Getting to Warth and Schroecken is easy, especially from Friederichshafen, Memmingen or Zurich airports, with the benefit of good flight times and relatively short transfers that allow you to ski the same day as you fly and to maximise time...
Warth-Schroecken
Warth and Schröcken are two pretty and famously snowy villages in Austria's Bregenzerwald, that form the Warth-Schröcken ski area. This is lift-linked to Lech, Zurs and St Anton and so is a part of the massive Arlberg ski area with over 300kms of marked runs and 200km of off-piste.
Situated 10km apart, Warth and Schroecken (Schröcken in German; in English the umlaut is usually replaced with an ‘e’ but you do sometimes see ‘Schrocken‘) are two snowy alpine villages that share a small local ski area that is also part of Austria’s largest lift-linked ski area, the vast Arlberg. And snow is what they are renowned for: in most years Warth gets more snow than any other ski resort in Western Europe, averaging 11 metres each winter.
Whilst Warth and Schroecken are on the edge of the Arlberg ski area, the huge Auenfeldjet lift makes it easy for their visitors to ski into Lech-Zurs. As Zurs is also lift-linked to St Anton, St Christoph and Stuben, fit confident skiers, have access to almost endless pistes, ski routes and freeride opportunities. Be warned, however: it’s a long way to St Anton’s slopes and it’s not a journey you will want to make every day.
Being on the edge of the Arlberg means the local slopes above Warth and Schroecken get fewer visitors than their more glamorous neighbours, and the runs are less crowded. They can be accessed by a lift from the centre of Warth or from two base stations along the road to Schroecken that have some hotels close by, and which are connected to the two villages by a free ski-bus. There are pistes and ski routes descending into both villages so confident skiers can ski back at the end of the day. The 60km of local slopes are not very high (Warth is at 1494m, and Schroecken is at 1269m, and almost all the local skiing is below 2000m), but they are mostly north-facing and, of course, famously snowy. Beginners, particularly children, benefit from excellent ski schools and instructors. But there are challenges for advanced skiers too. The gradient of black slope 253 (“Ochsenkopf”) is over 70% in places and there is more steep stuff around the Jageralp Express lift.
Apres ski is a low key affair. And Warth and Schrocken are small villages so there’s not a great deal to do during the day besides skiing and other wintersports, including winter walking, cross-country skiing, dog sledding, snow-shoeing and tobogganing. There is also the option of driving to other less frequented ski areas in Bregenzerwald such as Au-Schoppernau, which is just 15 minutes away from Schroecken.
Getting to Warth-Schroecken is easy. It takes between 1 hour 45 minutes and 2 hours 15 minutes from Friedrichshafen, Memmingen and Zurich airports. Accommodation is cheaper than in the other Arlberg resorts, with good value family-run hotels, guesthouses and self-catered apartments.
Ski Equipment Rental in Warth–Schroecken
Unsurprisingly, there is not as much choice as in larger resorts. Most of the equipment rental shops are near the centre of the villages or close to the lifts. ALPINRESORTS and SKISET offer discounts if you pre-book online and both have partner outlets in Warth-Schroecken.
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One of Bregenzerwald’s great strengths is the range of good quality hotels, from traditional to contemporary designer style interior and prices that are noticeable cheaper than comparable hotel accommodation in better known ski resorts. Warth-Schroecken is no exception. The main...
strong>Warth-Schroecken has good facilities for beginners and children including two ski schools, designated areas for beginners with their own lifts and special kinderland areas for young children. Book Ski Schools & Ski Lessons in Warth-Schroecken Looking for private or group...
Warth-Schroecken Ski Area Warth-Schroecken ski area comprises 68km of mostly easy skiing on the Saloberkopf (2,050m) with runs to the villages of Warth (1,494m) and Schroecken (1,269m). The connection to Lech-Zurs provides access to the mighty Arlberg ski area, a...
Warth-Schroecken Ski Lifts & Lift Passes Warth Schroecken’s ski lift system carries up to 28,000 riders per hour on a total of 14 ski lifts including 3 T-bars and 2 chairlifts which serve the beginner slopes. To access the much...
Warth-Schroecken Beginners Beginner skiers and boarders in Warth-Schroecken are recommended to start from the Saloberjet base station at Hochtannberg or Wannenkopf in Warth, where there are good slopes for first time beginners and instructors for skiing and boarding. Beginner skiing...
Warth-Schroecken Intermediate With 56km marked ski runs in Warth-Schroecken including about 10 red runs), 10 black runs and seven ungroomed but marked ski routes, opportunities for intermediate skiers are good but limited. Competent intermediates can cover the ski area on...
Warth-Schroecken Advanced & Expert Skiing Warth-Schroecken only has about 17kms of black pisted runs and ungroomed trails. Therefore, you might easily assume that there’s not much challenging skiing for advanced skiers here, but you’d be wrong. Warth-Schroecken has 11 black...
Warth-Schroecken Mountain Restaurants Most of the restaurants serving the ski area are located close to base station lifts at 1500m with just four restaurants at higher up in the ski area, but bearing in mind it’s just 300-500m vertical it’s...
Warth-Schroecken Villages Warth and Schroecken are small snow sure villages situated approximately 10km apart at either end of the Warth-Schroecken ski area in south eastern Bregenzerwald and bordering the Arlberg. Warth (1494m) is a charming alpine village with around 200...
Warth-Schroecken Bars & Restaurants Warth and Schroecken are small villages where après ski is limited except for the occasional umbrella bar and more sophisticated après ski in hotel bars and restaurants. This appeals to many families and couples who return...
Warth-Schroecken Other Activities Warth and Schroecken are small ski villages so there’s not a great deal to do in winter besides skiing and other wintersports including winter walking, cross-country skiing, dog sledding, snow shoeing and tobogganing. Bregenzerwald region generally has...