Skischolen St. Anton (33 aanbiedingen)

Learn to ski in St. Anton

Located at an altitude of 1300m in Austria’s Arlberg region, St. Anton is one of the top five resorts in the Alps. The resort is part of the extensive Ski Arlberg ski region, which is the largest interconnected skiing area in Austria and extends over Vorarlberg and Tyrol. Ski Arlberg consists of two parts, Arlberg East and Arlberg West, and offers more than 300km of slopes, plus 200km of deep snow terrain.

Located just over an hour from Innsbruck, 2hrs drive from Zurich and 2,5hrs drive from Munich, St. Anton is full of life and Austrian charm. It is also the birthplace of Hannes Schneider, who developed the Arlberg Technique - the basics of ski instruction that are still used for teaching alpine skiing to this day.

Hannes Schneider was also the founder of the Kandahar ski club, which established the first races on the world-famous Kandahar black run within the resort, with its gradients of up to 92%.

From the resort, there is easy access to the five surrounding mountains; the Rendl, Galzig , Kapall, Valluga and Gampen, each offering diverse slopes at all levels. With such a wealth of pistes available, ski schools in St. Anton offer an extensive variety of lessons, not only in skiing and snowboarding, but also freeriding, snow-touring and even heliski tours.

Ski lessons for beginners in St. Anton

With 43% or 140km of slopes being graded as easy, the entire Ski Arlberg ski resort is very suitable for beginners. Ski schools in St. Anton offer lessons for skiers aged 5yrs and upwards, lessons lasting for 4hrs. First-timer lessons take place on the village nursery slopes, either directly in St. Anton or in nearby Nasserein, which are flat and ideal for learning the first moves.

Once the basics have been established, ski novices progress onto the blue slopes within the resort. The ski schools in St. Anton head for the conveniently-situated blues either in the Galzig or Fangbahn areas, or around the Rendl 2030, which also has a beginners’ lift.

Beginners wanting some practice after lessons should consider the blue route no.27, which starts up at the Gampen 1850 restaurant and meanders back down into St. Anton.

Kids' ski lessons in St. Anton

Kids’ ski lessons are offered from age 5yrs and upwards in St. Anton. As with all beginners, the first moves are learned on the very flat slopes around St. Anton and nearby Nasserein. Ski schools in St. Anton take their youngest beginners to establish the first basics of skiing at the Kinderpark, situated between St. Anton and Nasserein.

The next step for young ski learners is to practice simple turns on some of the lower-lying and easier blue runs within the resort. There are three areas nearby that have ideal blues, the favourites for the ski schools in St. Anton being the Galzig and Fangbahn areas to the right of St. Anton, and Rendl 2030, to the left.

Intermediate skiers will also find their space on the quiet red runs around the Rendl area, such as the lengthy R1, which starts at the Rendl restaurant and makes a huge curve back down into St. Anton.

Ski lesson prices in St. Anton

Ski schools in St. Anton offer adults and kids’ ski lessons from 54EUR/day (4hrs). Private lessons are available for all ages from 78EUR/hr.

St. Anton ski pass

One ski pass covers the whole Ski Arlberg region, including Lech-Oberlech-Zürs, St. Anton-St. Christoph, Klösterle & Sonnenkopf. The pass price varies according to age, the season and the length of stay. Ski schools in St. Anton are happy to give more details about the pass options.

Ski hire in St. Anton

For skiers and snowboarders to prefer to hire their equipment locally, there are 17 ski hire centres within St.Anton. Ski schools in St. Anton may have partnerships or special deals with specified ski hire centres.

The best ski schools in St. Anton

Skischule Arlberg

The famous ski-pioneer Hannes Schneider founded the Skischule Arlberg in 1921. Now with a team of almost 380 international instructors, Skischule Arlberg is the largest in Austria. Group and private ski lessons are offered in English and German.

Meeting point: At the ski school offices in St.Anton and Nasserein

CheckYeti customers reviews: experienced, reliable, beginner friendly

Skischule A-Z

Run by the former deep snow world champion Toni Zangerle, Skischule A-Z offers private ski, snowboard and freeride lessons in English, Finnish, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian & Slovak.

Meeting point: Individually arranged

CheckYeti customers reviews: Experienced, patient, relaxed

Skischule Pettneu

Located in Pettneu, Stefan Falch’s ski school offers private ski lessons for all ages in English and German.

Meeting point: Arranged individually

CheckYeti customers reviews: Experienced, relaxed, patient

Skischule Stuben

Run by Willi Mathies Jr. and founded more than 80yrs ago, Skischule Stuben offers private ski & snowboard lessons in English and German.

Meeting point: Arranged individually

CheckYeti customers reviews: Experienced, relaxed, patient,

Freeride Hotspot

Freeride Hotspot offers private freeride, snowboard, skitour splitboard and even heliski lessons in English and German.

Meeting point: Directly at the Galzigbahn, meeting point for other areas arranged individually

CheckYeti customers reviews: Experienced, reliable, kids friendly

What makes learning to ski in St. Anton so special

There’s always something big happening in St. Anton: November sees the new giant slalom race "Catch me if you can; the night of long turns", where 222 skiers equipped with head torches race down the legendary Kandahar Slope and into the valley.

“The Snow must go on” in December is a must-see event in which 150 skiing performers put on a spectacular show covering the history of skiing.

The counterpart to the “Catch me if you can“ race at the start of the season is the season’s finale; a cult ski race “Der Weiße Rausch - The White Thrill“, where 555 international skiers, snowboarders or telemark skiers hurtle down 9km of unprepared slopes to the valley.