Obertauern Ski Resort Guide
Photo credit: JJ
Photo credit: JJ
Photo credit: Robert Burwood
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 30 Apr
- Last Snowfall: 22 April 2013
- Snow Depth (upper):
250 cm
- Snow Depth (lower):
210 cm
- Piste: Good
- Off-piste: Spring snow
Today’s Weather (1995 m)
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 5 |
1 °C |
F-Level
2150 m |
| PM |
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10 |
4 °C |
F-Level
2500 m |
| night |
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5 |
3 °C |
F-Level
2050 m |
Acres of ski: 1174 | Pistes: 63 | Snowmaking: 10%
Halfpipes: 1 | Terrain parks: 1 | X-Country: 26 km
Resort Opens: 20 Nov 2013 | Resort Closes: 4 May 2014
Lifts: 26 (16 chair lifts, 9 surface lifts)
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32 |
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30 |
- Nearest Airport: Salzburg
- Nearest Train Station: Radstadt
- Tourist office phone: +43 6456 7252
- Tourise office website: www.obertauern.com
- Slopeside Accommodation: yes
Obertauern in Austria (in the Salzburg region) is a large resort with 28 lifts (16 chair lifts, 11 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 711 metres (2333 feet) of vertical descent. Obertauern has 1174 acres of terrain over 63 pistes with a total length of 95 kilometers (59 miles). Obertauern is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. There are 26 kilometers (16 miles) of cross country ski trails at Obertauern. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park and a half pipe. A small proportion of the pistes at Obertauern are covered by snowmaking. The closest airport is at Salzburg but the transfer time is 1.5 hours. The nearest train station to Obertauern is at Radstadt. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Obertauern.
Resorts close to Obertauern include:
Karneralm-Schönfeld (8 km),
Ramsau am Dachstein (Rittisberg) (8 km),
Forstau/Fageralm (14 km),
Hochwurzen (15 km),
Reiteralm (15 km),
Obertauern Location Maps
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 63
- Beginner: 40%
- Intermediate: 50%
- Advanced: 10%
- Cross-country: 26 km
- Snowmaking: 10%
- Acres of ski: 1174
- Terrain Parks: 1
- Halfpipes: 1
Social
- Restaurants: 32
- Bars: 30
- Slopeside accommodation: Y
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Mountain info
- Summit: 2350 m
- Vertical Drop: 710 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 9
- Chairlifts: 16
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1
- Toplift: m
Travel
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- Season opens: 20 Nov 2013
- Season closes: 4 May 2014
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From late November onwards, things will be getting hot in the “Snow Bowl” of the Alps – no matter how cold the weather.
From early November, winter sports enthusiasts should check the Obertauern homepage regularly. The forecast is sure to look good - snow for the next five months! In fact, snow is guaranteed up here, and we want to celebrate this in style with a fantastic winter opening event. Its highlight will be an exclusive gig featuring the "Söhne Mannheims" on 27/11/2010, which is guaranteed to have the entire resort dancing in the snow. But that won't be the only party of the season - in more than 25 locations, locals and visitors alike are often found dancing the night (and the afternoon) away - to the traditional sounds of an accordion, in a trendy club atmosphere, or as part of the après-ski.
Start of the season probably: 18/11/2010
International Ski Countdown: 25/11 - 12/12/2010
Live open-air concert: "Die Söhne Mannheims" 27/11/2010
Live open-air concert: "Die Seer" 07/12/2010
Live open-air concert: "Guildo Horn und die orthopädischen Strümpfe" 11/12/2010
Over-30 party week: 19/03 - 26/03/2011
Bobby's Snow Adventure: Learning to Ski for Kids, from 129 EUR, 26/03 -01/05/2011
The Gamsleiten Kriterium, Austria's largest treasure hunt 21/04 - 25/04/2010
For further information, please visit: www.obertauern.com or contact info@obertauern.com. Tourist Board A-5562 Obertauern, telephone +43-(0)6456-7252, fax +43-(0)6456-72529.
Information supplied 12 Nov 2010
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Visitor Reviews of Obertauern
Brian Miller from United Kingdom writes:
Obertauern! What a great choice ski resort. I searched about 20 other places in Austria (other high on the list were Ischgl and Obergurgl) and this place has it all. Access to the slopes and the hotels is easy. High altitude ski village to give you that joy of staying in the snow without the dreaded bus trips at the end of the day. The height gives great guarantee of snow. 4 - 8 meters in January for us. Awesome. The hotels are all close to the slopes with a short walk to one of the many access lifts. We actually skied right to the most excellent Petersbuhel hotel door. There was an abundance of snow when we were there in Jan 2012. At least ski down to the next row of buildings and a 5 minute walk to the doors of most hotels. The resort pistes rise either side of a central strip road and is set up for a brilliant circuit in either direction. I ski red/black and was happy with the variety and setup. The slopes scenery is nice some trees lined runs lower. The town has retained a slight village atmosphere with some fun and funky places to apres ski. There are plenty of bars and taverns and restaurants on the slopes to stop in for a break. The Edelweiss bar on the slopes is a real treat at the end of your day - and a 400 meter run down an easy slope into the village after. Oh, nearly forgot what we didn't have... we did not have any lift queues, even on the sunny days, awesome. All in all this resort offered a very good mix of convenience, snow quality, low quantity of drag lifts, fun, scenery. Go for it.
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