What's on in St. Anton am Arlberg (St Anton), Austria through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Austria, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Ski season (3 Dec – 19 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — February ski weeks, Semester (winter) holidays in Austria

• Holiday

  February ski weeks

  1 Feb – 5 Mar · usuallySchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  German and Dutch half-terms stack through February, which is also when the snow is usually best. Lift queues at the Galzigbahn from half past eight, and the bed prices to match. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (3 Dec – 19 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — February ski weeks, Easter holidays in Austria

• Holiday

  Easter

  4–6 AprCrowdedClosures

  Easter Monday is a public holiday and shops stay closed on Easter Sunday too, so it is a long weekend. Austrians and neighbouring Germans travel, filling hotels at higher rates, and many shops close on both days. Source ↗

Still on: February ski weeks (1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)), Ski season (3 Dec – 19 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Easter, Der Weisse Rausch

• Festival

  Der Weisse Rausch

  18 AprSporting eventCrowded

  The season closes with 555 people starting together off the Valluga ridge for a nine-kilometre downhill race with an uphill section in it. It runs at five in the evening. Source ↗

• Closure

  Between-seasons shutdown

  22 Apr – 20 Jun · usually

  From the last race to midsummer the lifts stop and most of the village closes. The Arlberg pass road stays open, which is the only thing moving. Source ↗

Still on: Easter (4–6 Apr), Ski season (3 Dec – 19 Apr (usually))

Busy — Pentecost (Whitsun) holidays in Austria, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Between-seasons shutdown (22 Apr – 20 Jun (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Summer lifts and trails

  25 Jun – 30 Sep · usuallyTrail season

  Two or three lifts run for walkers and bikes from late June, and the high Arlberg routes clear in early July. A tenth of the winter crowd, at a third of the price.

Still on: Between-seasons shutdown (22 Apr – 20 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Austria, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Arlberg Giro

  2 AugSporting eventCrowdedBook early

  St. Anton's own alpine sportive: about 1,500 riders climb the Arlbergpass and loop through Montafon and Paznaun on closed roads, usually the last weekend of July or first of August. Source ↗

Still on: Summer lifts and trails (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Peak crowds — Arlberg Giro, Summer holidays in Austria

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Summer lifts and trails (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)), Arlberg Giro (2 Aug)

Busy — Summer holidays in Austria, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Summer lifts and trails (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Autumn holidays in Austria, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Peak crowds — Krampus Run, Christmas holidays in Austria

• Opening

  Stanton Ski Open

  1–8 Dec · usuallySki season

  The season opens with a free concert weekend in the first week of December, before the snow has usually settled on the lower runs. Cheap week, thin cover. Source ↗

• Season

  Ski season

  3 Dec – 19 Apr · usually

  Early December to about the twentieth of April on one of the biggest linked areas in the Alps. The off-piste and the Valluga are the reason people come; the pistes are the smaller half.

• Festival

  Krampus Run

  5 DecChristmas & New YearCrowded

  Krampus figures parade through the pedestrian zone on the evening of 5 December behind Saint Nicholas, an Alpine Advent custom that draws families out despite the cold, mostly for locals rather than visitors passing through. Source ↗