Lech austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Lech Austria.
Lech Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1906 the Austrian ski resort Lech lies at 2811 metres altitude in the Vorarlberg region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Lech ski area is snow sure. Over 96 snow cannons ensure artificial Lech snow making covers 105km of ski trails, which equates to around 58.5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Lech (Austria) is Zürich at a distance of 200km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Lech ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
A classic resort with a long skiing history, linked to neighbouring, equally exclusive Zürs and sharing the Arlberg Pass with ski hedonists heaven, St Anton. Ski School programme includes Carving Ski Guide Ski Safari Snowboarding Telemarking.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Lech Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 42 runs 112km |
30% |
Advanced Trails
 80 runs 135km |
57% |
Expert Trails
 18 runs 18km |
12% |
Lech Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €198 - €208 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Lech Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 280km |
| total length of Lech trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Lech ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2811m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1300m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1450m |
| centre of Lech ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1511m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1511m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Lech
Skiing Lech you'll enjoy 140 pistes and trails and that means approximately 280km of ski runs. Lech lifts number 84 with the capacity to uplift 123014 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Lech is over 5.2km long.
Lech Ski Area
Lech ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 30% intermediate, 57% advanced ski slopes and 12% for expert skiers - the most difficult Lech piste is the 4.7km Langer Zug Nr.37 run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Lech after dark.
Lech for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Lech Apres Ski
The apres ski Lech scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
19 apres ski bars 79 restaurants 1 bowling 6 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 4 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 3 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 36 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 3 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling.
SNO-man says
There's plenty to do in Lech besides skiing and boarding such as sleigh rides or a spot of curling on the rink. There are three galleries to visit, a library and one hotel swimming pool open to the public (the Försterhaus). Massages, saunas and solariums are available in several hotels along with more specialised medical techniques at the medical centre.
For the more adventurous there are helicopter flights and the local paragliding school offers tandem jumps with an instructor .
On top of all this, another more unusual option in Lech is the opportunity to watch deer winter feeding at twilight from a specially built observation hide.
Lech for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Lech Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Lech resort - ski Lech by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Lech ski resort is also known as Lech and has the following common misspellings:
Lech ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Lech ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Lech ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Lech for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall