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As the title suggests I have a last minute option for a week in either of the 2 resorts. Does anyone have advice on which I should choose, mainly in respect of snow conditions.
I would prefer Saalbach but wonder if this late in the season Kaprun would be a better bet given the glacier?
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I'd go to Saalbach. Bigger area and better lifts than Kaprun. We've skied it in +10°c, rain and a lot less snow. Piste maintainance was excellent and nearly everything open. Was icy in the mornings and soft in the afternoon which is going to be the same for most places in march in this weather. Kaprun's own skiing is a little out of town, 900 - 1600 metres and about 15km if that. Saalbach 1000 - 2000m and 200km. Together with the Kitzsteinhorn glacier Kaprun has 40km and the glacier area is a bit boring. Zell am See would be better skiing wise if you want to go to the glacier as well.
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mainly in respect of snow conditions
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oops! sorta missed that. The best conditions are to be found on the upper slopes of the Kitzsteinhorn glacier 
Would still vote for Saalbach though. A big area on both sides of the valley means more chance of finding good conditions.
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Saalbach. Great place and snow should be still good next week.
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to get cold next week, so Saalbach should be OK?? To get to the Kaprun glacier is a bit of pain from Kaprun village
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On snow quality alone I'd still say Kaprun but as others have said - Saalbach is much bigger and the lifts are easier to get to. Although Saalbach is around 9 deg C at the bottom lift during the day now it should be around freezing next week and below freezing overnight.
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i LOVE Kaprun, but i have skiid both in warm March weather and i would go for Saalbach
We skiid it about 5 years ago in March when the snow didnt even get down to Mid-station, but 2 of us skiing fast managed 3 days of really good skiing
KAprun you are pretty much forced to ski on the glacier with everyone else when it's warm, and Zell just seems to be slush even in January 
And Saalbach defintely has better APres
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I'd only chosse Kaprun over Saalbach if it had been a bad snow year and it hasn't.
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