Montafon Ski Resort

Montafon ski resorts in the south-western corner of Vorarlberg, Austria, are surrounded by three mountain ranges – chalk cliffs of Rätikon to the north-west, the Silvretta mountains (with glaciers and 80 peaks over 3000m) to the south and Verwall north-east, with many iconic mountains including Zimba, Drei Tűrme (Three Towers), Madrisa, Pateriol and highest peak Piz Buin 3312m.

Although not especially high – the skiing is mostly between 1600-2400m, Montafon has a long winter season from December until end April. Low pressure systems blowing in from the Atlantic bring substantial precipitation and, when they reach Vorarlberg, regularly dump snow on the Rätikon, Silvretta and Verwall mountain ranges surrounding the Montafon valley, resulting in above average snowfall.

Montafon is easy to get to and there’s lots of reasonably priced family friendly accommodation – most of it in Schruns, St Gallenkirch, Gaschurn and Gargellen – along with 219km of well-groomed pistes and plenty of activities for non-skiers. Montafon’s marked ski runs are predominantly red and blue, and especially good for intermediates and beginners but there’s plenty of challenging off-piste skiing including some of the best ski touring in Europe. The snowboarder friendly ski areas feature one of Europe’s top snowparks and around 30 mountain restaurants (mostly with sun terraces) and an efficient lift system now benefiting from substantial investment in new lifts.

Montafon at a glance

On the Mountain

Ski Area

Montafon in Vorarlberg, Austria, offers good skiing and boarding for all ability levels. There are 219km of marked downhill ski runs, mostly between 1600-2400m and a modern ski lift system of 61 ski lifts covered by a single regional lift pass.
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Lift System

Montafon ski region has a modern ski lift system serving 219km of marked runs in four main ski areas. There are 4 cable cars, 10 gondolas, 25 chairlifts and 22 surface lifts (drag lifts and magic carpets for children) with a capacity of 15,745 riders per hour.
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Ski schools & guiding

Montafon has several ski schools teaching alpine skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing. There are also eight kindergartens with extensive childcare facilities including the impressive Dreamland facility on Hochjoch and Bella Bambini children’s world in Silvretta Nova.
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Advanced Skiing

Montafon ski pistes are mostly red and blue, with black runs amounting to only 15% of groomed runs. But when snow conditions are good and, if you’re a strong skier comfortable skiing deep snow, there are some good off-piste possibilities including some excellent ski tours.
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Intermediate Skiing

Montafon is good for intermediate skiers and boarders. Around 35% of 219km piste skiing is graded red and 50% blue and there are long (8-14km) descents from top to bottom of each of Montafon’s four main ski areas.
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Beginner Skiing

Montafon has plenty of runs for beginners. Nearly 50% of the groomed pistes are blue and competent beginners can enjoy long top-to-bottom descents on Hochjoch and Gargellen. The longest of these is a 12km long easy run from the top of the Hochjoch ski area in Schruns.
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Mountain restaurants

Montafon has upwards of 20 mountain restaurants in four main ski areas, ranging from the unusually big but satisfying Nova Stoba restaurant in Silvretta Nova to small traditional huts in Gargellen, nearly all of which have sun terraces, sometimes with live music.
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