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Zell am See, Austria

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About Zell am See

Village 765 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 765 m and its top at 1,963 m. It has 59 km of runs and 27 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,205 m, from 1,963 m to 758 m. For beginners and families: 47% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 11 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 1.5 m at the top (1,963 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Zell am See.

Zell am See is the administrative capital of the Zell am See District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Located in the Kitzbühel Alps, the town is an important tourist destination due to its ski resorts and shoreline on Lake Zell. While Zell am See has been a favoured winter and summer resort for the European aristocracy since the 19th century, it is known as a hub of the international jet set today. Today, Zell am See is an internationally renowned holiday destination and one of the most important summer and winter sports resorts in Austria and an important transport hub in the region.

From the Wikipedia article Zell am See, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 758 m to 1,963 m: 1,205 m of vertical. 59 km of runs and 27 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Schmittenhöhe Zell am See.

Runs
Beginner (green)1.1 km
Easy (blue)27 km
Intermediate (red)21 km
Advanced (black)10 km
Expert0.6 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars8
Chairlifts10
Drag lifts7
Magic carpets2

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

47% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Hallenbad Zell Am See, 0.4 km
  • an ice rink: Eishalle Zell am See, 0.4 km
  • a ski school: Outdo, 0.3 km
  • childcare: TEZ Zentrum für Tageseltern Salzburg, 0.2 km

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From Chicago: about 16 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Munich Airport (MUC), direct. About 19 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Zell am See, 208 km.

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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m5°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m6°C
Wed 21Oct01 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Thu 22Oct02 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°C
Fri 23Oct02 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Sat 24Oct03 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°C
Sun 25Oct02 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Mon 26Oct02 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase765 mMid1,364 mTop1,963 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.3 m-4°C
Dec0.5 m0.6 m0.8 m-8°C
Jan0.8 m0.9 m1.2 m-10°C
Feb1.0 m1.1 m1.5 m-7°C
Mar1.0 m1.2 m1.5 m-4°C
Apr0.6 m0.9 m1.4 m1°C
Maynonenone0.9 m3°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to MUC, then 3h by road. About 16h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to MUC, then 3h by road. About 16h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,440–£2,535 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£440–£915
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£205–£340
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Lift pass5 days£300–£400
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£150–£250
Total£1,440–£2,535

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Zell am See

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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