Visiting Zell am See
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Zell am See.
- Season opens6 Dec 2024
- Season closes20 Apr 2025
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars90 | 35
- Nearest Airport Salzburg
- Nearest Train Station Zell am See
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone+43 0 6542 770 0
Zell am See Features
The terrain at Zell am See includes::
- Halfpipes1
- Terrain Parks1
- X-Country31.1 miles
- Ski Hire
What's it like at Zell am See resort?
An old city of stately buildings, Zell am See is a delightful place to stroll in, when you are not skiing. The town sits on a mini-peninsula that juts into a pretty alpine lake. Above the town of Zell am See is the Schmittenhöhe (Schmittenhoehe) ski area, with 46 miles (77 kms) of groomed slopes in open snowfields at the top and trails through the trees on lower sections. But this is only part of the attraction. Zell (Zell am See) is partnered with Kaprun and marketed with the smaller village as the Zell am See-Kaprun region. Kaprun (10 minutes away by bus) has vast snowfields on the glacier under the Kitzsteinhorn mountain. Statistics for the overall region include 80 miles of marked trails, 56 lifts, a highest vertical of more than 2270 metres and a longest run of six kilometres. The nearest airport for Zell am See is Salzburg.
Latest photos from Zell am See. View all photos at the Zell am See gallery page.
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Greg Miller
Photo credit: Ash
Photo credit: Ash
Photo credit: Byung Chun,Moon
Photo credit: Byung Chun,Moon
Photo credit: Byung Chun,Moon
Photo credit: Byung Chun,Moon
Explore Zell am See Location Map
Interactive Zell am See 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.

Zell am See Live Weather
Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°F) | Wind (mph) | Weather | ||
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Top Lift: | 0 ft | 41 | ||||
Middle Lift: | 48 | |||||
Bottom Lift: | 0 ft | 55 | ||||
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Visitor Reviews of Zell am See
Alison O’Meara from United Kingdom writes:
A beautiful Austrian town with the added benefit of a beautiful lake with views of it whilst skiing. Spent a week here mid January 2023. We skied Zell, Saalbach and Kaprun. Sadly, the pistes most of the week in Zell had not been pisted which made the skiing quite challenging to say the least. Kaprun, lower down, had been pisted which was better. It’s a shame as it was a lovely resort and I would have expected better of such a well known resort. The rep told us it was pisted every night but I would dispute this. Not once did we see a pisten bully all week at any time. I don’t expect perfect conditions when skiing as that is rare. However, this was another level! I have skied many resorts and many different conditions over the years but to be honest this spoilt the week for me. I would think again before going to Zell again and this is the only reason for this. Although also it was extremely busy and made it quite dangerous at times. I dread to think what it would be like in half term.
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