Your guide to St Anton Ski Resort in Austria

(1304m - 2811m)

★★	Beginner
★★★	Intermediate
★★★★★	Advanced
★★★★★	Off-Piste
★★★★★	Snowboarding
★★★★	Snow Reliability
★★★	Extent
★★★★★	Apres-Ski
★★★	Mountain Restaurants
★★★	Scenery
★★★★	Village Charm
★★	Non-Skiers

Ski Lifts	42
Resort Altitude	1304m
Pistes	127kms
Ski Range	1304m – 2811m
Green Runs	–
Blue Runs	19
Red Runs	18
Black Runs	6

Local Lift Pass	–
Area Lift Pass	€193 – €275 (6 days)
Transfer Time	Innsbruck 1hr 30mins
Transfer Day	Saturday
Tourist Board	Website
Weather	View detailed snow forecast for St Anton at: snow-forecast.com Snow Report
Webcam	Webcam
Piste Map	Piste Map

The Slopes

The Arlberg region has 280kms of slopes to explore with St Anton having 127 kms locally. St Anton’s slopes are divided roughly into 3 equal sectors. The first sector is Kapall-Gampen which is accessed directly from the village.

From the village a 4 seater chair lift whisks you up to the mid station at Gampen and another chairlift takes you further up to Kapall which is set at an altitude of 2330m. The piste map will show lots of blue runs in this area (especially leading down from Gampen) but a constant criticism of the resort is that it understates the difficulty of many of its runs and many of these blues should be classified as red runs. However confident intermediates will love this terrain which incidentally also becomes heavily mogulled at the end of the day.

Linked to Gampen is the Galzig  sector which can be accessed either at village level or higher up. From Galzig a cable car gives access to the Valluga area which offers some serious steep runs and great off piste. It is this area that attracts so many expert skiers from around the world and is the reason why St Anton holds its cult status regarding off piste terrain. From Galzig it is also possible to ski down to the village of St Christoph.

The final section is Rendl which is on the other side of the village and is accessed by gondola, this section is generally much quieter. There are a number of blue and red runs here, however the only way back to St Anton is via a red run. Less confident intermediates will need to take the gondola back down.

St Anton generally is a resort aimed at the confident intermediate and expert skier. There are beginner slopes which are situated by the Nasserien gondola but then progression is difficult, as easy blue slopes are limited, to just a few around the mid station at Gampen.

Apres-Ski

Where to start! St Anton is almost as well known for is lively nightlife as is its apres ski.

Jolly Austrian styled apres ski starts early afternoon on the slopes above the village in two of St Anton’s most famous bars, namely the Krazy Kangaruh and the Mooserwirt. In both of these bars the music is loud, the singing even louder and dancing on tables is a must. Remember however you do still need to ski back down to the village. There are numerous bars in the village with the most notable being The Funky Chicken, Postkeller and Scotty’s which are all in full swing by late afternoon. There are also a host of nightclubs some of which stay open until 6.00am !!

Eating Out

There are many good restaurants, some of which are situated in St Anton’s hotels.

Hotels such as the Hotel’s Alte Post and the Hotel Schwarzer Adler restaurant both serve up a mixture of Austrian, German and Swiss cuisine to an excellent standard. Other non hotel based restaurants include the Hazienda, which serves steaks and seafood, the Kandahar that does Asian food and for pizza a trip to Pomodoro’s is essential. Many of the bars such as The Funky Chicken and Scotty’s do cheap and cheerful food if you are on a budget and often continue to serve up until late.

Other Activities

There’s a lot of variety in St Anton and the first must do is to try out the free 4km floodlight toboggan run from Gampen to Nasserien which takes about 15 minutes.

In the centre of St Anton there is also the modern Arlberg–well.com wellness centre which has 3 swimming pools, saunas, a fitness studio and massage treatments. There is also an artificial ice rink in front of the centre for ice skating and curling. Ten pin bowling can also be found in St Anton at the Arl.rock bowling alley where you can also purchase food and drinks. Finally for the more romantic amongst you horse drawn sleigh rides through the Verwall Valley can be booked at the nearby village of Oberdorf.

Ski School

The Ski School Arlberg and Ski School St Anton both offer group skiing lessons for both adults and children which can be booked for any number of days. Prices range from €70 for one day to €247 for 6 days. Groups must have a minimum of 5 persons and lessons last for 4 hours. Private lessons can be booked for 2 hours up to 6 hours at a cost of €174 - €334 respectively with each additional adult costing €20.

The Ski School Arlberg has offices located by the main Gampen and Nasserein lifts and the Ski School St Anton office can also be found located by the Gampen lift next to the Arlberg-well.com Centre.