Skiing in St Anton ski resort

Due to the delicious and filling meal Hotel Tirolerhof provided the previous night the day started a little then anticipated. Luckily the bus stop is 10 metres from the hotel but it took a sprint of the Usain Bolt type to catch the bus, which takes a mere 4 minutes into St Anton.

We spent the first couple of hours in and around the Gampen and Kapall area blowing off the cob webs by skiing; the blue and red runs and also experiencing a T-bar lift for the first time in 20 years. After a quick pit stop in the Heusstadl mountain restaurant we headed towards the Galzig area then up to Schindler Spitze. The red and blue run from Schindler Spitze to Alpe Rauz was very bumpy and ideal for picking holes in any un-technical skiing style (like mine). After this leg burning run we headed back to the Galzig and stopped for a bite to eat. Post lunch skiing involved the busy blue run back to the Mattun lift then skiing down the black and runs from Kapall to the bars at the Nasserein lift for a well deserved après drink.

Though it snowed last night (approx 10cms at resort level) the increased temperature and number of skiers the majority of the runs were becoming bumpy, especially the final 500 metres into St Anton. With the temperature predicted to stay above freezing on Tuesday it would be wise to ski as high as possible or maybe head to the north facing slopes where the conditions maybe better. We’ll keep you posted. Auf wiedersehen.