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Obertauern, Austria

Introduction

Just when you thought that Austria was all the same, along comes Obertauern. The terrain is very much freeride-orientated with lots of areas to check out suited to all levels, and its noted for its excellent snow record. Obertauern is also home to Doresia and Heidi Krings, two pretty and pretty famous Austrian boardercrossers and it’s probably no coincidence that they became so good, with a training ground like this on your doorstep.

You can basically pick your spot and head off-piste whenever you see some powder, and then pick up the piste further down the mountain. If you’re in the know, or with someone who does then there’s some excellent areas where you’re almost always guaranteed to cut fresh tracks. A lot of these areas aren’t particularly hard-core to get to, but they are nicely hidden from your regular piste hugger.

There are also some epic freeride opportunities that you have to hike to, but make sure you’re with a guide or someone who knows the area and never forget your avalanche equipment. Obertauern is usually quite stable regarding avalanches but the devil doesn’t sleep, so never take anything for granted.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: end Nov early May

Lifts

Total Lifts: 26
Cable cars: 1
Chair lifts: 18
Drag lifts: 7
Max people per hour:  38
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total ride area: 100km
Longest run: 4km

Top lift: 2350m
Vertical drop: 711m
First lift: 1639m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 36%
Red runs: 60%
Black runs: 4%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:  Half-day 27 euros
Full-day 34,50 euros
7 days 188 euros
Lift times:depending on season time but from dawn till dusk plus nightskiing

Facilities

Night Riding: :  Monday & Thursday 7pm-10pm, the Edelweiss 4-Sesselbahn lift is open with 1.5km of pistes. Free for holders of multi-day passes
Snowboard Schools: There are 4 main Ski&Snowboard schools in obertauern so there should be always space and quality for you to learn or improve your snowboard skills.
Snowboard Hire: At every main Parkingarea and Sportshop you can rent. Boots and Boards for every desire.

Heliboarding: :  Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.obertauern.com
Email:info@obertauern.com

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