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The Ski Arlberg ski area is situated in the Arlberg massif in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol (Austria).

Ski Arlberg
Location	Vorarlberg, Tyrol (Austria)
Nearest major city	St. Anton am Arlberg, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Stuben am Arlberg, Lech am Arlberg, Zürs am Arlberg
Top elevation	2,811 m (Valluga-top)
Base elevation	1,269 m
Skiable area	50 km²
Lift system	15 cable cars 45 chairlifts 28 drag lifts
Website	https://www.skiarlberg.at/en

Since the winter of 2013–14, the villages of Lech, Oberlech, Zürs and Zug have been linked to the Warth-Schröcken ski area which makes Ski Arlberg the largest connected ski area in Austria.[1]

Geography

Since 2013, the ski resort includes the villages of Klösterle, Lech, Oberlech, Schröcken, St. Anton am Arlberg, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Stuben, Stubenbach, Warth, Zürs and Zug.[2]

The ski area consists of two parts, namely:

• Arlberg Ost/East (St. Anton, St. Christoph and Stuben)
• Arlberg West (Lech, Oberlech, Warth, Schröcken and Zürs)[3]

The highest elevation of the ski area is the top of the Valluga mountain at 2,811 m above sea level in St. Anton.[4]

History

In 1884, Emperor Franz Joseph I opened the Arlbergbahn and made it possible for skiers to get to the Arlberg.[5] The Arlberg Ski Club was founded in 1901, and in 1936 Austria's first tow lift was put into operation in Zürs.[6]

Since the 2013/14 season, Lech has been connected to Schröcken by the 10-person-gondola Auenfeldjet which makes Ski Arlberg the largest connected ski area in Austria and one of the five largest in the world.[7][1] In the 2016/17 season, the 10-person-gondola Flexenbahn between the Arlberg East and West areas was opened.[8][9]

Lift system

The ski area has a rich lift system consisting of a variety of aerial and surface lifts including 15 cable cars (cable cars, gondolas and funitels), 45 chairlifts (14 2-person lifts, one 3-person lift, 13 4-person lifts, 16 6-person and one 8-person lift) as well as 28 drag lifts.[10] A remarkable lift is the Weibermahd which is a combination lift, meaning that 8-person chairlifts and 10-person gondolas alternate on the same rope. It is the first combination lift installed in Vorarlberg and was manufactured by the Austrian-Swiss company Doppelmayr.[11]

St. Anton – St. Christoph – Stuben[12]

Lech – Oberlech – Zürs[13]

Warth – Schröcken[14]

The White Ring

The White Ring (German: Der Weiße Ring) is one of the longest ski circuits in the world (22 km). It comprises five downhill runs, five ropeways, an intensive ascent and a backcountry ski run and 5,500 metres of altitude difference.[15]

For the 50th anniversary of the ski circuit, the first White Ring ski race was held in the 2005–06 season. The course record is 44:10:75 minutes and held since 2010 by Markus Weiskopf.[16]

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The Ski Arlberg ski resort has been the venue for numerous World Cup ski races in the past, including the following:[17]

• January 1988: super-G (women), winner: Zoe Haas (SUI)
• November 1991: 2 slalom races (women), winners: Vreni Schneider (SUI) and Bianca Fernández Ochoa (SPA)
• January 1993: slalom (men), winner: Thomas Fogdö (SWE)
• January 1993: combination (men), winner: Marc Girardelli (LUX)
• December 1993: super-G (men), winner: Hannes Trinkl (AUT)
• December 1994: 2 slalom races (men), winner (both): Alberto Tomba (IT)

After 26 years, alpine ski races will be held again in the Lech-Zürs area in November 2020.[18] The races will take place on November 14 and 15 in the Flexenarena Zürs under the name "Flexenrace". They will consist of parallel ski races for men and women, as well as a mixed team event. Additionally, there will be a combination ski race with a slalom and a super-G in St. Anton am Arlberg on the 9th and 10 January 2021.[19]

References

External links

• Official website
• List of Ski Arlberg ski slopes and current weather conditions

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