Skiing at Austria’s largest Ski Resort, Saint Anton am Arlberg

When I first won the EasyJet Best Harry and Meghan lookalikes competition, the first destination on my wishlist was a skiing holiday! I have been skiing for just the last 10 years and absolutely love it. To be amongst the pretty snow covered mountain nature and traveling at quite some speed at times is an absolute thrill. I had 2 skiing lessons and that was it. I’m very athletic and sporty plus have great balance so I picked it up straight away.

I have done my skiing always in France and Switzerland but always wanted to head to Austria next. I was looking to go somewhere in Austria that we didn’t have to travel hours by a ski transfer coach from the airport. I wanted somewhere easy and practical to get to from the airport. After some research, I discovered Saint Anton am Arlberg. Not only is this Austria’s largest ski resort but the town has its own train station.

I asked EasyJet to make the next booking to Innsbruck. The approach to the airport is spectacular. Innsbruck is surrounded by the snow covered mountains and it is a very memorable place to land. Get bus route F from the airport to city centre. The bus terminates at the train station. Here you need to buy a ticket to Saint Anton am Arlberg, costing around 16 euros one way. It’s a direct train and it goes all the way to Zürich.

Our train was very busy but it was Friday afternoon, so we had to stand for most of the way. It’s a beautiful journey, incredible scenery. It takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to get to Saint Anton am Arlberg. We get a taxi outside the station. Our hotel is very close by to the station but it’s quite hilly. We are staying at Pension Susanne. The breakfast seating area has great panoramic views. I can highly recommend staying here, the hosts are very friendly and welcoming.

The walk to the town centre is easy enough as it’s all down hill and is less than 10 minutes. We get some food at a Mexican restaurant Bobo’s Bar in the main street. Not so easy to find as its downstairs but the bar is packed with skiers and snowboarders. The food portions are huge! Not just here but everywhere is the same.

Tomorrow we’re looking forward to a full day of skiing ahead of us. The weather should be perfect for skiing the whole time we’re here. We can’t wait!!