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  1. St Anton in the evening, Austria
  2. Fireworks in St Anton Ski Resort, Austria
  3. Deep Powder in the Ski Resort of St Anton in Austria
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St Anton Facts

Village Height: 1304m

Avg. annual Snowfall: 700cm

No. of lifts: 84

Season dates: Late Nov - Late Apr

Km of piste: 280km

Terrain parks: 1

Distance to airports: Munich / München 250km

Overview of St Anton Ski Resort

One of the world’s most significant ski resorts on many levels, St Anton has perhaps the greatest claim to being the place ‘where it all began’ for downhill skiing, with ‘inventor’ of the modern technique Hannes Schneider taking his skills around the world, most notably to the US and Japan and beginning the global boom in winter sports in the 1920s and ‘30s. He also became a movie star, before being forced to flee to the US when the Nazis asked him to work for them.

Today (and indeed ever since Schneider’s time), St Anton is one of the world’s leading resorts for serious skiers – a status which few of the early destinations have managed to maintain in the modern era, as it remains predominantly a place for good skiers and boarders rather than somewhere for shoppers, spa lovers and sightseers to gather – although it can offer something for that kind of tourist too. There are hundreds of kilometres of piste on the Arlberg Pass, shared with neighbouring Lech. Indeed on your St Anton ski holiday you’ll discover that its reputation for serious skiers is so well deserved that early-intermediates may find what’s available to them rather challenging and not that extensive, despite the hundreds of kilometres in the stats. This is not just another big ski area.

There are two ski sectors, both served by new, state-of-the-art gondolas which gobble up most of the queues that can develop due to St Anton’s global popularity, the main area, linked to St Christoph, below Valuga and a smaller quieter area of Rendl. Off the slopes St Anton has yet another worldwide reputation, this time for its après ski which is full-on for longer each day than the skiing is, usually from mid-afternoon until the larger of the small hours.
So when planning your St Anton ski holiday, as the resort is now quite large, the two things to be sure of when choosing your accommodation are, how long a walk or ski bus ride is it from the nearest ski run or lift, and, unless you are intending to party all night, how close is it to the nearest loud and lively night spot?


Overview of St Anton Ski Resort

One of the world’s most significant ski resorts on many levels, St Anton has perhaps the greatest claim to being the place ‘where it all began’ for downhill skiing, with ‘inventor’ of the modern technique Hannes Schneider taking his skills around the world, most notably to the US and Japan and beginning the global boom in winter sports in the 1920s and ‘30s. He also became a movie star, before being forced to flee to the US when the Nazis asked him to work for them.

Today (and indeed ever since Schneider’s time), St Anton is one of the world’s leading resorts for serious skiers – a status which few of the early destinations have managed to maintain in the modern era, as it remains predominantly a place for good skiers and boarders rather than somewhere for shoppers, spa lovers and sightseers to gather – although it can offer something for that kind of tourist too. There are hundreds of kilometres of piste on the Arlberg Pass, shared with neighbouring Lech. Indeed on your St Anton ski holiday you’ll discover that its reputation for serious skiers is so well deserved that early-intermediates may find what’s available to them rather challenging and not that extensive, despite the hundreds of kilometres in the stats. This is not just another big ski area.

There are two ski sectors, both served by new, state-of-the-art gondolas which gobble up most of the queues that can develop due to St Anton’s global popularity, the main area, linked to St Christoph, below Valuga and a smaller quieter area of Rendl. Off the slopes St Anton has yet another worldwide reputation, this time for its après ski which is full-on for longer each day than the skiing is, usually from mid-afternoon until the larger of the small hours.
So when planning your St Anton ski holiday, as the resort is now quite large, the two things to be sure of when choosing your accommodation are, how long a walk or ski bus ride is it from the nearest ski run or lift, and, unless you are intending to party all night, how close is it to the nearest loud and lively night spot?


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