HISTORY ...

The path from a simple farm to one of the most successful family businesses in the SalzburgerLand:

Our grandfather, Sebastian Mayrhofer, was one of the pioneers of Zauchensee as a ski resort. As one of 6 land owners in Zauchensee, Sebastian, who farmed the Gross-Taxer-Gut in Radstadt - known by the locals as the "Taxer Wastl", recognized the increasing interest in winter tourism and, as much as anything else, saw the optimal natural features for a ski area on the Zauchensee Alm. Sebastian was one of few farmers to take a broader world view of things, joining 6 other investors in founding the Zauchensee Lift Company. Back at that time, he did everything in his power to convince his 5 alpine neighbors of the idea of constructing several lifts in the Zauchensee hill country. In this regard, we should also mention Benedikt Scheffer, known by his friends as "Scheffer Dik", was a driving force and major investor in the Zauchensee Lift Co.

(above photos: postcard view of Zauchensee in 1960; right: the "Alpenhof" in 1970)

The reason that creation of the lift company was so important for our family business is clear: only through the construction of the lifts and development of the ski area would our success become possible. The ski area, after all, is the key element of our infrastructure!

In 1962 and together with grandmother, Elisabeth Mayrhofer, the tenants of the "Lift Inn" laid the foundation for the very successful family business we know today. With the participation of parents Anita and Sebastian Mayrhofer, as well as aunt Marlies Mayrhofer, the last 35 years have seen a simple farm transformed into 3 hospitality establishments, one of which is the Salzburger Hof.

(above photos: postcard view of the hills around Zauchensee in 1950; right: the "Salzburgerhof" in 1985).