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
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February 24, 2016
Marcus Allrighteous
Marcus Allrighteous
I spent 2 weeks in St Anton from early Feb 2016 and found things not greatly changed from my previous visit 7 years earlier. Plenty of good restaurant, bar and apres options, an exceptional lift system, some great skiing on and off-piste, and unlike the Dolomites at the time, plenty of snow. Yes, it's relatively expensive but it is a true international resort.
I skied most of the main pistes and routes (when open) and some off piste, particularly traversing high off the Valluga routes and over the back of the Kapall Tbar. Also managed to spend an excellent day up at Zurs getting over to Lech via the Weiss Ring route.
Although there was plenty of cover the skiing on Valluga was often restricted due to snow conditions & avalanche risk. In these instances the main Steissbachtal (no4-easy) run, which is piste in the valley between Valluga and Galzig, was often also closed. When Steissbachtal is closed the only option to ski out from the main Galzig slopes to St Anton is via the bottom of Kandahar (No2-difficult). Funneling large volumes of skiers of varying skill levels down a black cut-out bumps run has predictable results. An alternate pisted run from Galzig to St Anton would be a huge improvement in these situations.
September 27, 2015
Jamie Barrington from
United Kingdom
Jamie Barrington from
United Kingdom
I have been to St Anton three times before and two of those are in April and even then the pistes are white. I went in February 2015 and I was lucky enough to experience the 4.3km sled run; it was great fun. The off-piste skiing was good too; great expanses of powder. On-piste was excellent with a wide variety of slopes. The new heated chairlift: Tanzböden and the fun slope at Galzig are great. We had a small dump when we were there and it made great skiing. The Rendl is great for photos and when the other mountains are limited with snow there is always snow over there. The lift staff are friendly and the village is beautiful with lots of places to get equipment and you can ski to the nearby villages on the same ski pass. St Anton is a great place to ski.
March 24, 2015
Joe from Beirut from
Lebanon
Joe from Beirut from
Lebanon
Wanted to change from French resorts so went to St Anton first week of March 2015. But disappointment! Large queues in the morning to access any of the two main ski areas; very crowded pistes, poor grooming even after moderate snowfall, inconvenient connections between the pistes and often confusing signalisation. I still prefer Les 3 Vallees; much better.
December 22, 2014
Jamie Barrington from
United Kingdom
Jamie Barrington from
United Kingdom
St Anton is a beautiful resort with very modern gondolas and perfect snow conditions. I have been twice in Easter and even then the pistes are still white. The off-piste skiing is very good off the back of Vullaga (2811m) as is the new fun slope on Galzig and the heated Tanzböden chair lift is great too. You can ski to all the near by villages and the lift staff are friendly.
October 31, 2014
David from
France
David from
France
As an intermediate boarder I had a great time in St Anton and the linked areas Zurs and Lech. I have never gone to the same resort 2 years in a row but after having probably the best week on the snow I ever had, in Feb 2012 in St Anton, we went back in 2013 and then stayed in Zurs and Lech in Feb this yr and spent a semi whiteout brilliant fun day in St Anton. The Mooserwirt is the best apres-ski I've been to anywhere. Make sure to explore Zurs area on the Arlberg lift pass. The pistes were quieter and there's more dramatic scenery, Madloch and Muggengrat areas especially. Lech ski area is more relaxed and has a prettier village.
February 28, 2014
Sara from
Sweden
Sara from
Sweden
Visited in January 2014. The snow conditions were the poorest in many years but we were happily surprised at how good the slopes were despite this. We stayed for two weeks and managed to catch a few dumps, after which we headed out with a mountain guide in the off-piste. Again, this was surprisingly good considering the poor snow conditions in general. All in all, this resort provides great skiing even in poor conditions and I will definitely come back another year when there is more snow as I am sure it will offer great off-piste and ski touring possibilities. If you are a beginner or a not so strong intermediate skier, you may do better in another resort, or go to Lech, where there are more blue runs, but overall I think you can find something for everyone in this large area.
As for the village itself, it is a nice town, with friendly Austrian and international staff. There are good restaurants and after-ski places and most of them are reasonably priced, if compared to other resorts in the Alpes. We are quite serious skiers who like to get up early and catch the first lift so we did not try the night life to any extent, but from what we understood it is good.
February 03, 2014
The King from
New Zealand
The King from
New Zealand
Don't mind all these negative reviews. St Anton is one of the best resorts in the world if you want to really ski/snowboard. The pistes are maintained at a more that exceptable level, but lets be honest, nobody is going here to stick to the piste. The mountains offer some of the best easily accessible off-piste in the world, with unlimited opportunity for touring to find more. Great public transport and a super fun and loose nightlife (if you know where to go). Sure there's the drunk German and British contingent but who doesn't like skulling a few too many and dancing on the table like an idiot.
The park is quite mediocre, but that's not a stab at the park staff. They do a great job with what they've got. The Anton board has said no to both Volcom and Burton, for a park sponsorship, which, as anyone can tell, was a stupid idea. Still provides a few rails, boxes, double medium kicker line and 'big mumma' (pro booter).
All in all, Anton is a great place to visit if you ride off-piste and wanna get smashed up at apre in the evening. Do yourself a favour and check it out!
December 17, 2013
Richard from
United Kingdom
Richard from
United Kingdom
2nd visit in March 2013; had a car so we visited nearby Ischgl and less well known Fiss as well as all linked St Anton resorts. If you are mainly a piste skier who likes groomed runs, I think there are better resorts to burn up some km of pistes. Both Ischgl and Fiss were better for this and both had better snow than St Anton when we visited. Ischgl I particularly liked, with plenty of runs over 2000m, so better snow. Timid skiers, early intermediates and beginners can get more for their money if they go elsewhere, where they can get around easily on piste, looking and feeling good. Linked resorts to St Anton do provide easier piste skiing, they are just a bit of a pain to get to sometimes and there can be time pressure to get back unless you have a car. For those who like a challenge and terrain to push your limits, St Anton has as much available as you want, and more. I doubt many leave the area thinking the skiing is too easy! I like a bit of off-piste followed by some easy speedy piste cruising to recover! Off-piste a plenty, but less well maintained pistes for some easy carving. Smaller linked resorts should not be ignored, they provide some good variety.
March 07, 2013
Ben
Ben
4th visit to St Anton. We like St Anton because they have the balance right, après-ski starts at 3 or 4 pm above the resort, at a number of excellent bars, Krazy Kanguruh, Mooserwit, plus a few new ones which are also great fun. This finishes by 8.30, time for food and a relatively early night. Ready for a long day on the slopes again the next day. This is far better than waiting until 10 pm for the French resorts to get going.
There is night life in to the small hours here but it is relatively limited due to the excellent and extensive après-ski.
I am an intermediate snowboarder and there is plenty here to keep me busy, great snowpark, diverse runs, steeps, long blues, moguls, powder, plenty for everyone. Lift queues can be bad first thing in the morning, but not too much to worry about, once you are up the mountain. The pistes might not be kept to the very high standards of some of the French mega resorts but this is not a bad thing if you like varied conditions. I must admit to not being a great fan of Austrian food, I like gulaschen soup and Wiener schnitzel, but it gets a bit repetitive.
There is plenty to do off the slopes as well, the wellness centre is excellent, the town also has direct train access, which is only an hour and a bit from Innsbruck. Accommodation is plentiful and public transport is good from all the surrounding villages, such as Schnann. All in all, it is definitely worth coming to find out for yourself.
June 13, 2012
Julian Howard from
United Kingdom
Julian Howard from
United Kingdom
I am a St Anton maniac and have been so for many years. I am worried at the increasingly rough and downmarket side of the place though. Forget about coming here if you do not or cannot ski - go to Lech, St Moritz or even Verbier for great shops and restaurants. When crowded, the Nasserein area gondol is a menace and dangerous as people push and shove to get past you. Extremely dangerous with small kids or older people. This is the rough side I mentioned. Once you forget about the people pushing and the decidedly awful shops, nightclubs etc, the skiing takes you back to the heaven St Anton once was and could become again if only it was a better managed town!
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