St Johann In Tirol - World Snowboard Guide

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St Johann in Tirol is Austrian through and through, read any one of the numerous ski guides and see how this place is often described as ‘quaint, charming, traditional, lovely and picturesque. And while these points are true, the important factor is, what has this traditional village to offer visiting snowboarderds? Well St Johann has some 60km of well groomed and well marked out pistes to ride serviced by a modern lift system comprising of 3 gondolas, 4 chair lifts and 10 drag lifts.

An important point to note about St Johann is that this is a very popular resort with a large number of British and German visitors. The resort is usually buzzing through the winter months especially over the Christmas and new year periods and from mid January through to the end of March.

Although this is not a high altitude resort, St Johann can still boast a decent annual snow record of over 780cm a season and should the real stuff not fall, the resort has snowmaking facilities that cover over 47% of the marked out slopes.

In terms of terrain, an advanced rider will have this place licked within a matter of two days, intermediates four days while beginners will enjoy a full week exploring the slopes, which are collection of reds, a handful of blacks and a load of easy blues. Still slope facilities are very good and the unusually for a place of this size, there are some 15 mountain cafes and bars. Another plus side for St Johann is that this is a cheap resort and very affordable.

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: At Solden

Lifts

Total Lifts: 17
Cable cars: 2
Chair lifts: 6
Drag lifts: 9
Max people per hour: 20,000
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 19
Total ride area: 60km
Longest run: 3miles (5km)

Top lift: 1700m
Vertical drop: 1030m
First lift: 670m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 41%
Red runs: 47%
Black runs: 12%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
1/2 day 27 euros
1 Day Pass - 32 euros
6 Day Pass - 162 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 5.6m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 45%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Full day lesson 58 euros,
3 days 98euros
Snowboard Hire: Board & Boots 23/138 euros per day/week
Night Riding: : Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7.00-9.30pm Rueppen run (1,2km)
Wednesday 7.00-9.00pm Eichenhofrun (1km)