Montafon austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Montafon Austria.
Montafon Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Austrian ski resort Montafon lies at ? metres altitude in the ? region of the Austrian ?? snow cannons ensure artificial Montafon snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around ? of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Montafon (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of ?km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. Montafon ski season runs from December to May.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Montafon Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 79 runs ?km |
51% |
Advanced Trails
 39 runs ?km |
25% |
Expert Trails
 34 runs 34km |
22% |
Montafon Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | £165 - £? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Montafon Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 152km |
| total length of Montafon trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 12km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Montafon ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | ?m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | ?m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1000m |
| centre of Montafon ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | ?m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v ?m |
| 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 Montafon
Skiing Montafon you'll enjoy 152 pistes and trails and that means approximately 152km of ski runs. Montafon lifts number 38 with the capacity to uplift ? skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Montafon is over 12km long.
Montafon Ski Area
Montafon ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 51% intermediate, 25% advanced ski slopes and 22% for expert skiers - the most difficult Montafon piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Montafon after dark.
Montafon for skiing gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Montafon
If you snowboard Montafon you'll want to know that, of the 38 ski lifts in total, 12 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Montafon snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Montafon snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and ? half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), ? quarter pipe and ? boardercross courses.
Montafon for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Montafon Apres Ski
The apres ski Montafon scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
? apres ski bars ? restaurants ? bowling ? night club ? cinema ? billiards / pool ? games room ? concert ? indoor swimming ? outdoor heated pools ? saunas ? hot tubs ? solariums ? masseurs ? indoor ice skating ? outdoor ice skating ? indoor sports centre ? indoor tennis ? squash racquetball ? sleigh rides ? ballooning ? horse riding ? prepare winter walks ? climbing ? golf ? fishing ? museum ? library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Montafon for apres ski gets ? stars out of 5 overall
More Montafon Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Montafon resort - ski Montafon by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Montafon ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Montafon ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Montafon 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. Montafon ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Montafon for snow gets ? stars out of 5 overall