Located in the very center of the Alps at the foot of the High Tauern, Zell am See is one of the main cities of the local skiing center with over 130 km of downhill tracks. Picturesque Lake Zell and the mountain of Kitzsteinhorn make this place very popular among tourists even in summer.
One of the most important attractions in Zell am See is the alpine reseort receiving hundreds of thousands skiers every year. Thanks to the glacier, the skiing season is long allowing the use of slopes until late spring. The center offers tracks of different difficulites, some of them with homologation FIS. The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and the FIS Snowboard World Cup are frequently organized here.
The city also has good accomodation and gastronomic facilities. Many hotels and resorts are equipped with spa centers, swimming pools, and other conveniences. In summer,
