ADVANCED / EXPERT SKIING IN ST ANTON

St Anton am Arlberg is amongst the elite tough ski areas in the Alps with terrain to challenge advanced and expert skiers both on and off-piste. The snow record of the Arlberg is one of the very best in Europe and in the adjoining area of Stuben am Arlberg there exists possibly the best lift (and short ski tour) accessed off-piste in the Alps. Heli-skiing operates out of Lech and Zurs and the routes down from the Valluga are legendary. Ski guides are mandatory in the many sections of the St Anton off-piste area and come with a superb reputation.

ADVANCED & EXPERT SKIERS IN ST ANTON - THE ESSENTIALS

For advanced and expert skiers then St Anton am Arlberg is a must ski area - it is the birth place of modern skiing and comes with a big name reputation. Crucially this is more than backed up on the mountain - the record of the Arlberg for immense snow fall, the off-piste routes in Stuben, the Rendl and those below the Valluga and the genuine steep skiing combine to offer advanced and expert skiers some of the best terrain anywhere in the Alps. Black ski pistes in St Anton are 10 Arlensattel, 2 Kandahar Galzig, 35 Kandahar - Kapall, 22 Standard - Platti, 25 Fang, R2a Gampberg, 13 Pfannenbach, 11a Schindlerhänge, 15 Schindlerkar and the 15a Schindlerkar Steilhang. Ski routes in the area are -13 Mattun, 16 Mattunjoch, 34 Kapall, 4a Skiweg Tanzböden, 2a Oberloch, 3 Osthang, R5 Wannele, R6 Riffla, R8 Maass, R 12 Riffelkar, R 14 Riffelscharte and the extreme ski route - 18 Pfannenkoepfe-Vafagehr. Ski guides are required to access the Valluga 2 ski lift and accompany heli-ski trips and can offer a wealth of local knowledge. Advanced and expert skiers and boarders shouldcertianly head over to Stuben and Albona for some of the best off-piste in the Alps.