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Obertauern, Austria ski and snowboard holidays. Obertauern has skiing on both sides of the valley. A good deal of Obertauern accommodation is ski-in, ski-out and Obertauern has great après ski and a superb snow record.

How you rate it

The skiing / snowboarding
3.8 / 5  Good
The resort
3.7 / 5  Good
Family Holidays
3.6 / 5  Good
Apres ski
3.8 / 5  Good
Not quite in the same league as St Anton/Ischgl etc. However there are sufficent resturants/bars/clubs to offer etertainment to those who feel the need, but without
comprimising the 'family' aspect of the resort. Without doubt the best bar is Nanu. Pricing is reasonable, doesn't seem to be any 'rip off' any where.

OBERTAUERN SKI HOLIDAYS

Obertauern is one of the few purpose built ski resorts in Austria, and unlike many like Kuhtai and Axamer Lizum, Obertauern is a decent sized resort / village. one of the principle draws of Obertauern is the altitude and that is the principal reason that it was built. In the region south of Salzburg, Obertauern is the highest non-glacier resort and it boasts a good snow record. Despite carrying the label purpose-built, Obertauern has been built in traditional Austrian style with low rise buildings and ornate wooden facades. Obertauern spreads out along the road which is the mountain pass for the area. There are numerous lifts leaving from a variety of areas in and around Obertauern. The ski area is a good size but offers little in the way of advanced terrain.

THE GOOD, THE BAD

Good  We like:
Many hotels, great snow record

Bad  We don`t like:
Small skiable vertical, mainly hotel based facilities.

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OBERTAUERN SKI HOLIDAY INFO

The skiing in Obertauern extends to nearly 100km of ski pistes. This is dominated by beginner blue pistes which make up nearly two thirds of the ski pistes. Nearly all the rest are intermediate red runs and there is almost nothing in the way of black classified ski pistes. All the skiing takes place above the tree-line which is not ideal in poor weather. The resort of Obertauern is fairly upmarket and since it is a modern, purpose built resort it is pretty well laid out with ski lifts leaving from most parts of the resort. Despite it being one of the few purpose built resorts in Austria, this is no French-style development. Buildings are low rise and built in a traditional Austrian alpine fashion.

Review by Robert Scuffell, holiday taken December, 2008

The skiing / snowboarding

Snowboarding
3 / 5  Neutral
Beginner skiing
4 / 5  Good
Intermediate skiing
4 / 5  Good
Advanced skiing
3 / 5  Neutral
Off-piste skiing
3 / 5  Neutral
Terrain Park
2 / 5  Bad
The ski lift system
4 / 5  Good
Easy to Navigate pistes. Mainly intermediate runs, but with some good off piste routes (although I noticed that later in the season on of the off piste runs had become pisted). G2, whilst not an exraorinarily challenging black run, is still a feather in the cap once completed. G2 is best skied first thing in the morning with fresh powder, 'Magic'. The Terraine park seems to be very small and limeited, and is situated at one end of the ski area. Hughe ammounts of snow, Oberatuern seems to be fortunate enough to get pleanty all season long.

The resort

Resort attractiveness
3 / 5  Neutral
Resort facilities
4 / 5  Good
Resort atmosphere
4 / 5  Good
Resort prices
4 / 5  Good
Fairly average allround, Despite being purpose built it still has a little charm, Really only one main street which has most of the hotels/resturants/bars on. Sports centre just off the main street is a good facility, and offers a change of pace. Pricing is pretty average for Austria, everything is broadly inline with UK pricing, except alchahol which is cheaper than uk. Obertauern seems to run at a slower pace than the hyper resorts such as St Anton, I certainly found it very relaxing.

Family Holidays

Family holiday atmosphere
4 / 5  Good
Family holiday facilities
2 / 5  Bad
Kids ski class
4 / 5  Good
Kids crèche
3 / 5  Neutral
Took my children. Snow was still very good. They enjoyed the ski school enormously, and seemed to progress quite rapidly for the 3 days that they had tuition. Auystria generally tends in my opinion to suit families particularly well, and Obertauern with a wealth of on mountain huts and resturants made skiing easy and enjoyable. The Ski terrain in obertauern is easy to navigate, and encourages children to prgess and be adventurous in relative safety. The ski rentals shops were both professional and courtious, the equipment available to rent was excellent, latest equipment, with a variety of different manufactures & types available.

Apres ski

Après ski atmosphere
4 / 5  Good
Après ski prices
4 / 5  Good
Not quite in the same league as St Anton/Ischgl etc. However there are sufficent resturants/bars/clubs to offer etertainment to those who feel the need, but without
comprimising the 'family' aspect of the resort. Without doubt the best bar is Nanu. Pricing is reasonable, doesn't seem to be any 'rip off' any where.

Review by Denis, holiday taken

The skiing / snowboarding

Snowboarding
4 / 5  Good
Beginner skiing
5 / 5  Good
Intermediate skiing
5 / 5  Good
Advanced skiing
4 / 5  Good
Off-piste skiing
4 / 5  Good
Terrain Park
3 / 5  Neutral
The ski lift system
5 / 5  Good
One of the top skiing resorts in Austria. No matter want you are looking for, you will probably find it at Obertauern. For intermediate and advanced skiers, the Tauernrunde represents a real challenge doing it all in one day. The off-piste fans should go to the Gamsleiten are.

The resort

Resort attractiveness
5 / 5  Good
Resort facilities
4 / 5  Good
Resort atmosphere
4 / 5  Good
Resort prices
2 / 5  Bad
Wellness, sports, Après-Ski or just a relaxing atmosphere for those who are looking for great holiday.

Family Holidays

Family holiday atmosphere
4 / 5  Good
Family holiday facilities
4 / 5  Good
Kids ski class
4 / 5  Good

Apres ski

Après ski atmosphere
4 / 5  Good
Après ski prices
3 / 5  Neutral
Try the Edelweisshütte or a Gamsmilch in the mountain station of the Zehnerkar.