September 2nd, 2009 by matt
Season times for the big one - the Arlberg! With a new lift for the St Anton Rendl and a fair bet that the region will get more snow than anywhere else but for Bregenzerwald, then get in some early season action in the Arlberg this winter. For the resorts of Lech, Zürs, St. Anton, St. Christoph and Stuben the ski lifts are set to roll on the 27.11.09, whilst the Klösterle-Sonnenkopf season starts on the 05.12.09. The Season runs until 25.04.10 in Lech, Zürs, St. Anton, St. Christoph and Stuben and finishes a week earlier in Klösterle-Sonnenkopf.
June 23rd, 2009 by matt
Josh in Ischgl - waiting for the powder days
Josh made his first real trips into the heart of Austrian skiing with a day combining visits to St Anton am Arlberg and Ischgl – two of the places he is likely to spend some time if all goes to plan. St Anton was abuzz with work on the new Rendlbahn ski lift and you can see the first impressions of how it is going to look when work is completed alter this year on the following video:
Watch his progress on our blog as he is absolutely sure to ski next winter barring freak weather or a meteorite strike.
June 3rd, 2009 by matt
I have been in contact today with the Arlberg Bergbahnen and the Apartment La Vita in St Anton and things are moving fast on the new Rendlbahn. The old Rendlbahn that has run since 1974 is now fully demolished and work is underway to build the new base station at the existing bus terminal close to the new Galzigbahn. I am trying to get hold of a few more design details but basically the new Rendlbahn is part of a major redevelopment of the lift systems in St Anton, centring them around the heart of the resort and linking both the Galzigbahn and the Rendlbahn from a central location, with the bus terminal that serves the outlying areas of St Anton am Arlberg terminating at the point of embarkation for the 2 lifts. One thing that is for sure, the Rendl area is certainly going to become more popular as a result of the new developments, precisely the reason for the huge investments required but likely to sadden the locals who have had the Rendl region to themselves for many, many winters.