Best in Austria Obertauern
Obertauern is a high-altitude ski area and village in the Radstädter Tauern that arranges its lifts around a circular piste network.
Obertauern operates in the High-altitude mid-sized ski area segment.
Obertauern: Disambiguation
Obertauern is not a glacier ski area. Obertauern is not part of the Ski amadé network. Obertauern is not the Lungau region as a whole. Obertauern is not the town of Radstadt.
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Obertauern: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Ski area and village (source)
- Location
- Radstädter Tauern, Salzburg state, Austria (source)
- Piste kilometres
- 100 km (source, )
- Slope difficulty split
- 61 km blue, 35 km red, 4 km black (source, )
- Lifts
- 26 (source, )
- Altitude range
- 1,630 m to 2,313 m (source, )
- Village altitude
- 1,740 m (source)
- Entry points to the ski area
- 11 (source, )
- Typical season
- End of November to beginning of May (source, )
- Signature circuit
- Tauernrunde, skiable clockwise or anticlockwise (source)
- Early-opening lifts
- Gamsleitenbahn I, Achenrainbahn and Zehnerkarbahn from 08:30 on Wednesdays (source, )
- Status in Salzburg state
- Highest-situated winter sports village (source)
- Verified
- 2026-09-14
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Obertauern: Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the snow record so good here?
Altitude and shape. Obertauern sits in a high basin of the Radstädter Tauern with its village at 1,740 m and pistes running between 1,630 m and 2,313 m, so almost no terrain drops to a warm valley floor. That is why lifts commonly run from the end of November to the beginning of May.
Is it big enough for a full week?
With 100 km of piste on 26 lifts, Obertauern is a mid-sized area rather than a giant, and strong skiers will cover the Tauernrunde circuit in a day or two. The variety argument is different: 61 km of the total is graded blue, which keeps progressing intermediates busy longer than raw kilometres suggest.
How does it compare with the Kitzsteinhorn for late-season trips?
The Kitzsteinhorn wins on pure altitude at 3,029 m, but Obertauern offers 100 km against the glacier's 61 km and keeps its season going to around early May. For April week-long trips the trade is more terrain here against more certainty there.
Is it a good base without a car?
Yes. The ski area of Obertauern surrounds the village with 11 separate entry points, so most accommodation is a short walk from a lift rather than a shuttle ride. Many hotels sit directly on the slope side of the road through the pass.
What does skiing there cost?
Obertauern sells its own day and multi-day tickets rather than belonging to the Ski amadé or Ski ALPIN CARD alliances, and tariffs are set per season on the lift company's site. Budget on the basis that one ticket buys the whole 100 km and all 26 lifts.
Obertauern: Related entities
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Obertauern: Further reading
- https://www.lungau.at/en/winter/ski-areas/obertauern-ski-area
- https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/obertauern/
- https://www.snowmagazine.com/features/top-tens/six-reasons-to-ski-obertauern-austria
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