Skiing and Snowboarding in Detail

The Arlberg`s lift served skiing in the St Anton area, with all its steep bowls, ridges, couloirs etc, is some of the most challenging in the world. A good number of the runs are Ski Routes and so should not be skied alone, but there is also a wealth of tricky patrolled reds and blacks to provide tremendous variety for really advanced skiers. For intermediates there are some good long reds and the really challenging red Ski Routes. The offpiste, with its extremely well snowfed slopes, is legendary and almost limitless.
For absolute beginners, apart from the fit and sporty,St Anton is not the ideal resort but of course there are short beginners slopes in the Nasserein areas from which to graduate.

A very good description of skiing in the whole Arlberg region can be found on www.ultimate-ski.com. Finally there is of course huge scope for the
Boarder throughout.

St Anton has grown vastly over the years but its character has by no means been spoilt. The modern buildings are very decorative and in keeping with the old.The former village of Nasserein, at its eastern end, is a brisk walk from the centre, St Jakob being a bit further.

Pettneu, 7 kms from St Anton`s centre, is a delightful old village, south facing and wonderfully situated directly opposite a very striking mountain and the highest in the Arlberg region, with its glacier clearly visible.The free skibus leaves every 15 minutes, taking about 12 minutes to the main lifts and 8 to Nasserein. The use of the excellent swimming pool is free for those using our accommodation.

Stuben, in the heart of the Arlberg, claims average snowfall totals of 12 metres per season and is a true Schneeloch ( snowhole ) ! It is a tiny village with just a cluster of attractive hotels, pensions, apartments and residents houses.The offpiste on the Albona is talked about as being some of the finest in the Alps and the village`s location is such that the Sonnenkopf, Zuers / Lech and St Anton areas are all quickly reached. This is a wonderful place for the dedicated skier / boarder and for families who are not looking for vibrant nightlife. Transfers from Zurich and Innsbruck, although sometimes involving more than two changes, run throughout the day direct to the village.

Of our two 3 * hotels on the outer fringes of St Anton one offers amazing value in a twin bedroom with basin only and wc, bathroom etc on the landing, at Eur . 47 halfboard per night in low and mid season, Eur . 60 high. Their standard twin rooms cost from Eur 65 LS, 75 MS and 90 HS . The other hotel charges slightly more but sometimes offers excellent last minute bargains.

Stuben has a pension ( among others ) with its own restaurant enabling you to have a threee course a la carte meal and B & B accommodation starting from about Eur . 60 per night in a twin en suite room.

Bed and Breakfast and Self Catering Accommodation

Please enquire for details whether in Pettneu or St Anton.

Ski Facts and Figures

Marked Pistes

Arlberg region 280 km pisted and patrolled. A further 180km Ski Routes, unpisted, unpatrolled. See www.stantonamarlberg.com then click winter and panoramabilder for skimaps.

Altitude

St Anton resort 1300 m. Valluga top station 2810 for offpiste routes, otherwise 2650 m

Lifts and Connecting Buses

85 total incl 10 gondolas / cablecars, 39 chair, 36 drag. Buses travel regularly to Stuben, Zuers , Lech and Kloesterle , mostly free.

Ski and Board Schools

Two main schools and other smaller ones for offpiste etc. For details see www.stantonamarlberg.com.The original skischool was the most highly regarded in the Alps and the two main ones now still set  fine standards.

Cross Country Skiing

32 km and for details see www.stantonamarlberg.com

Facilities for Children

Kinderwelt at the Arlberg skischool

HS high season, LS low season, and for precise details including low cost weeks at beginning and end of season see www.stantonamarlberg.com.

Ski Equipment Hire

Sample price - 6 or 7 days at Intersport Arlberg, adults premium skis E . 157 , economy E . 126, boots E .60, children halfprice, from 2001 much cheaper ! See www.stantonamarlberg.com.

Other Activities

Many incl swimming in an indoor pool linked to a huge outdoor one.

Eating Out

A great range of restaurants in St Anton and a small number in Pettneu. Three courses from E . 25

Apres Ski

St Anton`s nightlife is renowned with young people from all over the world descending on the resort in winter.
Pettneu is very quiet and you must take the nightbus ( E . 5 ) to St Anton, the last one returning at 3.30 a.m !

Getting to St Anton from Airports

Innsbruck - entire journeys generallly take 1 hr 40 mins to 2 hrs 20 mins

Zurich - entire journeys generally take less than 2 hrs 40 mins or in the case of half of the departures more than this.

Salzburg, Basel, Memmingen and Munich take longer.