Kaprun Skigebiet Guide

Situated 1.5 hours from Salzburg airtport. Kaprun is the home to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier Salzburglands 2nd highest mountain peak at 3029m. In the past 3 years over 200 million euros have been invested in a new lift system, the newest lift The K connection which opens on 30th November 2019 will enable visitors to take a gondola from the village of Kaprun up to the glacier ski area. Offering unlimited off-piste and wide-open skiing terrain and skiing most of the year Kaprun is an ideal place for your next ski trip. In addition to the glacier ski area, you also have the ski in-ski out Maiskogel mountain on the edge of the village centre, with traditional mountain huts and new lift system making it possible to travel up and down the mountain to the mid-station beginner's ski area. The ski area of Zell am See is (5km away) which also offers a large tree-lined ski area covered on the same lift pass, simply take the bus over for the day Off the slopes, Kaprun has a good number of Après Ski bars and restaurants offering both traditional and modern cuisine. With the newly refurbished Baum Bar at the bottom of the Maiskogel mountain offering a new outdoor Apres Ski restaurant and night club, you are guaranteed a good time or head into the village and the Pavillon bar for some dancing on the tables or for live music an off-piste bar. Kaprun offers a wide range of accommodation from 5* spa hotels to self-catered apartments. Ski schools offer a range of lesson and course options and one has childcare facilities for the smallest of skiers.