Winter Sports in Austria
St Anton, Austria is probably one of the worlds most renowned skiing facilities. Positioned on the belt known as Austria’s skiing capital, with only 100 miles from Solden, and with Innsbruck and Otztal close by, visiting Austria on a winter sports vacation couldn’t get any easier or be more action packed.
St. Anton offers a varied terrain, and excellent opportunities for beginner skiers, experienced skiers and even snowboarding, which is very popular in these parts. With 2 mountains, and a top of the range ski lift, skiers have no problems getting from A to B on the 30 000 feet slope. With views looking over the magnificent snowy hills and beautiful farmland, it’s no surprise that this region is a thriving hub for tourists from around the world.
As well as gradients that offer great opportunities for high and acceleration, there are lesser gradients that assist beginner skiers in bettering their skills. St. Anton is the choice for winter sport enthusiasts from around the world who choose St. Anton as their preference for an international skiing vacation. The reasons for this are simple – its appeals to a different skiing niche. Whilst Solden has hosted many world renowned skiing events, it has became too commercialised for some skiers who claim the facility has became too simple, and almost too forgiving on certain slopes.
With 8 runs and rising, St Anton has failed to give into pressure from around the world, for man-made slaloms, and safety alterations on runs. When you are skiing on certain sloped in St Anton, you have to have your wits about you, or an accident could easily happen.
The facility has also gained much acclaim from adrenaline junkies in the snowboarding field, who rank St Anton as being one of the best facilities in the world. St Anton’s rise in snowboarding also came as it followed the new trend of offering night-time, freestyle snowboarding under flood lights and fireworks. This is becoming the new trend in snowboarding, and what better place to do it than St Anton.
Hotels in and around the area are brilliant, making it no problem for English speaking holiday makers to enjoy themselves, where luxury 5 star hotels with indoor heated swimming pools and peek out onto the top of a snowy mountain as you bath in 40 degrees water are not uncommon.
The genuine desire for skiing is shared by everyone who takes part. There are multi-lingual skiing instructors on hand to aid any new skiers visiting the slopes, with specific slopes built for beginner skiers, which also have an easy access point to a lift - perfect for picking that up as well.
The area is not only breath taking, but also offers great entertainment for the non-skier, or skier on a night-off! With clubs, pubs and shops to service the slopes, it’s no surprise that this region has three 5 star hotels positioned conveniently next to the slopes. With all night entertainment within the hotels, as well as all-night snowboarding it really is almost impossible to get a minutes rest in St Anton.
In order to benefit from the best conditions and while the slopes are quieter - November is most likely the best time to visit. You are also more likely to get discounts from your travel agent and/or hotels at this time.
