Stuben am Arlberg is a tiny Vorarlberg hamlet at 1,407 m on Ski Arlberg, at 305 km the biggest interconnected ski area in Austria. This is the village where Hannes Schneider opened the Arlberg's first ski school, and the Albonabahn climbs straight from the door into one of the best off-piste sectors in the Alps.
Stuben am Arlberg is a ski-in/ski-out resort (most of the village is genuinely on the snow) in Austria, in the Austrian Alps. The village sits at 1407 m and the lifts top out at 2811 m, with 305 km of pistes and 88 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 90/100, and the season usually runs Nov 30 → May 4.
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Run 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.
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Very good · 373 reviews
Strong value for Stuben am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.4/5 from 373 reviews). A mid-range option for Stuben am Arlberg, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 196 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Stuben am Arlberg, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 241 reviews
Strong value for Stuben am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 160 reviews
Strong value for Stuben am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 230 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Stuben am Arlberg.
Excellent · 105 reviews
Strong value for Stuben am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 102 reviews
Strong value for Stuben am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 30 reviews
Strong value for Stuben am Arlberg, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Ski-in/ski-out is genuine and easy in Stuben: the village is so compact that almost every hotel and pension is within a minute's walk of the Albonabahn base, and the home runs end at the streetside. The only caveat is the village's size, with relatively few beds, so booking ahead is essential in high season.
Stuben is the antidote to the polished centres of Lech-Zürs and the broader Arlberg pass, a hamlet of fewer than a hundred residents that gives access to the same 305 km of interconnected piste with almost none of the crowds. The Albonabahn rises directly from the village to the Albona ridge, a north-facing freeride classic where the snow stays cold and the off-piste lines drop through old larch and into the Stubenwald. From the connected lift network, strong skiers can ride right across to St. Anton, Lech-Zürs and even the Sonnenkopf at Wald, on what is genuinely the biggest ski area in the country at 305 km. The piste split (80 km blue, 130 km red, 50 km black) suits confident intermediates and experts more than first-week beginners, although the gentle home meadows at Stuben itself work well as a quiet learners' nursery. History runs deep: this is the village where Hannes Schneider was born and where the technique that became the Arlberg-Stem was first taught, and old stone-and-timber houses still line the single street under the church spire.
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Stuben am Arlberg offers 305 km of pistes across 88 lifts, from 1407 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 Nov 30 to May 4, with a snow score of 90/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Ski-in/ski-out is genuine and easy in Stuben: the village is so compact that almost every hotel and pension is within a minute's walk of the Albonabahn base, and the home runs end at the streetside. The only caveat is the village's size, with relatively few beds, so booking ahead is essential in high season.
Stuben am Arlberg has 305 km of marked pistes served by 88 lifts, between 1407 m and 2811 m of altitude.
Stuben am Arlberg counts about 260 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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