oct 2011
- Season closes: 24 Jul 2012
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