Zell am Ziller , Austria
Introduction
Zell am Ziller
is situated in the spectacular Zell Valley which is a mere 40 miles from Innsbruck. What you have here is a traditional Austrian village set out over the valley floor with ridable slopes that rise to a respectable high point of 2480m. Zell am Ziller forms part of what is known as the Zillertal Arena which along with resorts such as Gerlos and Konigsleiten/Wald offers some 450km of terrain, and although the 150 plus lifts are not all linked on the slopes, they are linked by a single lift ticket which costs from E115 for 5 days. All the resorts that form part of the arena have something different to offer but in general this area can best be described as suiting intermediate freeriders and piste loving carvers. Zell and its neighbouring resorts are all well designed and spread out giving a nice sense of open space but note, this open space attracts quite a lot of weekend skiers, although in general lift lines are not very big apart from the early morning first gondola ride up from the village. Zell’s terrain is spread out above the tree line offering some wide open runs and some nice off-piste powder areas. Most of the upper runs are graded red, but some of them are a bit over rated and there’s not a great deal for expert riders to ride down.Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Lifts
Total Lifts: 65
Cable cars: 7
Chair lifts: 30
Drag lifts: 28
Max people per hour: 93,920
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total ride area: 215km
Top lift: 2480m
Vertical drop: 1900m
First lift: 580m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 32%
Red runs: 58%
Black runs: 10%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Half-day pass 26,80 euros
Day pass 35 euros
5 Days pass 148 euros
Season 496 euros
Lift times:8:30am to 4:00pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 32%
Facilities
Night Riding: :
No
Snowboard Schools:
3 day 2hrs per day lesson 80-94 euros
Private lesson 35 euros per hour
Snowboard Hire:
Board & boots 24 euros per day
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
www.zell.at/
Email:info@zell.at

