Visiting Kaprun
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Kaprun.
- Season opens7 Oct 2022
- Season closes29 May 2023
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars35 | 18
- Nearest Airport Salzburg
- Nearest Train Station Zell am See
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone+43 0 6542 770 0
Kaprun Features
The terrain at Kaprun includes::
- Halfpipes1
- Terrain Parks4
- X-Country18.0 km
- Ski Hire
What's it like at Kaprun resort?
Situated 1.5 hours from Salzburg airtport. Kaprun is the home to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier Salzburglands 2nd highest mountain peak at 3029m. In the past 3 years over 200 million euros have been invested in a new lift system, the newest lift The K connection which opens on 30th November 2019 will enable visitors to take a gondola from the village of Kaprun up to the glacier ski area. Offering unlimited off-piste and wide-open skiing terrain and skiing most of the year Kaprun is an ideal place for your next ski trip. In addition to the glacier ski area, you also have the ski in-ski out Maiskogel mountain on the edge of the village centre, with traditional mountain huts and new lift system making it possible to travel up and down the mountain to the mid-station beginner's ski area. The ski area of Zell am See is (5km away) which also offers a large tree-lined ski area covered on the same lift pass, simply take the bus over for the day Off the slopes, Kaprun has a good number of Après Ski bars and restaurants offering both traditional and modern cuisine. With the newly refurbished Baum Bar at the bottom of the Maiskogel mountain offering a new outdoor Apres Ski restaurant and night club, you are guaranteed a good time or head into the village and the Pavillon bar for some dancing on the tables or for live music an off-piste bar. Kaprun offers a wide range of accommodation from 5* spa hotels to self-catered apartments. Ski schools offer a range of lesson and course options and one has childcare facilities for the smallest of skiers.
Latest photos from Kaprun. View all photos at the Kaprun gallery page.
Photo credit: tourist offical
Photo credit: tourist offical
Photo credit: tourist offical
Photo credit: tourist offical
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Gábor Tajthy
Explore Kaprun Location Map
Interactive Kaprun trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

Kaprun Live Weather
Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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Top Lift: | 1.9 m | -8 | ||||
Middle Lift: | 0 | |||||
Bottom Lift: | 0.15 m | 7 | ||||
When's the snowiest month to visit Kaprun?
Visitor Reviews of Kaprun
Alison from United Kingdom writes:
We have been coming here for 4 years now and it just gets better. 2019 season here we come! So much to do, so many ski areas within 5 minutes or max 30 mins from Kaprun center if you want a change: Zell am See, Saalbach- Hinterglemm and Kaprun. This is a lovely village with great restaurants and bars plus lovely people. Zell close for nightlife if wanted (the bars in Kaprun can be pretty lively).
Always snow sure with the glacier (Kitzsteinhorn). We love a day on Maiskogel and with the new gondola it's easy for non-skier and beginners (no manoeuvring off the chair lift - lol). Agree with others that it's more beginner-intermediate. But that's what I am and I ski with a replaced hip so I avoid blacks anyway as I don't want anything too challenging :)
Resorts close to Kaprun
Discover ski resorts near Kaprun. Click below to view there ski resort guides.
Kaprun/Maiskogel
Last snow: 11.0 cm Fri 31 MarLifts: 4
Trails: —
1 km awayNagelköpfl – Piesendorf
Last snow: 9.3 cm Tue 28 MarLifts: 3
Trails: —
4 km awayZell am See
Last snow: 12.0 cm Fri 31 MarLifts: 26
Trails: 29
6 km awaySaalbach Hinterglemm
Last snow: 12.5 cm Fri 31 MarLifts: 52
Trails: 52
16 km awayUttendorf/Weißsee
Last snow: 10.5 cm Fri 31 MarLifts: 7
Trails: —
16 km away