Overview 
Zauchensee is little known place but is a true jewel in the Austrian crown. There is fantastic skiing on our doorstep and linked access to a huge variety of skiing areas, all covered by one lift pass. The resort itself is superbly located amongst the surrounding mountains so gets great snow conditions year after year. Wide open slopes and no queues explain why it is a training ground for National Ski Teams and has produced so many Austrian champions.
Zauchensee is a friendly village with a choice of authentic Austrian restaurants and bars with a traditional "chocolate box" feel. Its has a new 4 km tobogan run for this season providing even more fun. Click on the images below choosing either Fash or Quicktime to see 3D panoramic interactive pictures of Zauchensee. Also have a look at the details below to learn more about the region, the skiing and the slopes!
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Ski Amade
Skiing in the Ski amade region offers unbeatable choice. Zauchensee and its immediate neighbours form part of the Austria's largest ski and snowboard area, and offers some truly great skiing and boarding for families and groups of friends. The area spans over 25 separate ski locations with over 850kms of piste and 271 lifts and masses of inter-connecting ski slopes to suit all levels of skier, from beginner to expert.
Snow sure
Zauchensee village itself sits high in the mountains at 1300m, the town itself sits in the valley floor with the slopes extending well above the tree-line to 2400m. Zauchensee with its north facing slopes gets much better snow coverage than many of its neighbours, and other resorts at similar altitude. This means the snow often lasts well into May, and the conditions are often significantly better than the snow reports would suggest.
Skiing in Zauchensee
Zauchensee is a very charming friendly resort with many tree-lined runs and a diverse range of skiing that will entertain all levels and tastes for weeks! The mountain is very well featured and provides not only many miles of excellent skiing, but wonderful scenery for touring too. Families and beginners are very well catered for and experts have a wealth of skiing available to them as well, on and Off Piste.
AesthetikerCrew in Zauchensee from Aesthetiker on Vimeo.
Snowboarding in Zauchensee
Zauchensee is a fabulous resort for snow boarders of all levels. As well as the tree lined pistes, there are plenty of Off Piste areas to enjoy. A neighbour of Zauchensee is the superb area of Flachauwinkl, the home of "The Absolut Park". "The Absolut Park" (Home to the ATOMIC Freestyle competition) is a snowboarder/free style skiers paradise. You can more or less ski/board on everything you see. There are all kinds of ramps, rails, jumps and kickers as well as a half pipe. The Freeride terrain and Off Piste is also excellent in this resort, and Zauchensee is the seasonal choice of residence for many professionals. Have a look at the video below or alternatively Click here to see the the Spring Battle video
Beginner Skiing in Zauchensee
The resort has a great deal to offer beginners, and the range of inexpensive children's facilities that really helps Zauchensee stand out from the crowd. A good range of kids clubs and nursery slopes, as well as circuits of gentle runs for easy cruising, and hardly any drag lifts (great for beginners), make it a very popular choice for beginner skiers, boarders and families.
Advanced, Experienced & Extreme Skiers
As well as the fantastic off track and off piste adventures that are available in Zauchensee we offer a trip (conditions permitting) to The Dachstein Super Park and glacier for snowboarders and alpine skiers (the season here can start as early as August). This area is setting new standards in the construction of fun parks: rails, kickers, corners - everything to make the hearts of snowboarders and free skiers beat faster. The events (e.g. the "Pleasure Jam" in the autumn) are "THE" meeting point for the stars of the skiing & boarding scene! If it's good enough for the Warren Miller ski film you won't be disappointed.
"Austria's National Ski Tour": the Dachstein crossing also commences on the Dachstein. A further 15 tours nearby and anyone on the Dachstein should not miss out the experience of the "Freeride Edelgriess". Sure-footedness and advanced ability are required to weave your way over the south mountain, back to Ramsau. In insider circles, it rates as the best freeride descent in the Alps. The famous Falk Skiatlas has rated the Dachstein Tauern Region with its Dachstein Superpark in the category " Best for snowboarders" internationally in the top 3! You may want to just visit the area just to take in the breath-taking views and scenery. As this area is a glacier, the skiing season starts in the autumn. Take a look at the high altitude camera or the low altitude 3D cameras from here.... that you control with your mouse! Please skimail us for details on our trips.
Summer in Zauchensee
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Wakeboarding and Mountain Bikiing
Here at Strims we can also arrange tailor-made wakeboarding and mountain bike trips, with or without training, for complete beginners to experienced riders through out the summer season. Contact Us for more information.
Ski Amade Facts and Figures
| Top Lift | 1350m-2200m |
| Area Linked by lift pass | 850kms |
| Longest local run | 8km |
| Circuit | 65km |
| Lifts | 270 |
| Cross Country | 120km |
| Beginner runs | 41% |
| Inter and advanced | 59% |
| Off piste | 8/10 |
| Slope Style: Freestyle | 25% |
| Slope Style:Freeride | 75% |
| Pipes (Flachauwinkl) | 1 |
| Ski Schools | 5 |
| Trees | 43% |
| Snow Cannons | Extensive |
| Travel Fly to: | Salzburg |
| Transfer Time: | 1 hour |
| Night Bar/Disco | 2 |
