Kitzsteinhorn (Zell am See-Kaprun)
Salzburg (Hohe Tauern) · Austria
Kitzsteinhorn (Zell am See-Kaprun) is a ski resort in Salzburg (Hohe Tauern), Austria. It averages around 600 cm of snow a season on a High-alpine glaciated snowpack. The season typically runs Oct-Jun (glacier).
Skiing 8+ months a year; big early-season powder venue when the rest of the Alps is bare
10-day forecast
4 cm total · best window Thursday, Oct 22 (1d, 3cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 768 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Thursday, Oct 22 — Lean (15). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 13.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,029 m
- Base
- 768 m
- Vertical
- 2,261 m
- Terrain
- 61 km (Maiskogel-Langwied-Glacier link)
- Avg annual snow
- 600 cm
- Typical season
- Oct-Jun (glacier)
- Snow climate
- High-alpine glaciated
- Type
- Lift-served (glacier)
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