St Anton am Arlberg Ski Lifts

Ski Lifts in St Anton am Arlberg

St Anton ski lifts are world-class, including new high-speed gondolas and chairlifts to increase capacity and reduce queuing. Also, the game-changing Flexenbahn and Area Link have created Austria’s largest fully interconnected ski area since 2016.

St Anton Ski Lifts

The total lift capacity for the entire Ski Arlberg region’s 88 lifts is 151,000 riders per hour, with a combined capacity of over 123,000 riders per hour in St Anton and Lech-Zürs. The St Anton ski area (St Anton, St Christoph Stuben) has 38 lifts with capacity of around 60,000 passengers per hour:

• Cable cars 3
• Gondolas 5
• Chairlifts (6-person) 5
• Chairlifts (4-person) 6
• Chairlifts (2-person) 4
• Surface lifts 15

The main lifts start operating from 8:30 am and run until 4:00-4:15 pm, and most of the chairlifts are high-speed chairs with bubble covers when needed. Also, surface lists (T-bars mostly) are mostly short distances, including lifts serving some beginner areas.

Investment in impressive new lifts has been ongoing since new ski lifts to Gampen (1,850m) and Kapall (2,330m) were  installed for the 2001 World Championships. Significant improvements in the lift system in the last 20+ years have included:

• The Nassereinbahn 8-person gondola from Nasserein to Gampen, making Nasserein a more convenient place to stay, and taking pressure off the main lifts in St Anton.
• The Arlenmahderbahn 6-person chairlift opened up the Arlenmahder slopes and provides easier access to the Ulmer Hütte and the long blue run (14) to Alpe Rauz as well as taking pressure off the Schindlergratbahn.
• The impressive Galzigbahn cable car station with glass panel construction, which reveals the latest technology used to detach and reattach the 8-person gondolas without slowing the high-speed cable.
• The 8-person Rendlbahn gondola and new lift station close to the bus station near the centre of the village, just a short walk from the Galzigbahn; and a 6-person chair in place of the long Gampberg draglift.
• The Flexenbahn 8-person gondola from Alpe Rauz to the ski slopes above Zurs, connecting the St Anton and Lech-Zurs ski areas.
• The Albonabahn gondola, also at Ale Rauz, providing easier access to the Albona without having to ski into Stuben.
• The Schindlergratbahn 8-person gondola (which replaced the old 3-person chairlift) provides fast access and a more comfortable ride to Schindler, and without queuing.

The most substantial single investment (€45 million) – the Flexenbahn and Area Link (2016) – involving four new lifts (Flexenbahn, Trittkopfbahn I and II, and Albonabahn II) to link St Anton, Stuben,  Lech-Zürs and Warth-Schröcken, and creating Austria’s largest fully interconnected ski area. A game-changer!

Additionally, all mountain restaurants and bars operated by the lift company have been substantially upgraded or replaced by new ones. They now offer much more appealing dining facilities, including a la carte as well as self-service at some lift stations.

Also, since 2013, the Audenfeldjet lift connecting the ski areas of Lech and Warth-Schrocken, added a further 66km of pistes and even more off-piste, now accessible by skiing from St Anton and included in the Ski Arlberg lift pass.

Although not connected to the main lift system, the  small ski area at Sonnenkopf is included in the Ski Arlberg lift pass, and easy to get to using the local bus service.

Fake news? For many years there was talk of the possibility that ski areas of St Anton and Ischgl could be connected by lift(s) from Rendl to Kappl, but the Tourist Office in St Anton have confirmed that this is not happening.

Click on the link below to view lift operating times and the current status of the lifts and pistes in St Anton.

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Arlberg Ski Map

St Anton / Ski Arlberg Lift Pass

The St Anton/Ski Arlberg lift pass includes St Anton, Stuben am Arlberg, Lech-Zűrs, Sonnenkopf and Warth-Schrocken. Now the largest interconnected ski area in Austria,  with 305 km of pistes, over 200 km of off-piste terrain, a world-class system of 88 lifts, and abundant top-class mountain restaurants throughout the Arlberg.

St Anton Lift Pass Prices and Discounts

For the 2025/26 ski season, a 1-day St Anton/Ski Arlberg lift pass costs €78 for an adult, €72 for seniors and teenagers, and €47 for a child. A 7-day pass is €475 for adults, €409 for seniors and teenagers, and €286 for children. Buying Ski Arlberg passes online in advance is often cheaper than buying at the resort lift office, but beginners may not need a full ticket for their first lesson (see below).

Lift tickets are available for purchase online at the Ski Arlberg webshop.

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Beginner Lift Tickets in St Anton

Note, beginners do not have to buy the full St. Anton Ski Arlberg lift pass. It is recommended to wait until you have a lesson on the first day to determine the best pass for your needs. Options include a points ticket for beginners or a discounted pass for a limited area, and you can even start with free magic carpets.

Snow and Snowmaking in St Anton

St. Anton am Arlberg receives an average annual snowfall of 387 cm each winter (33 days of snow). Snowfall has varied significantly over the past decade, from as little as 75 cm (8 days of snow) in 2021/22, to 720 cm (35 days of snow in 2018/19, and seven of the last 10 winters have recorded more than 300 cm of snowfall.

In addition to a consistently good snow record, with low-pressure systems from the west delivering substantial snowfall across the Arlberg each winter, nearly 90% of the St Anton ski area slopes also have artificial snowmaking facilities. All snow canons are powered by green electricity and use only pure water, without the addition of chemicals.

Sustainability in St Anton

St Anton am Arlberg is proud of its commitment to sustainability. As well as excellent rail connections and a well-developed, free public transport system, St Anton is one of the few ski resorts in the Tyrol that is practically self-sufficient in terms of energy production. The hydro-electric Kartell power plant and eight-million-cubic-metre reservoir in Verwall, and the Rosanna power plant, allow the entire area of St. Anton and St. Jakob to produce its own energy.

Also, buildings in many parts of the St Anton am Arlberg area are heated by a woodchip-fuelled biomass power plant, thus reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and artificial snowmaking machines in St Anton use only pure water, without the addition of any chemicals.

St Anton / Ski Arlberg Lift Company

Arlberger Bergbahnen
9 Sankt Anton am Arlberg
Tel: +43 5446 2352
Web: www.arlbergerbergbahnen.com