You can find all the important key facts about Obertauern here. From colour codes and logos to the most important numbers.

• The village and mountains of Obertauern lie between 1,740 and 2,526 metres above sea level
• Obertauern is madeup of the communities of the valley villages of Tweng and Untertauern
• Guest beds: approx. 9,500
• Overnight stays: approx. 1,085,106
• Obertauern, Tweng and Untertauern each have only 250 inhabitants and over 2,500 employees.
• The B99 federal road runs through Obertauern and has a total length of 114 km.
  In Roman times, this road was an important north-south connection and therefore a heavily frequented trade route.
• The border between Lungau and Pongau runs along the top of the pass.
• Johann Habersatter is the mayor of the municipality of Untertauern and Franz Kaml is the mayor of the municipality of Tweng.
• In 1965, the Beatles filmed winter and ski scenes in Obertauern for the film "Help"
• Postbus route 280 runs from Tamsweg via Obertauern to Radstadt.

• Obertauern is the snowiest winter sports resort in Austria = guaranteed snow from November to May
• The ski area in Obertauern lies between 1,630 and 2,313 metres above sea level.
• 11 cable car operators for 19 chairlifts, 6 T-bar lifts and one conveyor belt
• 51,678 people per hour are transported by 26 lifts.
• 100 km of ski pistes
• 26 km of cross-country ski trails
• 25 piste machines - one costs approx. € 500,000
• 390 snow cannons and snow lances
• The first snow cannon was at Krings Bergbahnen
• The landmark & steepest piste in Obertauern is Gamsleiten 2
• Ski lifts that can be used by pedestrians: Zehnerkarbahn, Plattenkarbahn, Grünwaldkopfbahn, Edelweißbahn.
• Night skiing: Monday and Thursday from 19:00 to 22:00 at the Edelweißbahn (valid from a ski pass of 1.5 days)
• Good morning skiing: Every Wednesday from 08:30 a.m. lift operation on the Zehnerkar, Achenrain and Gamsleitenbahn 1 lifts
• 28 January 1950 saw the opening of the Plattenkar T-bar lift as a diesel-powered platter lift.
• The first chairlift was the Grünwaldkopf lift and was opened in 1953.

Obertauern Tourist Office | Pionierstraße 1 | 5562 Obertauern | +43 (6456)7252 | info@obertauern.com | www.obertauern.com

In the house of the guest are

• tourist office
• Congress Centre
• Kindergarten
• Obertauern Lift Association

Congress Centre (enquiries directly to the tourist office)

• Tauernsaal 40 up to a maximum of 350 people
• smaller seminar room bix max. 60 people