One of the best group and corporate ski trip destinations in the Alps, St Anton am Arlberg offers legendary après ski, short airport transfers and the best steep skiing in the incredible Arlberg ski region.
The international mix of visitors combined with the hardcore local alpinists make St Anton am Arlberg a truly authentic and iconic global brand. Groups can ski over the northern side of the Arlberg for fairy tale lunches in Lech-Zürs and finish the day at the Mooserwirt - the daddy of après ski bars.
Almost certainly the best linked ski area in Austria, the Arlberg offers unrivalled snow snowfall and incredible skiing, on the steep pistes and the seemingly endless off-piste terrain.
Ski groups can experience a wide variety of terrain, world-class après ski and a fantastic range of activities including ice driving and heli-skiing. Corporate ski trips with a seminar element could utilise the impressive St Anton Congress Centre.
Skiing takes place on both sides of the valley above St Anton am Arlberg. To the south of St Anton is the Rendl ski area, now accessed by a new gondola system and famed for off-piste skiing on its north-facing slopes. With a large snow park and a ‘locals’ feel, the Rendl is often overlooked by those wanting to charge through to distant reaches of the Arlberg ski region.
To the north of the resort, lifts connect to the Galzig and Kapall ski areas, ski sectors that people most readily associate with St Anton skiing. There is a wide range of terrain in this area, with gentle runs into St Christoph and huge off-piste bowls between the Kapall and the Valluga areas. There are beginner slopes on the northern edge of the resort, but these soon give way to the increasing gradients of the mountains which tower over St Anton.
The valley runs can be chopped up and busy at the end of the day, but beginners can download on the gondolas and avoid the challenging pistes. Good skiers and snowboarders would be advised to hire a local guide to access the incredible off-piste terrain, whilst, for those looking for the ultimate experience, heli-skiing operates in the Arlberg – the only region in Austria where this is permitted.
Beyond the St Anton ski area, the skiing reaches out into the Arlberg ski region as far as Warth on the northern edge of the Arlberg. Stuben is the first resort (after St Christoph) which is accessible by snow. It has a compact on-piste ski area but boasts some of the best off-piste skiing in the Alps with incredible terrain. On powder days there can be few better places in the world to be.
Alpe Rauz forms the western limit of the St Anton ski sector and as well as the start of the Stuben ski sector, the area also hosts the new Flexenbahn gondola, reaching into the Zürs am Arlberg ski sector. Zürs has an amazing snow record and has some fantastic intermediate piste skiing. It is also part of the White Ring ski circuit that loops into Lech am Arlberg via a wonderful ski route that descends into Zug.
Lech am Arlberg offers more gentle, intermediate cruising whilst both Lech and Zürs offer spectacular off-piste terrain, as well as heli-skiing services, departing from the ski area. Heading north out of Lech am Arlberg is Warth, the northernmost point of the Arlberg ski region and a ski area that is reckoned to be the snowiest in the Alps, in terms of annual snow accumulation.
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St Anton is a pulsating resort, populated by hard-core alpinists and international guests, in St Anton to sample the action on and off the slopes. It has fantastic transport connections, just an hour from Innsbruck airport (with nearly all the journey on a straight autobahn) and served by mainline trains, stopping close to the centre of St Anton.
Corporate ski trips clients will be further rewarded by the excellent facilities offered in St Anton including a large congress centre, a modern spa complex with outdoor thermal pools, excellent contemporary hotels and fine dining.
The centre of St Anton is mostly pedestrianised, whilst the area freed up by the relocated railway has created a great walking area. Off the snow, there are many things to entertain corporate ski groups. There is an indoor climbing hall and freestyle park in the resort, and paragliding in the skies above St Anton.
There are. numerous restaurants offering excellent dining, whilst a dinner can be combined with a toboggan evening above St Anton. For those looking for a change of scenery, trains leave the centre of St Anton for the heart of Innsbruck for fantastic shopping and cultural excursions.
Rated amongst the best après ski resorts in the world, St Anton am Arlberg offers much more than the mountainside après ski at the Mooserwirt and the Krazy Kanguruh. The area stretching from the Galzigbahn to the pedestrianised main street is awash with bars and clubs that welcome a truly international audience.
Those making it down from the Mooserwirt are confronted with Das Basecamp - a ski-in and near-inescapable après ski bar. Groups looking for fine dining besides boots on the table après ski can find some excellent contemporary cuisine.
Once the ski boots are out of their bindings and firmly on the main pedestrianised section of St Anton, it is possible to party until the morning gondola queues are beginning to form! There are locals bars, dance clubs, sausage stands - very many ways to keep those ski boots on 24/7 - it's been known to happen!
The winter season in St Anton closes with a bang – the annual test of mettle ‘der weisse rausch’ ski race brings the whole resort out onto the slopes and the accompanying party is something to truly behold.
St Anton hosts one of the biggest and best, dedicated meeting and seminar spaces in the region. The Arlberg Well Centre has professional and modular meeting spaces, whilst resort hotels offer numerous seminar rooms.
As well as the meeting spaces and professional services, there are large restaurants and group activities possible. Ski groups have the chance to break out on the snow or alternatively, run seminars on the mountain.
Connections to St Anton are superb with Innsbruck airport lying just an hour down the valley by autobahn. And whilst Arlberg skiing is revered globally, there are plenty of attractions off the snow for ski groups and those on corporate ski trips.
Après ski is a popular pastime in St Anton whilst there are air sports, tobogganing, ice driving and ice climbing to entertain clients. Corporate visitors may wish to spend time relaxing in the indoor and outdoor pools at the centrally located spa complex.
