has anyone been to obertauern?

thinking about booking for here for 2010 and after reading about it it sounds similar to obergurgl/hochgurgl which we thought was brilliant :D just wonderered if anyone can help many thanks

I'll get back to you next weekend, off on Saturday!

thanks bennyboy will look forward to what you have to say

NO problemo. i've been there in the summer for a day and it seemed pretty cool, but empty obviously lol.

not a resort with much tough skiing but should keep me happy for a week, forecast looks good (and cold) so cant wait!!

been to Obertuern twice, both times the week before Xmas and had a good time there,There is about 170 km of mainly red runs and can keep most skiers amused for a week, The skiing is in a bowl so you can ski round the village both ways. In a lot of the hotels it is ski in ski out .Most of the runs are above the tree line so it can be a bit soul-less but I liked it and would go back
http://www.obertauern.com/

thanks for reply daved have been to obergurgl/hochgurgl this january and most of hochgurgl is above treeline but it was lovely and no queues at the lifts which is a big bonus what are the queues like there?

the first time I was there there was NO snow anywhere else within 50 miles so it was busy at weekends but they are modern 5 and 6 seater lifts so the queues weren't too bad

Hi
I have been to both Obertauern and Obergürgl. I enjoyed both resorts and the skiing was excellent but they are not the same at all. Obergürgl is a small compact village,really cosy and very traditional. Obertauern is a purpose built resort , and more similar to some French resorts than anywhere else in Austria.There are quite a lot of higher rise large hotels and apartments with not much Austrian character. It is quite a large and sprawling resort and can be quite windy. I suppose the only thing they have in common is snow sure skiing. I went to Obertauern at the end of April / early May and was still grounded one day by extreeme bad snow and wind.Obviously it sounds as though you are wanting a high alt resort , if that is because you are skiing early or late season then Obertauern could be the right choice, but generally within the main part of the season there are lots of other more interesting resorts to choose. I live in Leogang which is linked with the skicircus ( Saalbach/Hinterglemm) and also close to the lesser known resorts of Maria Alm , linked with Hintermoos/Dienten/Mulbach . Bothe these areas are really big and varied.Hope this is of some help.