St. Anton
| Sankt Anton am Arlberg | ||
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Sankt Anton am Arlberg in February 2016
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| Coordinates: 47°07′N 10°16′E / 47.117°N 10.267°ECoordinates: 47°07′N 10°16′E / 47.117°N 10.267°E | ||
| Country | Austria | |
| State | Tyrol | |
| District | Landeck | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Helmut Mall (ÖVP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 165.81 km2 (64.02 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,304 m (4,278 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2016) | ||
| • Total | 2,349 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 6580 | |
| Area code | 05446 | |
| Vehicle registration | LA | |
| Website | www.stantonamarlberg.com | |
Sankt Anton am Arlberg, commonly referred to as St. Anton, is a village and ski resort in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the Tyrolean Alps, with aerial tramways and chairlifts up to 2,811 m (9,222 ft), yielding a vertical drop of 1,507 m (4,944 ft). It is also a popular summer resort among hikers, trekkers and mountaineers.
Skiing has a long history in St. Anton: ski instructors from the area emigrated to the US in the 1930s, helping to popularise the sport. St. Anton was the host of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2001. St. Anton is frequently listed as one of the world's top skiing resorts both in terms of skiing available and après-ski entertainment.
St. Anton lies on the Rosanna River and is on the main east-west rail line between Austria and Switzerland. There are many airports that serve St. Anton by way of train and car that include Munich, Zürich, Innsbruck and Friedrichshafen. The centre is a pedestrian zone.
St. Anton is part of the Arlberg area of ski resorts – a region that includes 94 cable cars and ski lifts, 340 km (210 mi) of groomed pistes and 200 km (120 mi) of deep-snow runs, all of which are covered under one liftpass.
On the western edge of village is the "Galzigbahn" which has been replaced by a Funitel gondola. The new gondola includes a first-ever "Ferris wheel": enabling passengers to board the gondolas on ground level, then rotating the gondolas up to the main high-speed cables. The Funitel accesses the Galzig slopes and connects to Schindler and Valluga peaks. On the eastern edge of town, the Nassereinbahn rises to the Nasserein area with connections to the Kapall peak. The Kapall, Valluga, and Schindler peaks provide skiers with close to 1,500 vertical metres skiing (4,920 ft). Slope-side après-ski bars can be found on the Steissbachtal trail just above St. Anton.
The groomed runs in the region cater to all levels; 43% are for beginners (blue), 41% for intermediate skiers (red) and 16% are for the more advanced (black). There are also 200 km (120 mi) of deep snow runs in the area.
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