St. Anton is a ski resort in Austria with 305 km of pistes and 85 lifts. Skiing reaches up to 2,811 m above sea level and the village sits at 1,304 m. Accommodation with lift pass included can be booked directly, you arrange your own travel there.
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St. Anton am Arlberg is the holy city of alpine skiing and one of Europe's most legendary ski resorts. This is where modern alpine technique was invented in the 1920s by Hannes Schneider, and where the world's first proper ski school was founded. A ski holiday in St. Anton is a pilgrimage to the very best the alpine world has to offer.
The Arlberg ski area, with St. Anton at its core and Lech, Zürs, Stuben and Warth included on the pass, is one of the most varied and challenging ski areas in Europe. 305 kilometres of pistes and 88 lifts give you enough to explore for several weeks and still not see it all.
St. Anton is a mecca for freeride enthusiasts. The surrounding mountains offer incredible off-piste opportunities that draw the world's best freeriders season after season. The Valluga summit at 2,811 metres, accessible with a guide, is one of the alpine world's most legendary destinations and offers breathtaking views.
The nightlife in St. Anton is every bit as legendary as the skiing. Mooserwirt, Krazy Kanguruh and Underground are institutions that draw party-loving guests from across Europe. But there are just as many restaurants and cosy huts for those who prefer a quieter evening by the fire.
Ready to book a ski holiday in St. Anton? Find accommodation with lift pass included in the price. You arrange your own travel there.
The lift pass included covers the ski area at St. Anton. The offer at the tour operator states which pass is included. Regional passes covering several ski areas are bought locally.
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Did you know this about St. Anton?
St. Anton am Arlberg is considered the birthplace of modern alpine skiing. It was here that Hannes Schneider developed the modern Arlberg technique in the 1920s and founded the world's first proper ski school, a technique that still forms the basis of all alpine ski instruction.
5 tips about St. Anton
- The Valluga Summit Head up to the Valluga at 2,811 metres. It requires an off-piste guide, but rewards you with one of the most epic views in the Alps.
- Rendl The Rendl mountain on the other side of the village is more advanced and less tracked out, a favourite haunt of experienced skiers.
- Mooserwirt Mooserwirt and Krazy Kanguruh are the Arlberg's legendary après-ski venues. Arrive early for the best spots.
- The Arlberg Pass The Arlberg pass includes Lech, Zürs and Stuben, an enormous ski adventure covering more than 305 kilometres.
- Freeride mecca St. Anton is Europe's premier freeriding destination, with mountain guide tours into incredible off-piste terrain.
Pistes and lifts in St. Anton
St. Anton's Arlberg ski area is one of the largest in Europe, with 305 km of pistes and 88 lifts spanning St. Anton, Lech, Zürs, Stuben and Warth. From the village's altitude of 1,304 metres, the lifts take you up to the Valluga peak at 2,811 metres, with a vertical drop of 1,500 metres that delivers some of the longest and most challenging descents in the Alps. The piste network is dominated by demanding red and black runs, making St. Anton a favourite among experienced skiers and freeride enthusiasts.
The lift system in Arlberg has been thoroughly modernised, with the Galzigbahn and Vallugabahn as its flagships, fast gondola lifts that carry thousands of skiers per hour. Skiing in St. Anton offers a unique combination of groomed pistes and almost limitless off-piste terrain in the surrounding mountains. Rendl mountain on the other side of the village is a favourite among locals, with more untouched terrain. A ski holiday in St. Anton with an Arlberg pass gives you the chance to ski all the way to Lech and Zürs via connected lifts, a full-day expedition through one of the Alps' most legendary ski landscapes.
Piste map for St. Anton
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Snow reliability in St. Anton
St. Anton's location on the Arlberg pass, one of the Alps' most snow-rich zones, gives the resort exceptional snow reliability. The Arlberg region receives an average of over 7 metres of natural snow per season, and the high-altitude pistes towards Valluga at 2,811 metres offer reliable conditions from November to May. North-facing slopes and terrain near the glaciers preserve snow quality superbly. A ski holiday in St. Anton throughout the winter season gives you highly reliable natural snow, and the freeride terrain in the surrounding mountains offers powder for days after each snowfall, drawing off-piste skiers from across Europe.
Best time to travel to St. Anton
The best time for a ski holiday in St. Anton is January to March. January offers deep powder and fewer crowds, with daytime temperatures around minus 7 giving perfect snow quality for freeriding across the 305 km of pistes and the surrounding terrain. February is peak season with good snow, longer days and the most intense après-ski atmosphere at Mooserwirt and Krazy Kanguruh. March brings sunny skiing in St. Anton with still-excellent conditions above 2,000 metres. If you want to experience the resort at its quietest, the first weeks of December and the end of April are worth considering.
Will there be lift queues in St. Anton?
The lift system around St. Anton carries 145,948 people an hour across 85 lifts. 45 of the 85 lifts are gondolas or high-speed chairlifts and 10 are drag lifts, which take longer to get through when it is busy. The fastest lifts carry up to 4,000 people an hour, for example Steinmähderbahn. That is roughly the same capacity per kilometre of piste as an average resort on this site, so queues only build when it is really busy. The queue you actually notice is almost always down in the valley between eight and half past nine. If you are on the lift before eight you avoid it.
When is St. Anton busiest?
How busy the slopes get is not decided by the English half term but by when the local families and the neighbouring countries are on holiday. These are the weeks that fill St. Anton in the 2026/2027 season.
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Austria: The Semesterferien are taken one week at a time, state by state, during the first three weeks of February.
1 to 6 February: Vienna and Lower Austria
8 to 13 February: Burgenland and Carinthia
15 to 20 February: Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria and Vorarlberg -
Germany: Germans are the largest foreign group in the Alps and their winter holidays are spread across early February.
1 to 6 February: Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
8 to 12 February: Bavaria and Saarland
8 to 19 February: Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - England: The English February half term is 15 to 19 February 2027 for most councils, with a few areas breaking up a week earlier. The Easter holidays run from 26 March to 9 April.
8 to 12 February: half term in a few council areas, for example Hull
15 to 19 February: half term in most of England, including London, the Midlands and the North
26 March to 9 April: Easter holidays for most English schools - Easter holidays: Easter 2027 is early, on 28 March. Austria and Germany take their holidays around the weekend, while the French holidays fall after Easter, in April.
20 to 29 March: the whole of Austria, all states at the same time
22 March to 3 April: most German states, including Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia
3 April to 3 May: the French zones, which fall after Easter 2027 and only affect the highest resorts - Long weekends: Long weekends fill the slopes with day visitors from the nearest cities, even when no schools are on holiday.
26 December to 3 January: Christmas and New Year, the most expensive period of the year
6 January: Epiphany, a public holiday in Austria, Italy and parts of Switzerland
27 to 29 March: the Easter weekend. Easter Monday is a public holiday across the Alps, but Good Friday is a working day in Austria, Italy and France
1 to 2 May: May Day, a public holiday across the Alps
If you want quieter pistes and lower prices, the weeks in mid-January and late March are clearly the best. Neither the Germans nor the Austrians are on holiday then.
Opening and closing dates are typical values derived from altitude, not confirmed dates for this season. Check the resort's own website before booking.
Who will you share the slopes with in St. Anton?
1,119,422 overnight stays in the 2025 tourism year. From November 2024 to October 2025. Tap a country or a segment of the circle to highlight it.
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Germans
24.7%
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2
Dutch
15.7%
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British
13.8%
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Austrians
6.7%
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5
Danes
6.4%
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6
Swedes
4.6%
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7
Americans
4.3%
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8
Belgians
4.0%
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9
Swiss
4.0%
- 10 Others 15.7%
Source: Landesstatistik Tirol. The figures cover the whole year, not just winter.
Snow right now. There is no snow cover in the valley or at the top right now. The figures are modelled by Open-Meteo, not measured by the lift company, and were fetched 14 October 2026 at 20:24.
The lift pass included. The stay comes with the Arlberg lift pass, which covers 300 km of piste. The pass is worth around €450.
How to get to St. Anton
You arrange your own travel: we sell the stay, not the transport. Here are the three ways people get to St. Anton, so you can pick the one that suits you.
By air. The nearest airport is Innsbruck (INN). Pure flying time from London is around 2 hours, and from there it is 1 hour on to St. Anton. You can cover the last stretch in one of two ways:
- Private transfer. A private driver meets you in the arrivals hall and drives straight to your accommodation with no stops. The price is per car, not per person, ski boxes can be booked in advance, and the driver waits even if the flight is late.
- Hire car at the airport. With SmartCarRental you collect the car in the arrivals hall. That gets you to the neighbouring villages on the same lift pass, lets you shop at valley prices rather than resort prices, and frees you from transfer timetables. Winter tyres are standard at Alpine desks.
By car. Many drive. Taking the Eurotunnel from Folkestone and arriving at Calais, it's roughly 1,228 km to St. Anton, around 12.3 hours of pure driving time through France. Remember that studded tyres are banned in France and Germany.
Last-minute deals in St. Anton
Last-minute offers, that is late dates the operator still wants to fill, appear from January onwards. Once the season is under way we will show them here on this page.
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Accommodation with lift pass in St. Anton ›Frequently asked questions about St. Anton
St. Anton has some of the most varied off-piste terrain in the Alps, with steep couloirs, open powder fields and glacier terrain. The Arlberg region gets huge amounts of natural snow, over 7 metres per season, and mountain guide tours take you to spots like Valluga, Rendl and Albona with untouched powder. The Freeride World Tour often stops here.
Despite its reputation as an advanced destination, St. Anton has plenty of wide blue runs in the Gampen and Galzig areas that suit beginners and intermediate skiers. Lech and Zürs, which are included on the Arlberg pass, also offer more family-friendly terrain. There are ski schools for all ages and levels.
The Arlberg pass gives access to the whole interconnected ski area: St. Anton, Lech, Zürs, Stuben and Warth-Schröcken. In total, this includes 305 km of groomed pistes and 88 lifts. You can ski between the resorts via connected lifts, and there is a ski bus for the sections that are not directly linked.
Both are legendary, but in different ways. St. Anton's après-ski at Mooserwirt and Krazy Kanguruh is rawer and more spontaneous, with outdoor parties right by the piste from early afternoon onwards. Ischgl is more polished, with clubs and DJ concerts. St. Anton has the most authentic party atmosphere in the Alps.
