St Anton is rated among the top five resorts in the Alps for very good reason: located in Austria’s Arlberg region, one of Europe’s snowiest areas (remember the place where everybody was gleefully snowed in a couple of years ago), it boasts 340km of pistes, 200km of off-piste itineraries and over 55km² of challenging off-piste terrain. In addition, it has a highly efficient lift system (97 lifts) and an attractive town bursting with stylish hotels, chalets and restaurants.
Located within two hours' drive of three international airports and with a railway station at its heart, the resort is easy to reach and, once there, small enough to navigate. Furthermore, St Anton packs some serious heritage – it's the birthplace of the "Father of Modern Skiing", Johann ‘Hannes’ Schneider, who conceived the Arlberg technique of downhill skiing and tuition as we know it today, as well as being the spiritual home of après, thanks to the infamous MooserWirt and Krazy Kanguruh bars.