Kitzsteinhorn

A glacier ski area with year-round snow, reached by a three-stage cable car from Kaprun. The Top of Salzburg platform at 3,029 meters is the highest accessible point in the Salzburg region. The National Park Gallery inside the mountain and the Ice Arena are additional attractions. Snow-sure skiing from October through June.

The Kitzsteinhorn above Kaprun is a year-round glacier ski area at 3,029 meters, Austria’s first when it opened in 1965, and the highest accessible viewpoint in the Salzburg region. Cable car day tickets run approximately EUR 30 to 46 depending on season; check kitzsteinhorn.at for current pricing and schedules. Kaprun is 10 km south of Zell am See, reached by bus from Zell am See train station. Combine with the Kaprun hydroelectric dam complex below for a full picture of how this valley was shaped by 20th-century infrastructure ambition.