Zell am See Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Zell am See is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Zell am See Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 20.0mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0.7 m | -9 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -5 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.3 m | -2 | |
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | |
max °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | -3 | 1 | -1 | -8 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
-5 | -1 | -1 | -11 | 0 | -4 | -6 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
95 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 68 | 68 | 78 | 77 | 97 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 100 | 97 | |
600 | 850 | 950 | 0 | 700 | 1350 | 600 | 1300 | 1250 | 900 | 850 | 1100 | 750 | 1300 | 1550 | 1650 | |
 | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 20.0mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Zell am See:
Rain reported from Loferer Alm at 1625 metres elevation 7 kms ESE of Waidring but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Waidring
Light rain showers reported from Loferer Alm at 1625 metres elevation 7 kms ESE of Waidring but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Waidring
Rain reported from Lofer at 622 metres elevation one km E of Lofer but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from Lofer
We wish all skiers and tobogganers a wonderful Rose Monday in the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental! In addition to fresh snowfall, you can look forward to live music today in Ellmau, Söll, Hopfgarten im Brixental and Westendorf, creating a fantastic atmosphere across the resort. A special highlight is the Ellmau Ski Night starting at 8:30 pm on the Sternleit slope near the Ellmau Ost parking area – an evening event you won’t want to miss. You can find all current events at: [link] from Westendorf
| Top snow depth: | 74 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 30 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 10 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Zell am See at the specific elevation of 758 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zell am See. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Austria.
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Overall 4.1 Based on 27 votes and 25 reviews
Zell is a massive compromise. The town itself is lovely. Some genuinely interesting architecture and history, a great ice rink and ice hockey team, the swimming pool in the town is amazing with slides and boards as well as the best burgers and pizzas anywhere! The town has a 90 minute train ride from Salzburg for less than €15 at the best times. However, the skiing is pretty poor on the Schmittenhoe. It's a days worth for an average intermediate, is badly laid out, has a couple of pointless cable cars and it takes 3 lifts to get to the summit from most entry points, bizarre. For a ‘bowl’ type hill it’s a mess due to a legacy of strange lift choices and designs. Most of the runs are pretty short and limited. The SchnappsHans development on the summit is a gruesome eyesore now, which dwarfs the iconic Sisi Chapel, and drags the hill into the French domain of ugly buildings in incongruous places, a real shame. The new 2019 link to Saalbach opens up your eyes to a far better skiing domain. The ZellExpress is a fine new gondola, quick and efficient. Again it doesn’t quite take you to the summit but leaves you needing more lifts to access the mountain. The new red slope off the back of the Schmittenhoe down to the Saalbach valley is steep in places and icy most of the time as it gets no sun. Once in Saalbach the valley provides a more extensive and simpler place to ski with endless linked blue and red runs providing opportunity for all. Alternatively, take the 680 bus from Zell for €5 and you’re there in 30 mins. Kaprun and the Kitzsteinhorn provide great views and glacier skiing, but again it's a fair haul for limited skiing although some free-ride expanse can be found. In all, its a great town with much to like; however, it's as complex and hard work to get around as Chamonix with far less ski domain and even more walking!
Richard from United Kingdom writes:
Zell is a massive compromise.
The town itself is lovely. Some genuinely interesting architecture and history, a great ice rink and ice hockey team, the swimming pool in the town is amazing with slides and boards as well as the best burgers and pizzas anywhere! The town has a 90 minute train ride from Salzburg for less than €15 at the best times.
However, the skiing is pretty poor on the Schmittenhoe. It's a days worth for an average intermediate, is badly laid out, has a couple of pointless cable cars and it takes 3 lifts to get to the summit from most entry points, bizarre. For a ‘bowl’ type hill it’s a mess due to a legacy of strange lift choices and designs. Most of the runs are pretty short and limited.
The SchnappsHans development on the summit is a gruesome eyesore now, which dwarfs the iconic Sisi Chapel, and drags the hill into the French domain of ugly buildings in incongruous places, a real shame.
The new 2019 link to Saalbach opens up your eyes to a far better skiing domain. The ZellExpress is a fine new gondola, quick and efficient. Again it doesn’t quite take you to the summit but leaves you needing more lifts to access the mountain. The new red slope off the back of the Schmittenhoe down to the Saalbach valley is steep in places and icy most of the time as it gets no sun. Once in Saalbach the valley provides a more extensive and simpler place to ski with endless linked blue and red runs providing opportunity for all. Alternatively, take the 680 bus from Zell for €5 and you’re there in 30 mins.
Kaprun and the Kitzsteinhorn provide great views and glacier skiing, but again it's a fair haul for limited skiing although some free-ride expanse can be found.
In all, its a great town with much to like; however, it's as complex and hard work to get around as Chamonix with far less ski domain and even more walking!
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