Few places ski as hard or party as hard. St. Anton gave the world the Arlberg technique, and its après-ski temples, the MooserWirt and Krazy Kanguruh, are as legendary as its punishing black runs.
St. Anton am Arlberg is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1304 m and the lifts top out at 2811 m, with 305 km of pistes and 88 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 92/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 28.
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 · 425 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in St. Anton am Arlberg, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 425 reviews). It sits about 1.0 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for St. Anton am Arlberg, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 288 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in St. Anton am Arlberg, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 393 reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Anton am Arlberg, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 375 reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Anton am Arlberg, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 253 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in St. Anton am Arlberg, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 277 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in St. Anton am Arlberg, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 303 reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Anton am Arlberg, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 360 reviews
Strong value for St. Anton am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 276 reviews
Strong value for St. Anton am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 173 reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Anton am Arlberg, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 188 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in St. Anton am Arlberg, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 181 reviews
Moments from the lifts in St. Anton am Arlberg, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Ratings from Google, prices indicative per night. Live availability and rates via our booking partners.
The Galzig and Nasserein lifts run straight from the edge of the village. Many four-star hotels are within 200 m of the snow front.
The Arlberg skiing is vast, snowy and steep, and the off-piste is world class, but go in clear-eyed: this is a resort that skis hard all day and parties harder from mid-afternoon. Nervous beginners and early sleepers may be happier one valley over in Lech.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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St. Anton am Arlberg offers 305 km of pistes across 88 lifts, from 1304 m to 2811 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 28, with a snow score of 92/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
The Galzig and Nasserein lifts run straight from the edge of the village. Many four-star hotels are within 200 m of the snow front.
St. Anton am Arlberg has 305 km of marked pistes served by 88 lifts, between 1304 m and 2811 m of altitude.
St. Anton am Arlberg counts about 97 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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