Schmittenhohe is a great skiing area for families. Can highly recommend, good lifts and connections, slopes are both easy, moderate and difficault which makes it attractive for everybody.
Excellent skiing and facilities for all levels of skiers. Some great restaurants on the pistes too. The ski school was very good too.
In spite of the great number of skiers meeting at Schmittenhohe the great number of lifts and gondolas made it easy to find the best way to enjoy skiing or snowboarding.
Had to start skiing there as my son's ski classes began there. Ok to get to on full free bus but City Express is easier. Nice set up though with the escalator.
The Schmittenhohe ski area sits above Zell am See and has great views over the lake and town. The lift system is modern and fairly efficient although some of the feeder lifts can have large queues during peak periods. The ski area has just about enough to keep you occupied for two or three days but be warned the mountain is full of intermediate skiers traversing the slopes in unpredictable manner resulting in cut up slopes by midday. Head over to the Sonnealm area as the pistes are much quieter or stick to the black valley runs as the average visitors tend to leave them alone.Having said all that, the mountain is great for beginners and families.
A great place for skiing, suitable for beginners and more experienced skiers, with plenty of panoramic pistes and excellent facilities.
Best place we found for Wiener Schnitzel! A largish, traditional resto with a focused menu and a decent wine list.
The trip up in the new cable car is an experience on its own. A very smooth ride that takes no time at all. Once up the view are something to experience and are everywhere you look. The peace and quiet have to be seen and heard. (Silence is golden). Plenty of places to eat with a great choice of food and drink. The cable car travels up and down regularly, so if you miss one, it's not long till the next. Certainly a great day out with plenty of walks. For the energetic, you can get the cable car up and walk back down. about a 3 1/2hr walk, (I've heard).
Overt the years of going to zell for skiing is nice to see that the tradition is still been kept on this slips as others in the area are becoming more commercialised. Cab recommend most restaurants on the slopes
I went there for my first snowsport holiday and I found it to be a great place for beginners. There is a nice number of good easy slopes, and some easy to grasp reds for the later part of the week. The lifts are good quality and fairly fast, and the restaurants aren't too expensive. The only issue is that it was a little crowded with some queueing at times, especially in the morning. I recommend the Berg Hotel for lunch.