PISTE MAP
SKI Area
Kaprun, Austria is the ideal ski destination for all ability skiers. The Maiskogel mountain offers some fantastic family friendly tree-lined skiing and a nice respite between the trees when the weather comes in up on the glacier.
The Kitzsteinhorn glacier is the place to head in the Kaprun ski area. Since early 2000 there is now a new tri-cable gondola (Gipfelwelt 3000) from the town centre which means you won't need to catch any buses to ski Kaprun's mighty high altitude glacier rising up to over 3,000m with stunning panoramic viewing platforms - it's well worth a visit even if you don't ski.
Whilst the majority of the glaciers slopes are wonderful intermediate runs there is a lower learning section as well as the recently opened Black Mamba piste. With a gradient of 32% this can be an exhilarating black slope and is proving popular already. The ski area has started to promote itself for freeriding (off-piste).