9.0Exceptional
Lech Zürs am Arlberg
Austria's most beautiful ski village — Lech Zürs anchors Ski Arlberg, Austria's largest connected ski area, with 305km of pistes.
Ski Resorts in Austria
10Profiles
630–3,340 mAltitude range
Mid-range – LuxuryPrice tier
Austria's ski culture is arguably the most deeply rooted in Europe, tracing its competitive and recreational traditions back over a century. The country's resorts concentrate in Tyrol and Vorarlberg, with the Arlberg region — spanning St. Anton, Lech, and Zürs — forming one of the great high-alpine ski domains on the continent. Austrian resorts are known for their social warmth: the après-ski tradition is more spontaneous and convivial here than anywhere else, and mountain huts serve proper food at altitude. Snowpack is reliable from December through April at the main stations, and many resorts offer genuine off-piste terrain alongside well-groomed motorway runs for intermediates.
10 Resorts in Austria
8.5Very Good
St. Anton am Arlberg
The birthplace of modern skiing — where the Arlberg technique was born and the world's most demanding linked ski area awaits.
8.5Very Good
Sölden
Austria's glacier summit trio — three peaks above 3,000m, two glaciers, the October FIS World Cup, and the Ice Q above the Ötztal.
8.0Very Good
Ischgl
Austria's après-ski capital — a high-altitude Silvretta arena straddling the Austrian-Swiss border with one of Europe's longest seasons.
8.0Very Good
Saalbach Hinterglemm
The Skicircus — 270km linking four resorts in Austria's Kitzbühel Alps, with Saalbach at the heart of one of Austria's liveliest après-ski scenes.
7.5Good
Kitzbühel
Austria's most glamorous resort — a medieval walled town hosting the world's most famous downhill race.
7.5Good
Schladming
Four mountains, one pass — Austria's Schladming-Dachstein 4-Berge Skischaukel and the Hahnenkamm of Styria.
7.5Good
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
Austria's number one family resort — a car-free village served by a hovering underground railway found nowhere else on earth.
7.5Good
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
Two of the Ötztal's highest permanently inhabited villages, linked by gondola, trading on genuine snow-sureness rather than nightlife.
7.5Good
Mayrhofen
Zillertal's lively valley town, with two contrasting ski sectors, 142km of piste and a well-known snowpark.