Best places to snowboard in Austria

We think these are the top 10 best places overall to visit in Austria.

  1. St Anton

    By far the best freeriders resort in Austria and backed up by a world class village. It all comes at quite a price and the British invasian is leaving it less Austrian every year.
    Freeriding: 95% - Awesome off-piste but don't hang around
    Freestyle: 60% - Small park but plenty of natural hits
    Pistes: 85% - Wide, long and some very testing slopes

  2. Ischgl

    Ischgl has plenty of good wide intermediate slopes, and hidden off-piste stashes. A super fast lift system, a season that lasts until May, great terrain park, and the most full on apres in the Alps, completes the package.
    Freeriding: 75% - Trees & some good off-piste
    Freestyle: 75% - Great Park
    Pistes: 80% - Nice wide, well maintained

  3. Solden

    Solden is one of Austria's best all round resorts, with some great intermediate terrain, and the craziest apres ski in the alps.
    Freeriding: 75% - Some tree runs and pretty good off-piste
    Freestyle: 55% - Small terrain park, and poor natural
    Pistes: 70% - Good for intermediates but not testing

  4. Mayrhofen

    huge area, with great freeriding. Maybe the best park in Austria.
    Freeriding: 80% - Some good spots when conditions allow
    Freestyle: 90% - Amazing park
    Pistes: 70% - Loads of piste

  5. Lech

    Fantastic Mountain Awful Town
    Freeriding: 80% - A few trees and fantastic off-piste
    Freestyle: 70% - A very good park
    Pistes: 75% - Very well maintained

  6. Saalbach - Hinterglem

    Good easy freeriding, and great intermediate slopes. Apres ski gets pretty crazy
    Freeriding: 77% - Some good tree runs and off-piste
    Freestyle: 65% - 2 excellent parks + beginners one
    Pistes: 75% - Wide, well maintained & plenty

  7. Zurs

    Great freeriding resort
    Freeriding: 77% - Awesome off-piste
    Freestyle: 63% - Park & Pipe in nearby Lech
    Pistes: 77% - Good untaxing slopes

  8. Obertauern

    It's definitely worth a holiday for people who like to smell powder every day and don't wanna hike too much. Freestylers will have fun in the park, especialy intermidate ones who complane about too small kickers and obsticles but wouldn't go over the big mamas (6m high kicker) either.
    Freeriding: 75% - Great powder spots without hiking
    Freestyle: 60% - Good park and some cool natural
    Pistes: 80% - Great slopes for all abilities

  9. Kaunertal

    Like a big resort but with all the crap bits removed and open long after the others close.
    Freeriding: 80% - Some good off-piste opportunities
    Freestyle: 85% - Maybe Austrias best park & good natural
    Pistes: 50% - Not vast

  10. Zillertal Arena

    Combined with Gerlos this is one great big intermediate mountain to shred, perfect for easy freeriders and Dutch alcoholics
    Freeriding: 70% - Some trees & off-piste
    Freestyle: 78% - 2 parks and 2 pipes
    Pistes: 60% - Some good varied trails
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