Tucked away at the end of the valley this resort is a gateway to the renowned ski area that boasts many ski champions; from Zauchensee, Austrian Olympic Silver Medallist, Michael Walchhofer; with Herman Mayer and Anna Maria Moser-Proll coming from nearby resorts of Flauchawinkl and Wagrain.
Zauchensee at 1350m is the jewel in the crown for the Ski Amade system rising to 2188m. It is a satellite area to the main town of Altenmarkt and is just an hour away from Salzburg. The hotels offer ski-in ski-out locations and all are of a very high standard offering Austrian hospitality and excellent cuisine.
The Ski Amadé system offers a wide variety of pistes, Zauchensee has the wide open slopes that dip in and out of the tree line, and even a world cup ladies
downhill course to try your skills on. Flauchauwinkl has long runs that join the Flauchau system where you can test your speed or a slalom run on a timed course, then move on to Kleinarl. Just a short drive away is the Dachstein glacier with its breath taking vista, as is the nearby resort of Schladming. With access into such a vast area there is no shortage of skiing and good reason why many national ski teams use this area for their practise plus the skiing continues into late April.
Although Zauchensee comprises mainly of hotels, there are restaurants and bars and shops dedicated to ski equipment and essential items. If you would like a shopping trip then Altenmarkt can be accessed by the free bus service. On some evenings the ski schools arrange night time activities such as night snow shoe walking, ice skating or curling.
