Zell am See - Kaprun ski areas - these are excellent ski resorts both on and off the slopes with 138km of pistes spread over 3 mountains. But, when you add in the off-piste trails, the ski area is vast so your piste map is definitely required to navigate around the area.

On the pistes, the majority of the trails are for beginners and intermediates but with still plenty of terrain for experts off the beaten tracks such as the itineary off the top of the glacier in to the Niedersill valley.

Summer skiing in Zell am See

The skiing season in Zell am See-Kaprun starts early autumn and extends into early summer on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier where there are some superb runs and the snow cover is usually excellent.

With the top lift reaching up to 3300 on the glacier, Summer skiing is possible in the morning followed by water sports on the lake in the afternoon - this is what summer in this part of Austria is all about!