Ski Arlberg ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Ski Arlberg is a ski area in Grechanaya Balka, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its 513 mapped downhill runs add up to 272 km, which ranks it #2 of 324 ski areas in Austria and gives it 3.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 530 m long.

Slopes at Ski Arlberg

About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes Ski Arlberg a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 92 lifts: 42 chairlifts, 16 button lifts, 12 gondolas, 7 magic carpets, 6 t-bars, 5 cable cars, 3 rope tows, 1 combined lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,281 m up to 2,642 m, a vertical drop of 1,361 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 19.1 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Ski Arlberg

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 57 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 14 min by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 73 km away. Nearby ski areas include Lech/Zürs (119.6 km), St. Anton/St. Christoph/Stuben (99.0 km), Warth-Schröcken (51.7 km) and Sonnenkopf (30.6 km), which together add 303 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.