Skiing Obertauern from Paris
Obertauern sits 1630–2313 m in Austria. Flying via SZG, then a 100 km transfer. About 5 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Above the treeline everywhere, so a whiteout leaves nowhere to ski.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
€1,430
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
SZG
About 5 hours door to door
Value rank from Paris
67 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
3.99
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Paris?
A week here works out 13% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Paris, and it comes 67th on value.
At 5 hours each way this is short enough to be worth doing over a weekend, not just as a full week — which is unusual and is most of the reason to pick it over somewhere further.
For what it is worth, Obertauern is cheapest to reach from Munich, at about €1,190 — roughly €240 less than from Paris.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €700 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €320 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €150 |
| Return flights and transfer from Paris | €260 |
| Total per person | €1,430 |
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.
Better value from Paris
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Cervinia — Italy, index 8.11€357 less
- Sestriere — Italy, index 7.86€488 less
- Les Deux Alpes — France, index 7.53€367 less
Who sells Obertauern in France
No operator on our list sells Obertauern as a package into France. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Obertauern is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.