There are excellent nursery slopes in the village center, and a large ice-rink. Zell am See is an unusually pretty medieval market town dating back to the eighth century on the shores of a beautiful lake. There is skiing both locally and a short bus ride away at Kaprun, best known as a summer-ski resort. Steps have been taken recently to reduce traffic both in the town by way of a new tunnel and human traffic trying to reach the slopes by extending and modernising one of the principle lifts, the Areitbahn gondola. For families with teenagers, the nightlife can be boisterous but expensive.
Small children are well catered for.
There is a kindergarten for those aged 12 months or over. And the ski schools will give lessons to children over three. May. After skiing, teenage members of the family will be clamoring to join the seething throngs of local youngsters in the various bars, which spill out on to the pavements. The locals are friendly and almost all speak English.