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St. Anton resort snow
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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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October 28, 2008
Andy from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
The review with the less than positive review about St Anton must have picked a particularly bad week to go. Queues at lifts during the week are a doddle (weekends, try Rendl and have the place to yourself). The snow has always been fairly good (even in the bad years). off-piste is massive, but you'll need to be up early to get it before it gets tracked out. Ok, the town isn't the prettiest in the Alps, but I don't go skiing to say 'ooooh.. isn't that pretty'.. I want somewhere to sleep, eat, shop, and have a few beers after a day on the slopes in a good atmosphere.. St Anton ticks all those boxes.. oh, and beginners.. don't listen to the scare mongering.. there is PLENTY of skiing out there for you.. and if you can learn and then ski some of the blues in St Anton (which you will, cos the teaching there is excellent), then you'll be able to ski reds in other resorts!! Go to St Anton.. I guarantee you'll want to go back.
March 03, 2008
M.Miller
I find it sort of amazing the amount of praise heaped on St. Anton. I basically found it to be a very bland and small town convincing itself it is something special, with some special prices. The mountain is average to above average but nothing outstanding. If you want exclusive, go to Zermatt or St.Moritz. If you really want to ride/ski go to Whistler or Vail or Jackson Hole. You want snow, go to Utah. The snow here is iffy especially in the lower half of the mountain. Considering it's reputation online, global warming must be killing this place. The runs are generally short with many narrow interconnecting paths. The lines at the lifts, even mid week, are fairly extensive. If you are coming here (and I haven't convinced you to go elsewhere already) don't stay anywhere special. You're likely to end up at a very average place with very extraordinary prices. The town is quite small and you're likely to run out of restaurants quickly in the standard 1 week booking. The town is more about a sort of low rent apres-ski with drunken Brits falling all over each other long into the morning. And who's to blame them when they've spent that much money for so little.
January 19, 2008
Ledger from Ski China - Ji Lin China - Ji Lin
I went here with my mummy, it was cold but me and mummy had lots of fun in the snow. One day we went on a sleigh ride and my mummy loved it. Next year me and mummy will be back to see miss gampen
January 16, 2008
Viv Brockdale from Ski Pakistan Pakistan
I love snow. I would grade it a 3-4, but it might be a 4.
January 11, 2008
Andy from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Went to St Anton in Feb 2005 for a short break. Easy transfers make this a real opportunity to get some full days skiing without having to spend hours on the journey. Stayed at the Hotel Montana, small but good quality rooms, sauna for post skiing muscle relaxing. Nightlife was excellent, you can take it or leave it, nobody is under pressure in this resort. We had two nights on the lash and it was great, everyone was friendly and wanted to talk and drink until the early hours. Not recommended for beginners though, unless you are taking ski school lessons because they appear really good! Going back to St Anton later this month (Jan'08) and I can't wait!!
December 18, 2007
Jimbo from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
St Anton is a fantastic place to ski on all fronts. It's very friendly They understand the concept of queues The runs are varied and challenging - yet there are runs that are suitable for beginners (although the run down from Rendel can be very challenging for a beginner as it can get very crowded, has certain steep parts and can be icy at the end of the day) There are your usual collection of bars, some relaxing, some jazzy and lively and some absolutely mad (Krazy Kangaruh for example.) You must try the herbal drinks company on the main street(we called it World of Booze), a massive selection of wildy coloured drinks for your hip-flask. Just remember the limits on liquids in your hand baggage when flying otherwise you'll end up disappointed. The Tyrolean Fire Liquor is a must - 50% alcohol...and it tastes like Actifed ! If you mix it with Red Bull don't be surprised if 10 minutes later you can't feel your legs (or ski!). For those of you that fly / like flying ...you'll like the approach into Innsbruck. Like an express elevator / ride from Alton Towers as the airport is surrounded by very high mountains! The transfer from the airport is very quick - about an hour, so no long bus rides either ! I will definately go back !
November 10, 2007
John Parker from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Being a good skier and having skied all the top resorts, from my vast experience and good knowledge I would rate St Anton very high on my 1-10 scale. All things being considered including cost, ski area and other miscellaneous factors I use to rate a resort, St Anton gets a 8.824 rating, calculated using my own formula. It would have scored more using my methods if St Anton was approx 100m +/- 10 metres higher in altitude, then using my formula to rate resorts it would be 9.432. In summary a 10 ten resort in Europe.
February 06, 2007
CONNOR STEWART from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
THIS PLACE ROCKS BEST SKIING EVA
December 27, 2006
p and i from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
little real snow,but plenty of skiing. Christof Bergan was a great instructor, good looking too!!!!!! Everyone very friendly and helpful especially Jasper at ski hire shop. Chalent Murr lovely. would go again 10/10
December 13, 2006
RAH RAH RAH from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
St Anton is DA NUTS!