Austria is a major Alpine ski nation. The Arlberg ski region is the birthplace of modern Alpine skiing and a popular playground for Europe's Royal families. Skiing in Austria has always attracted British skiers and snowboarders, and many of them learned to ski in Austrian resorts. Family skiing in Austria is a major attraction.
The key to ski holidays in Austria is the country’s celebrated ‘Gemütlichkeit’ culture, which attempts to make guests feel welcome, entertained and well fed, both on the slopes and after the lifts have closed. The service excellence and hospitality that you encounter all over the country is guaranteed to leave you with a warm glow even in the cold winter weather. You’ll find the typical Austrian welcome both on the slopes with genuinely friendly instructors and lively après-ski in almost every Austrian bar when the lifts have closed.
On the slopes, Austrian resorts enjoy a good snow record. The linked Warth-Schröcken area lays claim to the title of snowiest ski area in the Alps, with an extraordinary average of 10.6m each winter. Austria’s skiing regions offer no end of a variety of ski runs, activities, and stunning scenery.