Snow-Sure Ski Resorts

Ischgl is considered internationally to be Austria's second most important resort after St Anton, yet the Brits don't go in big numbers which is rather strange. We like Ischgl for its compact village and predominantly traditional style buildings, excellent intermediate slopes and one of the best ...

The ski resort of Kaprun is the closest village to Austria's fabulous Kitzsteinhorn glacier ski area, offering guaranteed snow and year-round snow sports. This likeable laid-back village also has its own local family-friendly ski hill, the Maiskogel, plus easy access to the slopes of the nearby l...

Kuhtai is a great resort for family skiing. There is a reasonable selection of good value hotels, the transfer time is less than one hour from Innsbruck and the ski area is easy to navigate - ideal for improving children. There are no chalets in Kuhtai but there is an excellent chalet hotel which...

Lech is arguably the smartest ski resort in Austria. With a delightful, fair sized, prestigious and picturesque Alpine village with a largely intermediate piste network. For experts the off-piste is the main attraction and for beginners there are lots of good, easy slopes to cruise. The lift syst...

Obergurgl is situated in the spectacular Oetz Valley and is Austria's highest parish, resulting in excellent snow records and a very long skiing season. The resort remains largely unspoilt and has no through traffic - there is a wide selection of very good hotels. The skiing starts directly from ...

Obertauern is a modern resort with the main town at 1740 metres. An impressive lift system, featuring slick gondolas, world-first chondola lifts and several fast chairs with heated seats serves an impressive 100km of varied slopes, all of which are located between a snow sure altitude of 1650-230...

The combined ski area of Serfaus, Fiss and Ladis (which is at the lowest and most easterly end of the ski system) makes for a sizable ski area with well over 200kms of pisted slopes and vast areas of largely untracked off piste. Yet these resorts which are hugely popular with German, Dutch and lo...

Solden is no beauty by Austrian ski resort standards but it more than makes up for this by being very lively (mostly German and Dutch revellers) and by also offering some good high altitude, snow sure skiing. The lifts are at either end of the slightly sprawling village but these are connected by...

This St Anton ski resort guide gives an overview of the ski area, the restaurants (both on and off the mountain), the après ski scene and the many nightlife options available to those that choose to take their ski holiday in this fabulous Arlberg ski resort. Whichever way you look at it, St An...

St Christoph is a small and quiet village located 10 minutes' drive from St Anton - the last refuge before the Arlberg Pass that leads to Stuben and Lech / Zurs beyond. St Christoph is a charming village, quite remote and very small but certainly with a magic of its own. The famous Hospiz Hot...