The ski area
Ski Arlberg is Austria’s largest linked ski area: 301 km of pistes split into 130 km of blue, 121 km of red and 51 km of black runs, served by 85 lifts. On top of that come roughly 200 km of marked but ungroomed ski routes, which is what draws the powder crowd. From St. Anton you ski over the Galzig and Valluga side to St. Christoph and Stuben, and via the Flexenbahn on to Zürs, Lech and the Warth-Schröcken bowl.
The terrain runs from 1,304 m in the village to 2,811 m on the Valluga, so snow is rarely a worry. The season runs from 2 December 2026 to 18 April 2027. The reds and blacks around St. Anton are long and genuinely demanding; the gentler, wider slopes lie on the Lech and Warth side.
Who is St. Anton for?
St. Anton is for skiers who want to be challenged by day and entertained by night. Confident intermediates will find endless red descents, experts the famous Schindler Kar and Valluga routes. Après-ski starts mid-afternoon in the huts above the village and spills down into the bars of the pedestrianised centre. Beginners and families with small children can manage, but they will spend a lot of time on the bus to the easier sectors; Lech is a kinder base for them.
Practical
From Brussels or Antwerp the drive is about 840 km and 8.5 hours, either through Germany or across Switzerland; remember the Austrian vignette and the Arlberg tunnel toll. Innsbruck airport is about 100 km away, and St. Anton has a mainline railway station right in the village, handy if you prefer the train. Book early: accommodation in peak weeks sells out months ahead.