Kaprun, Austria

Today, Austria is one of the leaders in the attendance of tourists, alpine skiers and snowboarders . A short road, excellent slopes and a variety of accommodation options: from budget apartments to fashionable five-star hotels - all this makes active holidays in Austria very popular. In the article you will learn more about one of the ski resorts in Austria - Kaprun.

At the foot of the Kitzsteinhorn mountain (3203 m high) in the Pinzgau area at an altitude of 786 m, the resort town of Kaprun is located. The peak of the mountain and serves as a visiting card of the resort, since up to the very top it is about 9 km. On the lateral spurs from Gros-Schmidinger (2957 m) to Klein-Schmidinger (2739 m) most of the trails of Kaprun are laid.

Skating in Kaprun

The skiing area for beginners skiers Kaprun is located on Mount Mayskogel (1675 m). Here are laid blue and red tracks: wide, comfortable, ideal for family or training skating, as well as working out the technique of skiing. Here in Kaprun there are training grounds for mountain ski schools and a family fan-park. About 70 hectares of high-quality trails are served by 1 cab and several dozen rope tows. From the center of the town to children's ski lifts, walk for 1-2 minutes, adults go for 10-15 minutes or you can get there by bus.

Thanks to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, the Kaprun ski resort is the only one in the Salzburg region, where you can skate all year round. From the resort in 15-20 minutes by bus you can get to the modern cabin lifts that serve the glacier. Arriving at the station Gipfelstation, you can climb higher on the rope tows. From her blue routes begin, towards the middle of the slope there are red routes that go through the Alpincenter to the valley.

At the level of the Alpine Center, there are three snow parks with an area of ​​3 hectares with 70 different elements, including a 150-meter superpipe. At an altitude of 2,900 m, there is a halfpipe. The southern part of the glacier is an area for extreme people.

All tracks are evenly distributed in terms of complexity: "blue" is about 56%, and "red" and "black" - 44%. This can be seen on the map "Map of trails resort Kaprun."

The length of all the trails in Kaprun is only 41 km, but the height difference is quite significant: from 757 to 3030 m. During the winter season, large queues form on the lifts of the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, and the tracks are overcrowded.

Ski pass in Kaprun

The cost of lifts depends on the subscription, which you use:

1. One-day ski pass for the Kitzsteinhorn-Kaprun area costs 21- 42 euros.
2. Europa Sportregion Zell am See - Kaprun (for the Pitztal region, the slopes of Kaprun and Zell am See) for two days for adults - 70-76 euros, for 6 days - 172-192 euros.
3. AllStarCard (for the territory of 10 resorts, which includes Kaprun) 1 day - 43-45 euros, and 6 days - 204 euros.
4. Salzburg Super Ski Card gives access to 23 ski areas in Salzburg.

All ski pass subscriptions provide good discounts for children, teenagers and people over 65 years of age.

Weather in Kaprun

In winter, in Kaprun, the temperature fluctuates from -12 to + 4 ° C, at night from -13 to -5 ° C, the sky is mostly cloudy, at high altitude - a strong wind. The average temperature in January is 4 ° C in the daytime and 5 ° C at night. In summer, the average temperature is 23 ° C in the daytime, and at night 13 ° C.

Among the attractions of Kaprun (Austria), visit the medieval castle, the church, the modern sports center and the museum of vintage cars. Also for recreation and entertainment there are beauty salons, restaurants, cafes and pizzerias, a children's ski school, a bowling alley and an outdoor ice rink. There are many bars and pubs in Kaprun, and the most popular place for evening entertainment is a disco in the bar "Baum Bar", where in the middle of the dance hall there is a tree.

In Kaprun, besides mountain skiing, people come to enjoy the charm of the Alps: the beauty of nature, the silence and unforgettable atmosphere.