Location: Vorarlberg
Top Things to do in Vorarlberg
What to do and see in Vorarlberg, Austrian Alps: The Best Ski & Snowboard Areas
Bristling with beautiful lakes, splashing rivers, rugged peaks and looming castles, Vorarlberg is tucked between Switzerland and Germany. This spirited state is dotted with Bauhaus-inspired architecture, eco-friendly dwellings and tiny towns, bristling with spires. Capital Bregenz is the main draw in this alpine locale. Cobblestone streets and a lovely lakeside setting add to its charms. Renowned for its cheese and dairies, Vorarlberg is also a popular spot for skiing and other winter sports.
Restaurants in Vorarlberg
1. Bergbahnen Andelsbuch
2. Steffisalp-express
3. Ski Arlberg
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 733 reviews
Reviewed By christian383 - Portschach am Worther See, Austria
The best skiing in the Alps and where alpine skiing was born. Something for everyone. Great pistes, great ski routes. Lech-Zürs is more suited for families, St. Anton for the younger crowd. Crowd is not really the word to use, as the pistes are very rarely overcrowded.Most of the lifts heave seat heating and the panorama is breath taking.
4. Diedamskopf Skiresort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 121 reviews
Reviewed By Raoulr89 - Sittard, The Netherlands
With the cable cabin you can get to middle station or to the top. It is around 20 minutes to the top and 1200 meters in altitude. Prices are not cheap. At the top you have a beautiful 360 degree panorama view from the diedamskopf at around 2090 meters. From the cable cabin to the top is a walk up of around 10 minutes. From there you can walk the panorama rundweg. We did this and along the way decided to also walk to to the top of Falzerkopf. It was a intense climb especially the last 100 meters, very steap and slippery. The view though and the satisfaction for reaching the top (and the fact not many people walk to this top) is worth every minute. From there we walked down to the middle station where we filled our belly before going down again. Note that in the summer you can also take the cable cabin on Thursday night for the sunside on the Diedamskopf.
5. Silvretta Montafon Nova
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 143 reviews
Reviewed By coenvdbrink - Zwolle, The Netherlands
We have been coming to this area since 2009 and the area keeps on improving. From the cable car station in Sankt Gallenkirch you can choose to go up two different mountains. The Valisera mountain with the beautiful Sonnenbahn (piste 30) (perfect for practicing your technique) and the long track down to the cable car (piste 20) or the Hochjoch mountain with the longest skitunnel of the world and the Nike fun and cross park. Enough fun for everyone!
6. Skigebiet Damuls - Mellau - Faschina
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 205 reviews
The biggest skiingarea in the region of bregenzerwald in austrias most western part Vorarlberg, within over 100 km slopes! Damuels is the snowiest village in the world!
Reviewed By vidushig2018 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
This ski complex has so many chair lifts and different slopes to explore for people who ski at any level. The place is perfect for families who want to enjoy their holidays.
7. Ski area Sonnenkopf
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By Teta_Azra - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
If you want to enjoy skiing in this area with kids, go to Sonnenkopf. First, it is child friendly, even if your kid is not good in skiing. The ski carpet is just next to the cable car station so you don't have to walk a lot with your ski boots. There are also lots of easy but very nice slopes. And most importantly, it is sunny! Of course, it has some negative moments, such as queues at the ski lifts, nevertheless, we enjoyed skiing here very much (much more than at Montafon Silvretta!).
8. Skigebiet Warth Schrocken
9. Skirunde Der Weisse Ring
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 155 reviews
Skiing has been celebrated at the White Ring for over 60 years and the legendary race of the same name has been taking place for 11 years. For winter sports enthusiasts the White Ring presents a sporting challenge with about 22 km of skiing pistes, 5,500 m of difference in altitude and a sightseeing tour with viewing platforms.
Reviewed By tree_onahill84 - Bristol, United Kingdom
We just came back from staying in Lech and while we were there heard about the Weisse Ring, which of course we had to try! Before I go into details of the route we took, it's worth saying that unless you are trying to do this swiftly, take your time and enjoy doing some extra runs along the way, otherwise you will feel like you are just on lifts the whole time. Starting from Lech, we took the Rufikopf gondola over the mountain, where you can either go down a blue or red run to the Schuttboden t-bar drag lift. Then your only (on-piste) option is a fun blue run (185) down to the Trittalp ski lift. From there it's either a blue, red or mix of the two to get down into Zurs for either the Seekopf or Zursersee lifts. *If you want to get in some runs do that on this side of the mountain before "crossing the street" over to Seekkopf/Zursersee. Once at the top of these, it's a quick run down the 165 red to the Madloch lift. *a few notes here - get in some runs on this side of the mountain before heading to the Madloch lift. Second, the 165 red starts steep and you need all the speed you can get, as this connection rises and falls, and you'll still end up "walking". So be prepared! Lastly, the Madloch lift is an older, open lift so if the weather is crap you'll feel it. Once off the Madloch you can warm up with some fun red runs! The 170-171-172 are all very skiable as you make your way down to Zug and the Zugerberg lift. At a few points they even offer an "easy" option if you are feeling tired or a bit too challenged. The Zugerberg lift is the last one, and again it's an older, open 2 seater so bundle up if needed. Once off you can take a quick town via the Balmengrat (a red rope running along a flat section of the 200 blue, so do use it), then once you reach the proper start of the 200 blue you can take that all the way back down into Lech, or throw in a few reds (not many to choose from). And that's it, you've done it!
10. Ski Resort Ifen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By megperry1 - Sindelfingen, Germany
We stumbled upon the lift by accident. We had no idea what to expect. We got tickets for the gondola and headed to the top to hike around for a few hours. The views are amazing. The hut at the top looks brand new. There are tons of groomed trails and lots of snow. We are so glad we found this place and will be back to ski with our kids.
