Ski Zürs

Ski Zürs for luxury accommodation, exclusivity and some amazing skiing and snowboarding in the Arlberg ski region including superb snow with 10m+ a year. Neighbours include Lech and St Anton - so 5 star hotels and restaurants are easy to find.

Where

If you choose to ski Zürs you'll be based at an altitude of 1720m on the Flexen Pass. This is a classic ski resort that has a long history. Drawing a wealthy crowd interested in good hotels, fine dining and easy cruising on the pistes, this resort is easy to reach from Innsbruck or Zurich. Sharing the pistes with Lech it is included with St Anton in the regional Arlberg Ski Pass which means over 250km of pistes. Access from Innsbruck is quickest at less than 90 minutes.

On the slopes

Best suited to intermediates, Zürs ski resort offers plenty of long, cruising runs and some gentle nursery slopes next to the village centre. Thanks to it's The blues here offer some long and wide well groomed pistes. There is also some excellent terrain for intermediates, both locally and throughout the larger ski area. Local slopes for intermediates include those on the Trittkopf - served by a cable car and accessing largely intermediate terrain and one extreme off-piste black. You can also find some good intermediate runs on both the Hexenboden and Omeshorn slopes as well as a steep run called the Zürsertäli down the Muggengrat into the resort. This is a great ski-in ski-out location from both blues and reds.

There is also some amazing off-piste skiing and boarding to be found close to the resort. With gullies, bowls and some quite challenging terrain, some of it is best taken with a local guide. From a boarding point of view, as well as the off-piste, the Schlegelkopf is the home of the best terrain park. The area has it's own drag and chair lift with 2 ha of pipes, jumps and slides. All in all - you cannot possibly be bored with the terrain.

Ski area :

If you ski Zürs you are also in the ski region of Arlberg along with the following resorts; arlberg.

Off the slopes

Luxury is the key word here - indeed, between Zürs and the neighbouring village of Lech, there are six five-star hotels! In the village you will find the hotels and restaurants set on either side of the little river that formed the valley - you can relax by walking alongside the river and past the wonderful onion-domed church. With over 20 restaurants available, you can choose from traditional intimate inns through to well-known gourmet restaurants. Finally, the other winter activities include toboganning, curlig, ice skating and even some indoor golf!