As well as skiing & snowboarding in winter all year round activities & facilities include boat trips, golf, leisure centres, walking (with plenty of marked trails), spa & sauna, sightseeing flights, bike rental, tennis & squash, horse riding, sailing, surfing & other water sports, paragliding, aviation, as well as day trips & excursions to places throughout Austria & beyond.

There are 2 ski areas:

Kaprun is near the Kitzsteinhorn glacier an it has a great range of runs and all-year skiing for the intermediate and beginner. There are plenty of ski lifts, ski schools & ski rental shops in Kaprun.

The Schmittenhöhe mountain behind the town of Zell am See has 80 km of piste. This has some excellent terrain for the advanced skier.

You can ski and snowboard on the wonderful powder snow even in the summer. This is because the Kitzsteinhorn glacier guarantees snow 365 days a year. Kaprun and Zell am See form ‘Europa-Sportregion’.

The valley is surrounded by beautiful mountains and very attractive scenery. Kaprun Castle is ideal for sightseeing, dating from the 12th century and mentioned for the first time in 1280.

The castle festival is one of the highlights of the summer programme of the Europa-Sportregion. Lasting two days, you are transported back to medieval times with parades, jousting, witches, jugglers, and magicians.

Nestling on the scenic shores of Lake Zell, Zell am See is a charming small town. You will find a wide range of shops, restaurants, cosy pavement cafes and off-slope activities in its medieval traffic-free centre. In midwinter the lake freezes over and can be used for ice skating and curling.

Other Activities in Kaprun & Zell am See, Austria in winter

The non skiing activities on offer in winter include sleigh rides, tobogganing, curling, ice-skating, indoor tennis and squash, snowshoeing, walking trails, skidoo, a leisure centre and cinema, and shopping and a leisure sports centre with pool and gym.

Something you should not miss when on your holidays in Austria is the Gletscherbahn , a cogwheel railway running from Kaprun along a glacier bed to the peak of Kitzsteinhorn. There are organised sightseeing excursions to both the Grossglockner Pass, and city Salzburg. In the summer visitors there is a sailing school in Prielau, and a beach and a water-ski school at Thumersbach. You will also find parasailing, windsurfing, sailing, tube-rafting and banana boats on the lake. you can also play golf.