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Austria - Salzburg Super Ski Card - Day Trips to Kaprun, Kitzbuhel and Saalbach

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Even more resorts to choose from! For about £60 extra it's possible to replace the Ski Amade Season Pass with the Salzburg Super Ski Card. It is very difficult to drag ourselves from the paradise that is Gastein but we manage it somehow. With a car and a willing driver it is possible to hit the slopes in a massive range of resorts. Some big world class names are only about an hour away.  Kaprun with its glacier, Kitzbuhel and Saalbach were our first three targets. High up on the Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See down below in December Up on the glacier Lunchtime on the Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun and the Kitzsteinhorn was our first venture. About an hour away on a good road it was an excellent option pre-xmas when the snowfall was very limited. They were even making snow on the glacier! Of course, it can get very busy when other resorts are struggling but it was very tolerable in December. The car parks are massive and in High Season you need a bus to get to th...