St. Anton holds the crown of "Europe's liveliest ski resort" - calling itself a Weltdorf or "World Village", the resort has a genuinely international outlook.
St. Anton's skiing and boarding are legendary, attracting winter sports fans from all over the world to the Arlberg area of western Austria, one of the places where Alpine skiing began nearly a century ago. St. Anton is lift linked to St Christoph, where the snow is skiable into May, and on the same pass as Lech and Zurs (a short bus ride away). The vast ski area includes many spine tingling off-piste descents and over 160 km (100 miles) of off-piste, ungroomed routes. There is plenty of skiing for all ability levels - it's just that there's far more tough and exciting skiing than almost anywhere else.
Distance:
St. Anton lies on the Rosanna River, and is on the main east-west rail line between Austria and Switzerland.
Features
- Longest Run: 10.2 km (6.3 mi); Valluga to St. Anton
- Terrain: 262 km (161 mi) of groomed slopes in region; 36% beginner (blue), 42% intermediate (red), 22% advanced and expert (black) Plus 184 km (114 mi) of deep snow runs
- Lifts: 82 (Arlberg Ski Area)
- Types: 10 Gondolas; 38 Chairlifts (one 8 psngr, seven 6 psngr, 11 quads, 4 triples, 15 doubles); 34 T-bars
- Lift Capacity: 114,407 p/h
- Ski Season: Late November-late April or beginning of May
- Cross country: 37.5 km (23 mi) total: Stanzertal 22 km, Ferwall 10 km, St. Christoph 2.5 km, Ganderau (3km); 65 km (40 mi) in the region.
- Mountain Restaurants: 18
- Après-Ski: Ski museum; 15 cafes, 8 ice bars, 3 discos, 8 bars
- Lodging: 8,900 beds; hotels, gasthof, apartments, private pensions in St. Anton, St. Jakob, & St. Christoph. Stuben has 300 hotel beds and 340 private beds
Getting There
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By Car:
Travel from airports:
- Munich (3.5 hrs.)
- Zürich (2.5 hrs.)
- Friedrichshafen (1.5 hrs.)
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By Train:
Munich to Innsbruck, transfer with Arlberg Express to center of St. Anton; Zürich to St. Anton
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