Obertauern Ski Pass: Coverage, Duration and Buying Options
Compare Obertauern ski pass durations, Season A and B windows, point cards and season products, plus where to buy and what each pass covers.
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Obertauern sells a single ski area with several ticket layers, and the choice that changes your day most is not price but coverage. Passes up to one day are valid only in Obertauern, while tickets from 1.5 days also cover the Grosseck-Speiereck area at Mauterndorf and St. Michael, and night skiing. Decide first whether your group will actually leave the Obertauern basin, then match duration to that answer.
The second decision is date-driven. The lift company splits the winter into Season A and Season B windows with different prices for the same duration, and a stay that straddles both is charged a mixed price. Check your exact arrival and departure dates against those windows before comparing multi-day totals, because the same six-day pass can fall into either band depending on when you travel.
Season A and Season B date windows and how overlapping dates are charged
The 2026/27 season is published in two price bands. Season A runs from 26 December 2026 to 8 January 2027 and again from 23 January to 2 April 2027, while Season B covers 20 November to 25 December 2026, 9 to 22 January 2027, and 3 April to 2 May 2027. These are fare windows, not a promise that every lift, link or piste will operate on every date inside them; winter operations remain conditional on snow and lift-company decisions.
If your stay overlaps both windows, Obertauern charges a mixed price rather than applying one band to the whole ticket. That matters for early-January arrivals and for anyone skiing across the 8 to 9 January boundary. Use the online ski pass calculator to price your exact dates, and treat any single-band quote you build yourself as an estimate until the calculator or a cash desk confirms it.
Hourly, half-day and multi-day tickets: what each duration actually covers
Short tickets exist for partial days: two-hour and three-hour options, a ticket valid until 1pm, one from 11am, and one from 12 noon. These suit arrival afternoons, departure mornings, or a first day when you are still collecting equipment. The 1.5-day and 2.5-day products give you a full first day plus a half-day window at one end, which often fits a weekend better than two separate day tickets.
For a full ski week, the multi-day pass is the straightforward buy, but confirm whether your chosen duration includes the departure day you intend to ski. Passes of 1.5 days and longer widen coverage to Grosseck-Speiereck and night skiing, so a skier who plans even one day away from Obertauern should not buy single-day tickets for the whole trip. Bring photo identification: passes from nine days carry a photo obligation, and youth and reduced categories can be checked at random in the ski area.
Day, multi-day, point card or season product: matching cost to ski days
Point cards suit skiers who ride few lifts or mix skiing with other plans. A 250-point card and a 400-point card are valid for two consecutive winter seasons, while a variable point card is capped at 150 points and valid for one season; points are non-transferable and usable by one person. Each lift deducts a set number of points, so a full Tauern circuit costs far more than a single beginner-lift ride.
Season products change the maths for repeat visitors. The Obertauern WinterCard and the newer 2 SeasonsCard, which also covers the 2027 summer season, are person-linked and cannot be transferred or resold. Both carry a pre-sale price before early December and a higher normal price afterwards, and family discounts apply when cards are bought for the two oldest children first. If you ski fewer than roughly two weeks, a multi-day pass is usually the simpler comparison, and readers weighing that trade-off elsewhere can look at the Ischgl Ski Pass for how VIP versus regional coverage is priced.
Validity, KeyCard deposit and purchase channels
Passes are issued on reusable KeyCards with a small deposit added at purchase, so keep the card if you plan to return or hand it back at the end of the trip to recover the deposit. Passes up to one day stay inside Obertauern; from 1.5 days they also cover Grosseck-Speiereck in Mauterndorf and St. Michael and night skiing. If you are skiing only the Obertauern basin, a short-duration ticket is not a lesser product, just a narrower one.
You can buy at lift ticket offices in Obertauern, through the online ticket shop, at vending machines, and at selected sales points such as Raiffeisenbank Lungau in Obertauern. Reduced tickets for disabled skiers can only be purchased on site, not online, so plan that queue into your first morning. The full LUNGO and Salzburg SuperSkiCard ticket ranges are also sold at Obertauern cash desks, but their own prices and coverage sit outside the local tariff.
Children, youth and reduced fares, plus group and school-group rules
Age categories are defined by birth year, not by appearance. Children are those born 2011 to 2020, youth are born 2008 to 2010, and the reduced category covers seniors born 1962 or earlier plus disabled skiers with at least 70% disability. Children up to their sixth birthday ski free when accompanied by a parent, but a ski pass is required when attending a ski course at the named local ski schools.
Groups of at least 20 adults or youths qualify for group rates, and group tickets up to three days can be bought at the cash desk without prior registration. For four days or more, the tour organiser must obtain written price confirmation from the Lift Association with participant numbers, first validity day, duration and accommodation. School groups of 20 or more paying students must always register in writing; no tickets are issued without that registration.
Plan Your Obertauern Ski Pass Purchase
Work through the decision in order: coverage first, dates second, duration third, then purchase channel. If you are staying inside Obertauern, a short or single-day ticket is enough; if Grosseck-Speiereck or night skiing is on the plan, buy from 1.5 days and check the mixed-price rule for any stay crossing the Season A and Season B boundary. For navigation across the pistes and lifts while you are there, it helps to know how to read the local trail network, so pair your ticket choice with the Obertauern ski map.
Before you travel, check the current 2026/27 fare table, the KeyCard deposit, and whether your chosen category needs photo identification or an on-site purchase. Prices and season windows are published by the Obertauern lift company and can change between winters, so consult the official Obertauern sources rather than relying on any cached figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Obertauern ski pass valid?
Passes up to one day are valid only in the Obertauern ski area. From 1.5 days, the pass also covers the Grosseck-Speiereck area at Mauterndorf and St. Michael, roughly 15km away, and includes night skiing. The full LUNGO and Salzburg SuperSkiCard ranges are sold at Obertauern cash desks but have their own separate coverage.
Can I buy a half-day or hourly Obertauern ski pass?
Yes. Obertauern publishes two-hour, three-hour, until-1pm, from-11am and from-12-noon tickets, plus 1.5-day and 2.5-day products that combine a full day with a half-day. These suit arrival afternoons or departure mornings, but they stay within Obertauern unless the ticket is 1.5 days or longer.
Do children need a ski pass for ski school in Obertauern?
Children up to their sixth birthday ride free when accompanied by a parent, but a lift ticket is required to attend a ski course at the named local ski schools. Children born 2011 or later generally need a valid ski pass or point card for ski school. Age categories are set by birth year, so check your child's year against the published table.
Where can you buy an Obertauern ski pass?
Tickets are available at lift ticket offices in Obertauern, through the online ticket shop, at vending machines, and at selected sales points such as Raiffeisenbank Lungau in Obertauern. Reduced tickets for disabled skiers can only be purchased on site rather than online, so allow time at a cash desk on arrival.
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