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St. Anton Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for St. Anton Ski Resort

St. Anton Ratings

Overall: 4.1. Based on 53 votes and 85 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.3

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • St. Anton is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.6

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • St. Anton has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.5

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.2

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.0

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of St. Anton

Public Transport: 4.6

  • There are no buses or taxis to St. Anton
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.5

  • No places to stay in/near St. Anton
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.2

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.6

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in St. Anton

Ski in/Ski out: 4.1

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.8

  • There are no child care facilities at St. Anton
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.3

  • St. Anton relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.1

  • There are no snow groomers at St. Anton
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at St. Anton are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.5

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • St. Anton is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.5

  • If snow conditions are poor at St. Anton, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • St. Anton usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.1

  • The staff at St. Anton are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at St. Anton are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.3

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.5

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.1

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.2

  • No intermediate terrain at St. Anton
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.7

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.3

  • Not even a kicker at St. Anton
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.7

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around St. Anton
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.5

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • St. Anton has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.3

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.4

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.8

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.1

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.6

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.9

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.7

  • Overall, St. Anton is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.9

  • Overall, St. Anton is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 17, 2024
Snow Patrol Jan 2024 from Ski France France
Had been wanting to ski in St Anton for so long and eventually went at the end of January 2024. So disappointed with the resort, they have managed to interlink a huge area but have done so using narrow traverses, which require a lot of poling. Had to get a bus back from Zurs one day and couldn't believe you had to pay on the bus, just under 6 Euros but cash only. And the pistes back in to St Anton are a death trap because the blue piste has been closed due to avalanche risk since the start of the season. Why don't they just deal with that and open it. The ski patrol guys were extremely busy dealing with the carnage on run 52 back in to the village.
January 25, 2024
Hilh from Ski Austria Austria
Jan 24. First time in St Anton and not impressed by the resort management. Random lift closures due to ??, which mean you cannot ski out of the area only take the bus which is not free past St Christophe. The pistes back into the resort centre are blacks and reds (red 51 is a mountainous mogul field might as well be black). This means a funnelling of all abilities mainly onto the long black 52. Blue 52/50 has been closed due to avalanche concerns for most of the season, crazy, just blast it! You spend a lot of money on the Arlberg pass thinking you will be skiing between 6 towns, but they all become isolated once connecting lifts like Flexenbahn are closed and you have to stand up on the crowded buses.
October 27, 2020
martin loxton
My wife and I spent 10 days skiing St Anton in mid January. We found the facilities outstanding, the ski area itself mind-boggling in its scale and variety of slope and terrain. The people, both staff and other skiiers, were helpful and friendly and we experienced no negative crowd behaviour at all. We stayed in Petneau which was beautiful and provided some great dining options outside of St Anton itself. The free bus service was regular, reliable and efficient. We can't speak highly enough of the whole experience. We will definitely be back.
January 08, 2019
Trinnie Bayles from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Skied in early January and was really impressed by the great snow and off-piste. Nevertheless, we all found the aggressive behaviour and real violence, pushing and shoving, at some of the main lifts, to be quite off-putting. Not quite sure where all these people come from but they sure never heard of being helpful or polite. It's not like this anywhere else. A real off-putting side to what could be a great overall experience. My wife was so upset I don't think we will be coming back. A real shame as the skiing was superb.
April 15, 2018
Paul costello from Ski France France
Went last week of March 18. Snow was great, visibility not so good. But I could still tell this is a great resort. So much choice and the infrastructure is top notch. Apres-ski is buzzing, good choice of late bars with ambience, ski show: brilliant. It is more expensive so recommend trying a few value resorts until you're advanced intermediate to get value. We stayed in the recommended Yaya resort. If you want value stay in an apartment and do some cooking and drinking in apartment. Good value supermarket on the way into town and you can rent ski gear in Pettenu. If it's convenient there's good savings to be had. We travelled on a Sunday and avoided traffic and queues.
February 01, 2018
mathew from Ski Portugal Portugal
Was there Monday 29th Jan 2018. Overcrowded and dangerous to ski. So many people out of control. Gave up after 3 hours and went home. I will not be returning.
January 16, 2017
Ben
I visited St Anton in early January 2017 and was blown away by the terrain of the place. Huge bowls and steep faces all easily accessible from the lifts. Managed to catch a couple of dumps including a bluebird powder day which made it even better. Other areas like Zurs and Zech were also easily accessible. If you just want to ride groomed runs then probably stay away as they do get icy but that doesn't stop a hoard of middle age skiers going anyway. My only criticism is that most of the skiers there (mostly middle aged men) have very poor mountain etiquette. They cut in front of you in the lift lines and have group meetings in silly places making it hard to get around them. The après was talked up but again mostly middle aged men listening to lame music. Chick to dude ratio is appalling! But since I was with my girlfriend, who also shreds, it didn't bother me too much.
December 02, 2016
Simon Howard from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Way, way too crowded. Morning queues are abominable. Great powder, but all runs skied within a couple of hours of opening. If you want powder, you should go elsewhere, where the powder runs remain virgin for days on end and where you do not have the insane queues for the morning rides up. Pistes are overcrowded too. Will not be returning here.
October 01, 2016
C roberts from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Went at Easter 2016. Sort of advertised as a high altitude resort with late season skiing but to be honest not a lot of the skiing is above 2200m and most of the runs back to town were horrid by the afternoon saying that if you're like me and like to ski hard in the morning and wind down after beer o'clock it doesn't matter. Rendl area in the morning was the best.Great ski area with plenty of mileage to cover for the intermediates. Stayed by the Nasserain gondola so blasted the resort runs there before Mrs Roberts finished breakfast which were awesome in the morning. I'd give it 7/10 generally so definitely put it on your list but I have skied better condition pistes at Easter in Les Arcs and La Plague but I suppose that depends on the temperatures at the time.
April 07, 2016
Kevin Wasdave from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Went 2nd wk Mar. Fantastic ski conditions. Covered pretty much the entire area. Some excellent runs; Zurs10 is a fine memory. However, bus connections are awful within the ski area; more challenging than the skiing!