St Anton austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in St Anton Austria.
St Anton Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1900 the Austrian ski resort St Anton lies at 2811 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m St Anton ski area is snow sure. Over 418 snow cannons ensure artificial St Anton snow making covers 102km of ski trails, which equates to around 53 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to St Anton (Austria) is Munich / München at a distance of 250km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. St Anton ski season runs from December to May.
SNO-man says
St Anton is unique amongst ski resorts in holding three legendary reputations simultaneously. First there is its world class skiing, second there is the resort's reputation for the most hedonistic nightlife in any ski resort in the world, and third there is St Anton's status as a key pioneering resort in Alpine skiing. Marketed as "the cradle of Alpine skiing", one of the first ski clubs in the Alps, the Arlberg Ski Club, was established here in 1901. Suitably St Anton hosted the World Alpine Skiing Championships a century later in 2001. Especially popular with expert and advanced skiers (It quotes 180km of additional 'off piste' terrain).
alpine downhill runs to ski in St Anton Austria
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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St Anton Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €198 - €208 |
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 St Anton Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 276km |
| total length of St Anton trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 10.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction St Anton ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2811m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1304m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1304m |
| centre of St Anton ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1507m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1507m |
| 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 St Anton
Skiing St Anton you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 276km of ski runs. St Anton lifts number 85 with the capacity to uplift 123600 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of St Anton is over 10.2km long.
SNO-man says
Dominated by the Valluga, St Anton ski resort has skiing to suit absolutely everybody with a large variety of slopes for all abilities. Part of the Arlberg Ski Pass, skiers get access to over 440km of terrain served by 80 mostly modern ski and can use the runs of St Anton , St Christoph, Stuben, Klösterle and the exclusive resorts of Lech and Zürs (not completely lift linked) . There is a regular free ski bus runs between St Anton and St Jakob. There is also a large powder-snow area with perfect conditions for snowboarding and skiing. The area is indeed vast and a true skiers paradise!
For the beginners, there are nursery slopes right next to the village and above on Gampen, some gentler blues. Intermediates much to choose from. One of the highlights being the sunny Rendl ski area which has almost exclusively red pistes (medium difficultly with maximum steepness of 40%).
There are the limitless opportunities of the Arlberg for the advanced and expert skiers. All the white spaces between the marked pistes on the piste map are off-piste trails you may access with a guide. There is even a daring descent from the Valluga peak itself, below which there are a number of fast reds and tricky blacks. Best expert pisted runs include the moguled Mattun and Schindlergrat and the Stuben trails.
St Anton Ski Area
St Anton ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult St Anton piste is the 10.2km Valluga - St Anton run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski St Anton after dark.
St Anton for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in St Anton
If you snowboard St Anton you'll want to know that, of the 85 ski lifts in total, 36 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up St Anton snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. St Anton snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
SNO-man says
Snowboarding isn’t as big as skiing in St Anton, but there is definitely a presence. The main attraction for boarders would be the endless powder routes. There is a halfpipe and snow park on the Rendl, as well as at Lech a bus trip away.
St Anton for snowboarding gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
St Anton Apres Ski
The apres ski St Anton scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
12 apres ski bars 99 restaurants 1 bowling 14 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 3 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 60 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling.
SNO-man says
St Anton has the normal selection of off-slopes sporting facilities, with a recent addition ARLBERG-well.com greatly enhancing the leisure facilities with its indoor - outdoor pool and many other health and fitness facilities. These include sauna, beauty parlour and fitness centre as well as conference and function facitlities for up to 3000 people. The Tennis Centre has three indoor courts, a squash court and there's an artificial ice rink with curling rinks, paragliding, sauna and massage. Sleigh rides are available and there is a natural toboggan run. The course usually takes about 15 minutes and toboggans may be rented.
Winter hikers will find 60km (38 miles ) of cleared walking tracks in the picturesque Verwall Valley along the banks of the Rosanna to the neighbouring village of St Jakob. Those especially obsessed with skiing will wish to visit the museum in the Arlberg Kandahar house where there are exhibits showing the development of winter tourism in the region and skiing as a whole.
St Anton for apres ski gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
More St Anton Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
St Anton resort - ski St Anton by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of St Anton ski resort is also known as St Anton St Christoph Valluga, Galzig, Kapall, Rendl and has the following common misspellings: Saint Anton, Sankt Anton, St Anoton, St Anto, St.Antonamarlberg, Stantonamarlberg
St Anton ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various St Anton 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. St Anton ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
St Anton for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall