Obertauern or Zell am See Kaprun?
Zell am See Kaprun takes 4 of 9, with 4 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Austria
Obertauern
A snow bowl at 1,630 m where the lifts ring the village and you ski home from every direction. The most snow-sure resort in Austria at this size, and its prices know it.
Worth knowing. Above the treeline everywhere, so a whiteout leaves nowhere to ski.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £1,239 a week from London
Austria
Zell am See Kaprun
A lakeside town with the Kitzsteinhorn glacier as insurance when the low slopes fail. The two areas are separate, and the glacier gets busy exactly when you need it.
Worth knowing. The two areas are separate, and the glacier fills up exactly when you need it.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,153 a week from London
Side by side
| Obertauern | Zell am See Kaprun | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 57/100 | 59/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 100 km | 138 km |
| Top lift | 2313 m | 3029 m |
| Cost before travel | €1170 | €1075 |
| Families with young kids | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Snowboarders | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 9/10 |
| Budget and après | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Off-piste | 6/10 | 6/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.