Slope Breakdown
Obertauern at a glance
Obertauern is a ski resort in Austria, part of the Obertauern area. It offers 100 km of slopes served by 26 lifts, with skiing between 1,630 m and 2,315 m (685 m vertical). That makes it the 32nd largest of the 49 ski resorts in Austria listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Obertauern is particularly beginner-friendly: about 61% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 17 cm of new snow at the top (2,315 m) in the next 3 days, 11 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Obertauern, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Salzburg (SZG) — about 73 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 72 EUR (2026/27 season). Obertauern day pass.
About €0.72 per km of piste the pass covers (100 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Obertauern
Rules for a car in Austria, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Vignette, plus tunnel and Brenner tolls. 1-day vignette (digital only) €9.60, 10-day vignette (digital or sticker) €12.80, 2-month vignette (digital or sticker) €32.00
Winter tyres
Required in wintry conditions, 1 Nov to 15 Apr
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Oct to 31 May (up to 3.5 t, rear sticker, 80/100 km/h)
Obertauern resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Obertauern
Obertauern is a winter sports destination in the Radstädter Tauern, in Austria's Salzburger Land, and it has an unusual administrative shape: the resort is divided between two communities, Tweng and Untertauern.
Resort Highlights
A resort shared by two communities
Obertauern is a winter sports destination in the Radstädter Tauern, in Austria’s Salzburger Land, and it has an unusual administrative shape: the resort is divided between two communities, Tweng and Untertauern. That detail matters less to the visitor than to the map-maker, but it explains something about the place. Obertauern is not an old village that grew a ski area; it is a resort in its own right, shared between two communities rather than centred on a single historic settlement.
High base, high confidence
The resort offers 100 km of pistes served by 26 lifts, and the elevations are what make the offer. The base is at 1,630 m, a high village base, and the lifts reach 2,315 m. The vertical of 685 m is modest, but it sits entirely above 1,600 m and the top station clears 2,200 m, which together earn the snow-sure tag on this site. In practical terms this is a resort for the ends of the season: early December and April are safer bets here than at lower Austrian villages. Twenty-six lifts for 100 km is a comfortable ratio, and the site tags them as modern. The difficulty split is not recorded in our data.
Skiing and après-ski, little else
The three tags this site records for Obertauern are snow reliability, modern lifts and après-ski, and the absence of the traditional-character and scenic-views tags is as telling as the presence of the others. This is a resort chosen for what happens on the slopes and afterwards, not for a picturesque old centre. With 100 km on 26 lifts and a modest vertical, everything is close at hand, and the evening is close too.
Who it suits
Obertauern makes most sense for skiers who put snow first: groups booking early or late, families who want to be sure the runs home are open, and anyone who has been caught out by a thin December at a low village. The modern lift network means little time is wasted, and the après-ski tag means the day does not end when the lifts close. Skiers looking for a long-vertical challenge or a scenic old village should read the numbers and tags accordingly: a 685 m vertical and no traditional-character tag point elsewhere.
Practical
Salzburg airport is roughly 73 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April, and the altitude makes the shoulder months a better bet than at lower resorts. We do not hold an official website for the resort in our data.
Frequently asked questions about Obertauern
The resort is divided between two communities, Tweng and Untertauern, in the Radstädter Tauern in the Salzburger Land.
The base is at 1,630 m and the lifts reach 2,315 m, so the whole area lies above 1,600 m and the top clears 2,200 m. That altitude is the basis of the snow-sure tag.
No. The site does not tag it for traditional character; its tags are snow reliability, modern lifts and après-ski, and the resort is shared between two communities rather than centred on an old village.
Yes. With all skiing above 1,600 m and a top station at 2,315 m, December and April are safer bets here than at lower Austrian resorts.
The site tags Obertauern for après-ski, so expect a lively evening scene.
Obertauern has 100 km of marked slopes: 61 km easy (blue), 35 km intermediate (red), 4 km expert (black), served by 26 ski lifts.
The skiing in Obertauern ranges from 1,630 m at the base to 2,315 m at the top — a vertical drop of 685 m.
The ski season in Obertauern typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Obertauern is well suited to beginners. About 61% of the slopes (61 km) are easy blue runs.
Obertauern has 4 km of expert (black) slopes — about 4% of the total.
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