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the sauna complex at this striking glass-and-wood leisure centre. There's also curling
(summer) and ice skating (winter), plus a tennis court and fitness centre.
Arlrock
ADVENTURE SPORTS
(
www.arlrock.at
; Bahnhofstrasse 1; climbing wall adult/child €9/5, boulder wall €6.50/5; 9am-9pm Mon-Fri,
4-9pm Sat & Sun)
This all-new leisure centre by the train station has climbing and boulder
walls, kids' play areas, a bowling alley and tennis courts. It's also the home base of
H20
May-mid-Oct)
, offering adrenalin-based activities from rafting on the Sanna River to
canyoning, ziplining and downhill mountain biking.
Winter Activities
St Anton is the zenith of Austria's alpine skiing, and the spacey Galzigbahn gondola,
launched in 2007, has further improved conditions. The terrain is vast, covering 280km
of slopes, and the skiing challenging, with fantastic backcountry opportunities and exhil-
Cable cars ascend to
Valluga
(2811m), from where experts can go off-piste all the way
to Lech (with a ski guide only). For fledglings, there are nursery slopes on
Gampen
(1850m) and
Kapall
(2330m).
Rendl
is snowboarding territory with jumps, rails and a half-
pipe. A 10-minute stroll east of St Anton is
Nasserein
, where novices can test out the nurs-
ery slopes. Further east still are the quieter slopes of
St Jakob
, easily accessed by the
Nasserein gondola.
A single
ski pass
(1-/3-/6-day pass €48/134/235)
covers the whole Arlberg region and is valid
for all 84 ski lifts.
Summer Activities
Walking in the mountains is the most popular summertime activity, and the meadows full
of wildflowers and grazing cattle are pure Heidi. A handful of cable cars and lifts (€5 to
€23 one way, €6 to €25 return) rise to the major peaks. If you're planning on going hik-
ing, pick up a detailed booklet and map from the tourist office. Also consider purchasing
a
Wanderpass
(3-/7-day pass €32/37)
, providing unlimited access to all lifts, or a
St Anton Card
(3-/
7-day pass €47/54)
, which offers the same benefits plus entrance to the town's indoor and out-
door swimming pools.
