St Anton: Austrian Alps Adventure

March 25 – 31, 2012

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Mar 25	Fly into Zurich or Munich and make your way to St Anton
Mar 26 - 30	Ski the surrounding areas of Zurs, Lech, Stuben, St. Christoph, Sonnenkopf (Klösterle) or Zug.
Mar 31	Departure day

Being a part of the Arlberg mountain range, skiing in St. Anton offers an extensive amount of groomed terrain and a resort height of 1,300m, with a top elevation of 2,800m.  Skiing in the St. Anton region offers a huge variety to terrain.  There are steep challenging runs as well as a wide choice of intermediate and advanced runs, and some of the best off-piste skiing in Austria.

Our accommodation is the Piltriquitron Lodge in down town St Anton, and they write,
"The Lodge is designed and built in a way that combines clean, modern architecture with warm, comfortable surroundings.  We merge and influence the modernity and quality of Scandinavian architecture with subtle Japanese and Argentine design and photography. 

There are four bedrooms, each of which sleeps two people in very comfortable, hotel quality beds.  The beds can be combined or separated (should two friends not wish to sleep so close). Each bedroom has its own Japanese-style bathroom equipped with shower, sink, and toilet.  And, when you wish to have some privacy from the common area, each bedroom has a flat screen television equipped with cable.  We built the common area with the hope that old and new friends will share meals and recount their ski days in a relaxed environment.  We serve breakfast each morning at a shared table.  And, when your ski day is finished, we have a comfortable sofa and chair that serve as good places to watch ski movies, flip through ski magazines, read books, or take a nap."

The traditional Tyrolean village is attractive and picturesque, with a well-equipped pedestrian centre and a wide choice of shops and accommodation catering for those on a skiing holiday.

We will spend the first three days getting our St Anton ski legs, skiing perhaps the Vallugagrat to the village of St. Christoph or exploring Zurs, Lech, Stuben, St. Christoph, Sonnenkopf (Klösterle) or Zug.  A classic ski adventure in the St Anton area is to complete “the white ring”, a day of skiing a circuit around the areas of St Anton.

The following two days we will ski with a local UIAGM internationally certified guide who will take us off piste skiing wherever the weather and snow conditions permit us.  St Anton has some of the best off-piste skiing in Austria and we plan to take advantage of it.

DAILY OVERVIEW
March 25    Fly into Zurich or Munich.  Arrive with time to get to St Anton which takes about two to three hours.  The Lodge is situated right in the town of St Anton.

March 26   We will look at the conditions on a daily basis and decide what to ski based on that.  There are many resorts that interconnect and we will take advantage of this when we can.

March 27   Ski St Anton, St. Christoph, Zurs, Lech, Stuben, Sonnenkopf (Klösterle) or Zug

March 28   Weather permitting we will ski more off-piste terrain and conditions to prepare us for the following two days of skiing.

March 29   Skiing with a local UIAGM internationally certified guide looking for the best off-piste conditions available.

March 30   The second day with the guide, looking for more great skiing, using the lift system to access terrain.

March 31   Departure day.   Transport back to Zurich or Munich.  Book flights for afternoon or evening.

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PRICE

4 people,  $3700 per person
5 people,  $3400 per person
6 people,  $3200 per person
7 people,  $3000 per person

Trip includes: 6 nights lodging and breakfast in the Piltriquitron Lodge 2 dinners at the Piltriquitron Lodge 5 days all mountain ski pass (includes 5 ski resorts) 2 days skiing with local UIAGM guide 5 days skiing with your host Ross

Does not include: Airfare Transport to St Anton Lunches Remaining dinners in St Anton Meals in transit Alcohol

PLEASE NOTE: Like any major resort the skiing can be whatever the weather gives us.  Your skiing ability level should be proficient enough to be able to ski in variable ski conditions and powder, on blue and black terrain.  You should also be able to ski in off piste conditions comfortably.  Skiing Levels 7 - 9 preferred. And you will get the most out of the trip if your fitness is such that you can ski all day long.