Obertauern is a winter sports resort in the Austrian province of Salzburg. Obertauern is one of the most visited winter sports resorts in Austria with a wide range of slopes for Skiers, snowboarders and cross-country skiers.
With around 950,000 overnight stays per year, of which 95% are in winter, and around 9,000 guest beds, Obertauern is an important tourist area.
Skiing is the most common sporting activity in Obertauern, but snowboarding is also popular. The ski area includes around 100 km of groomed slopes and 26 lifts. The slopes are marked with colours that indicate the level of difficulty, as is usual elsewhere. Blue (61 %) for easy slopes, red (35 %) for medium and black (4 %) for difficult sections of the slope, with the slope along the Gamsleiten 2 chairlift being the second steepest slope in Austria.
Non-skiers can take a trip up the mountain with any chairlift or gondola lift. Descents down the mountain are only possible with the Zehnerkarbahn, the Plattenkarbahn and the Grünwaldkopfbahn.
Since the lifts are located around the village, there is the possibility of a so-called Tauern Circuit, which can be ridden both anti-clockwise (green signs) and clockwise (red signs). Ski bridges have been built to cross the Katschbergstrasse (B99). The Tauernrunde can be started at any lift and ends at the starting point.
For Cross-country skier There are more than 26 km of groomed cross-country ski trails, most of which are on the Gnadenalm, where there is also a toboggan run in winter.
The Summer tourism is of secondary importance in Obertauern. The town is the starting point for hikes along the Central Alpine Trail; the Oberhütte in the direction of Styria and the Südwiener Hütte in the direction of Flachau can both be reached in 2 hours on foot. Furthermore, a motorcycle meeting takes place in Obertauern every year in August and September. Nevertheless, many hotels and shops are closed during the summer season.
Obertauern has a sports center for various sports. Among other things, there are two indoor tennis courts with sprung floors, three squash courts, a badminton court, three fully automatic bowling alleys, a strength and fitness center with cardio area, multi-purpose halls and three billiard tables. There is also a 600 m² vitality center and sports medical care available. Olympic champion Hermann Maier and downhill world champion Michael Walchhofer also used to train in the high altitude training center in Obertauern between the Ski World Cup races.
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