Ski Arlberg

The Ski Arlberg ski area is situated in the Arlberg massif in the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol. The area consists of two parts, namely: Arlberg East and Arlberg West. Arlberg East consists of the villages of St. Anton am Arlberg, St. Christoph am Arlberg and Stuben am Arlberg. Arlberg West consists of the villages of Lech am Arlberg, Oberlech and Zürs am Arlberg.

View from the Sonnenkopf (Klostertal)
Ski Arlberg
LocationVorarlberg, Tyrol (Austria)
Nearest major citySt. Anton am Arlberg, St. Christoph am Arlberg, Stuben am Arlberg, Lech am Arlberg, Zürs am Arlberg
Top elevation2811 m
Base elevation1269 m
Skiable area548 km
Lift system
Websitehttps://www.skiarlberg.at/en

Since the winter of 2013–14, the villages of Lech, Oberlech, Zürs and Zug have been linked to the Warth-Schröcken ski area which makes Ski Arlberg the largest connected ski area in Austria.[1]

Lift system
The Flexenbahn gondola

The ski area has a rich lift system consisting of a variety of aerial and surface lifts including 15 cable cars (cable cars, gondolas and funitels), 45 chairlifts (14 2-person lifts, one 3-person lift, 13 4-person lifts, 16 6-person and one 8-person lift) as well as 28 drag lifts.[2] A remarkable lift is the Weibermahd which is a combination lift, meaning that 8-person chairlifts and 10-person gondolas alternate on the same rope. It is the first combination lift installed in Vorarlberg and was manufactured by the Austrian-Swiss company Doppelmayr.[3]

St. Anton – St. Christoph – Stuben[4]
  • Albonabahn I (2-person chairlift)
  • Albonabahn II (gondola)
  • Albonagratbahn (2-person chairlift)
  • Angerlift (drag lift)
  • Arlenmähderbahn (6-person chairlift)
  • Fangbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Galzigbahn (funitel)
  • Gampbergbahn (6-person chairlift)
  • Gampenbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Kapallbahn (6-person chairlift)
  • Kindlisfeldlift (drag lift)
  • Maassbahn (2-person chairlift)
  • Maienseelift I (drag lift)
  • Maienseelift II (drag lift)
  • Mattunbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Muldenlift (drag lift)
  • Nasserein-Kinderpark (practicing drag lift)
  • Nassereinbahn (gondola)
  • Nassereinlift (drag lift)
  • Osthangbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Rauzlift (drag lift)
  • Rendlbahn (gondola)
  • Riffelbahn I (2-person chairlift)
  • Riffelbahn II (2-person chairlift)
  • Salzbödenlift (drag lift)
  • Schindlergratbahn (3-person chairlift)
  • Schöngrabenlift (drag lift)
  • St. Christophbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Tanzbödenbahn (6-person chairlift)
  • St. Christoph (practicing drag lift)
  • Valfagehrbahn (6-person chairlift)
  • Vallugabahn I (cable car)
  • Vallugabahn II (cable car)
  • Vallugalift (drag lift)
  • Walchlift (drag lift)
  • Zammermoosbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Gampen I (practicing drag lift)
  • Gampen II (practicing drag lift)

Lech – Oberlech – Zürs[5]
  • Auenfeldjet (gondola)
  • Babylift Berghof (drag lift)
  • Babylift Zürs (drag lift)
  • Balmengrat (drag lift)
  • Bergbahn Oberlech (cable car)
  • Flexenbahn (gondola)
  • Hasensprung (6-person chairlift)
  • Hexenboden (6-person chairlift)
  • Hinterwies (drag lift)
  • Kriegerhorn (6-person chairlift)
  • Madlochbahn (2-person chairlift)
  • Muggengrat (6-person chairlift)
  • Petersbodenbahn (6-person chairlift)
  • Rotschrofen (2-person chairlift)
  • Rüfikopfbahn I (cable car)
  • Rüfikopf II (cable car)
  • Schafalp (drag lift)
  • Schlegelkopf (2-person chairlift)
  • Schlegelkopf (4-person chairlift)
  • Schlosskopf (2-person chairlift)
  • Schüttboden (drag lift)
  • Seekopf (4-person chairlift)
  • Ski school lift (drag lift)
  • Steinmähder (8-person chairlift)
  • Superbaby (drag lift)
  • Trittalp (6-person chairlift)
  • Trittkopfbahn I (gondola)
  • Trittkopfbahn II (gondola)
  • Weibermahd (combination lift)
  • Zugerberg (2-person chairlift)
  • Zürsersee (4-person chairlift)
  • Practicing slope (6-person chairlift)
  • Practicing lift Flühen (drag lift)
  • Practicing lift Oberlech (drag lift)
  • Practicing lift Schwarzwand (drag lift)

Warth – Schröcken[6]
  • Dorfbahn Warth (gondola)
  • Hochalpbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Jägeralp-Express (6-person chairlift)
  • Karhornbahn (2-person chairlift)
  • Kitzeliftle (drag lift)
  • Kuchlbahn (2-person chairlift)
  • Körbliftle (drag lift)
  • Salober-Jet (6-person chairlift)
  • Skischaukel Falken-Körbersee (2-person chairlift)
  • Skischaukel Falken-Spielboden (2-person chairlift)
  • Sonnen-Jet (6-person chairlift)
  • Sonnencruiser (4-person chairlift)
  • Steffisalp-Express (4-person chairlift)
  • Wannenkopfbahn (4-person chairlift)
  • Wartherhorn-Express (6-person chairlift)

The White Ring
The famous "Der Weiße Ring" sign is located at the mountain station of the Rüfikopfbahn.

The White Ring (German: Der Weiße Ring) is the longest ski circuit in the world (22 km). It comprises five downhill runs, five ropeways, an intensive ascent and a backcountry ski run and 5,500 metres of altitude difference.[7]

For the 50th anniversary of the ski circuit, the first White Ring ski race was held in the 2005–06 season. The course record is 44:10:75 minutes and held since 2010 by Markus Weiskopf.[8]

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

The Ski Arlberg ski resort has been the venue for numerous World Cup ski races in the past, including the following:[9]

After 26 years, alpine ski races will be held again in the Lech-Zürs area in November 2020.[10] The races will take place on November 14 and 15 in the Flexenarena Zürs under the name "Flexenrace". They will consist of parallel ski races for men and women, as well as a mixed team event. Additionally, there will be a combination ski race with a slalom and a super-G in St. Anton am Arlberg on the 9th and 10 January 2021.[11]

References
  1. "BERGFEX: Ski resort St. Anton am Arlberg - Skiing holiday St. Anton am Arlberg - Winter resort St. Anton am Arlberg". www.bergfex.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. West, Ski Arlberg, Pool. "Cableways and slopes". Ski Arlberg, Pool West. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  3. "8/10-CGD Weibermahd | References". www.doppelmayr.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  4. West, Ski Arlberg, Pool. "Cableways and slopes". Ski Arlberg, Pool West. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  5. West, Ski Arlberg, Pool. "Cableways and slopes". Ski Arlberg, Pool West. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  6. West, Ski Arlberg, Pool. "Cableways and slopes". Ski Arlberg, Pool West. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  7. "The White Ring - The History". Lech Zürs. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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  9. "ZÜRS BEKOMMT WELTCUP ZUSCHLAG". Lech Zürs (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  10. red, vorarlberg ORF at (2019-11-23). "Zürs bekommt Zuschlag für Weltcup-Rennen". vorarlberg.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  11. "ZÜRS TO HOLD WORLD CUP SKI RACES – Ski-Club Arlberg". Retrieved 2020-04-30.

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