Schruns austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Schruns Austria.
Schruns Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1922 the Austrian ski resort Schruns lies at 2300 metres altitude in the Vorarlberg region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Schruns ski area is not snow sure. Over 25 snow cannons ensure artificial Schruns snow making covers 14km of ski trails, which equates to around 33 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Schruns (Austria) is Zürich at a distance of 144km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Schruns ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Ernest Hemmingway visited this Montafon Region village in 1925, 25 years before the first lift was built. He fell in love with the place, located close to Swiss and Italian borders. Most of the skiing today is above 1850 M, reached by chair or cable car from the village. So its low altitude is not normally a practical problem, and it's an excellent run down when snow cover is complete.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Schruns Austria
Beginner Trails
 1 runs 0km |
5% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs 32km |
58% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs 10km |
29% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
5% |
Schruns 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) | €149.5 - €187 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Schruns Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 42.5km |
| total length of Schruns trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 12km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S W |
| direction Schruns ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2300m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 700m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 700m |
| centre of Schruns ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1600m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1600m |
| 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 Schruns
Skiing Schruns you'll enjoy 17 pistes and trails and that means approximately 42.5km of ski runs. Schruns lifts number 14 with the capacity to uplift 14400 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Schruns is over 12km long.
Schruns Ski Area
Schruns ski area has 5% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 58% intermediate, 29% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult Schruns piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Schruns after dark.
Schruns for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Schruns
If you snowboard Schruns you'll want to know that, of the 14 ski lifts in total, 4 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Schruns snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Schruns snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Schruns for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Schruns Apres Ski
The apres ski Schruns scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Solarium, Indoor Tennis.
Schruns for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Schruns Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Schruns resort - ski Schruns by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Schruns ski resort is also known as Montafon Hochjoch and has the following common misspellings:
Schruns ski area has ski slopes which face S W
The direction which the various Schruns 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. Schruns ski resort has ski slopes facing S W.
Schruns for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall