Brand fills the head of the Brandnertal at 1,037 m, a sunny Vorarlberg village that often gets a metre more snow than nearby Bürserberg thanks to the Rätikon micro-climate. The lift-linked Brandnertal area (Brand and Bürserberg) totals 55 km of mostly cruisable piste, with the Lünersee panorama at 1,920 m as the day's payoff.
Brand is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1037 m and the lifts top out at 1920 m, with 55 km of pistes and 14 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 78/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 7.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 744 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Brand, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.8/5 from 744 reviews). It sits about 1.0 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Brand, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Very good · 1.1k reviews
Strong value for Brand, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Great · 1.4k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Brand, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Excellent · 476 reviews
Strong value for Brand, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 360 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Brand, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 386 reviews
Strong value for Brand, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 206 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Brand, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 232 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Brand, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Great · 302 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Brand.
Excellent · 104 reviews
Strong value for Brand, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Brand is one of the rare Vorarlberg villages where the Dorfbahn cable car leaves from the centre itself, so a handful of central hotels and chalets come close to true ski-in/ski-out via the valley return run.
The shape of the domain suits early intermediates and families: long sunny blues over the Niggenkopf, a few smartly cut reds back to Brand, and the spectacular Lünerseebahn that drops you on a high plateau facing the Rätikon limestone wall. Snow conditions are surprisingly reliable for a resort that tops out at 1,920 m, thanks to a north-east bias and the catch-pocket effect of the Brandnertal head. Off the piste, there is a small but serious freeride scene around the Palüd and Lorenzi sectors, plus a long valley cross-country trail. The village itself stays human-scale, with quiet wooden Gasthof addresses, a working farming community in summer, and the kind of compact centre that lets you walk to dinner instead of driving across a sprawling resort.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Brand offers 55 km of pistes across 14 lifts, from 1037 m to 1920 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 78/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Brand is one of the rare Vorarlberg villages where the Dorfbahn cable car leaves from the centre itself, so a handful of central hotels and chalets come close to true ski-in/ski-out via the valley return run.
Brand has 55 km of marked pistes served by 14 lifts, between 1037 m and 1920 m of altitude.
Brand counts about 40 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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