Kitzsteinhorn & Maiskogel (Kaprun)
Also known as Kaprun
About the area
Kaprun's Kitzsteinhorn/Maiskogel offers about 45 km of pistes split fairly evenly: roughly 18 km green and blue (39%), 13 km red, and 14 km of black, expert and freeride terrain (30%), including 7 km of marked freeride. Intermediates and confident skiers get the most out of it, with the longest single descent dropping 541 m. Beginners are served by 18 short easy runs beside a lift base, though the high share of steep terrain means care is needed when choosing routes. Families benefit from 7 gondola and cable-car lifts, so small children avoid chairlift loading.
The 21 lifts also include a funicular, 6 chairlifts, 4 T-bars and 2 platters, spanning 765 m to 3,024 m, with the longest run measuring 2,179 m. Kaprun sits about 267 m from the lifts; Zell am See is 6 km away by ski bus. There are also 13 km of cross-country trails and 4 km of floodlit piste.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 46 km
- Lifts
- 21
- Altitude
- 765–3024 m
- Vertical
- 2259 m
- Runs
- 79
- Longest run
- 2.2 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 541 m
- Night skiing
- 4.5 km
- Cross-country
- 13 km
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 7
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 13
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 18
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green1.6 km
- Blue16.3 km
- Red13.2 km
- Black6.5 km
- Freeride7.4 km
- Unclassified0.7 km
Lifts by type
- 6Gondola
- 6Chairlift
- 4T-bar
- 2Button lift
- 1Cable car
- 1Funicular
- 1Mixed lift
Official facts
Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.
- Official piste map · 2026/27
- PDF / map
- Season opens · 2026/27
- 2026-10-10
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 39% of pistes are green/blue (18 km)
- · 30% are black/expert/freeride
- · 18 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · 7 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
with caveats
- · 14 km black/expert/freeride (30%)
- · longest vertical on one run 541 m
- · 7 km marked freeride
Best forintermediatesexpertsfreeridehigh altitudeski in ski outcross country
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
At the lifts
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.
Included in passes
- Epic