St Anton Ski Holidays

Cosmopolitan atmosphere and a lively nightlife

St. Anton is a resort at the centre of the massive Arlberg Ski Circus in Austria. St Anton ski resort attracts visitors from all over the world to what has become established as one of Europe’s premier ski areas. With a fantastic cosmopolitan atmosphere and a whole host of off-piste activities coupled with a lively and varied nightlife, St. Anton has carved out a niche as a chic resort for perennial skiers and snowboarders of all levels.

St Anton ski holidays have proved to be popular for many decades, but over the last couple of years there has been an increase in the shorter St Anton weekend breaks, this follows the inauguration of low cost cheap flight airlines and the availability of cheap online package ski deals.

Enjoy snowboarding holidays to St Anton

Visitors can enjoy the slopes of St. Anton along with neighbouring Lech, Zurs and St. Christophe, which altogether present over 250kms of piste in the Arlberg, another plus for St Anton skiing. As well as a great skiing destination St. Anton is popular with snowboarders of all levels of ability and is welcoming of the snowboarding crowd.

St Anton hotels range from luxury to chalets but very few self catering apartments. St Anton flights are available from most UK airports and cheap package ski deals are available to book at Holidayhypermarket.co.uk.

St Anton ski holidays fact file

• Airport - Innsbruck (INN)
• Flight time - Approximately 2 hours
• Transfer time - hour and 45 minutes
• Currency - Euro
• Languages spoken - German and English
• Après ski - Lively and fun
• Recommended for - Advanced skiers and party people
• Season - December to April

St Anton resort info

• Altitude – St Anton stand at an altitude of 1304m with its highest piste being at 2811m
• Pistes – There are 78 runs covering 187km with easy access to more in the Arlberg region. The longest run is 10.2km
• Lifts – There are 67 lifts including 10 cable cars

Things to do on St Anton ski holidays

Spa Why not treat your weary bones at the end on an exciting day skiing with a trip to the Spa. Here you’ll find indoor and outdoor heated pools, waterfall, sauna, steam room and massage treatments. There’s also a children’s pool with fun slides.

Off Piste Grab a guide and a helicopter (easier than it sounds!) and head to some of the most spectacular off piste areas you are every likely to find.

Curling Perhaps not the first family recreational activity that springs to mind back home in the UK, however extremely popular in these parts perhaps due to the perfect icy conditions, curling is something the whole family can enjoy.

Après ski St. Anton is deservedly famous for its reputation as an alpine party scene. The resort has a lively, sophisticated social scene with a nice mix of quiet and raucous bars, plenty of very impressive restaurants and a thriving club scene.

Slopes on St Anton ski holidays

Beginners - Newcomers to skiing circles can make good use of the local ski schools in order to get the basics under their belt. There are some wide nursery slopes near the village where you can practice your technique and build your confidence on the slopes.

Intermediates - St. Anton is a superb resort for the intermediate skier, with a huge assortment of blue and red slopes to keep you busy. The Galzig and Gampen areas are often the popular starting points for intermediates, providing a good range of blue and red runs to stretch the legs. The long Valluga run presents a bit more of a challenge and helps to improve technique.

Advanced - Advanced skiers will be in their element in St. Anton, thanks to an impressive array of difficult black runs, moguls and challenging off-piste trails. Highlights include the Mattun, Schindlerkar and Stuber runs and not forgetting the formidable Valluga black runs.

Snowboarding - Among snowboarders St. Anton is a byword for quality. With miles of excellent terrain that will present a challenge to all different levels of rider, St. Anton is a free rider’s natural playground. In addition to the brilliant freestyle terrain with its natural gullies and kickers, St. Anton has its very own snowboard park at Rendl Beach.

Family ski holidays to St Anton

There us a crèche in St Anton that accepts children from 2½, as long as they are out of nappies, and also a ski kindergarten which caters for 3 to 5 year olds.

There are also group lessons for children aged 6 and over.

Due to the popularity of St Anton as a lively ski resort, places at the ski schools and crèche can get booked up quickly so it is advisable to book in advance whenever possible.