Further Afield: Kitzbühel

The larger winter resort of Kitzbühel is one-and-a-half hours away and a bit more polished than Zell and offers great skiing (though is not a glacier). At the end of January, the town hosts the famous Hahnenkamm ski race there and the town can get crowded.

Weisses Roessl (www.roesslkitz.at), right in the center of town, is a two-minute walk from the ski lifts, has beautiful rooms and a nice spa/wellness center.