Christmas Chalets in St Anton am Arlberg

Austria · Christmas week 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026

We list 9 Christmas chalets in St Anton am Arlberg, Austria, sleeping from 6 to 16 guests. 5 are catered. Where we have checked a chalet for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026), its card says whether it was available and what the week cost. Further down is the snow measured in St Anton am Arlberg on Christmas morning since 1996.

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A big Arlberg resort known for demanding terrain and busy après-ski, on the same lift pass as Lech.

Quick answers about Christmas in St Anton am Arlberg

Is there usually snow in St Anton am Arlberg at Christmas?
In most years, yes. At the Galzig weather station on the slopes (2,079 m, 3.1 km from St Anton am Arlberg), there was at least 30cm of snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 22 of the 22 years measured since 1996; the thinnest was 44cm in 2006. At village height, at St. Anton am Arlberg (1,304 m, 1.6 km from St Anton am Arlberg), snow was lying on 24 of 30 Christmas mornings. St Anton am Arlberg scores 68 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. That is how often there has been snow, not a forecast: conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them.
What is Christmas actually like in St Anton am Arlberg?
Excellent. St Anton is a real village with a pedestrianised centre, and the week before Christmas it is decorated beautifully. The combination of a proper Austrian Christmas and busy bars is unusual and works better than it sounds.
When is Christmas week in St Anton am Arlberg this season?
For Christmas 2026, Christmas Day is a Friday, so the Christmas week runs from Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 December. Most chalets in St Anton am Arlberg are let by the week, so that is the week to search for.
Winter in St Anton am Arlberg
Photo by Maarten Scheer on Unsplash

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Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

Chalets in St Anton am Arlberg you can book now

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Getting to St Anton am Arlberg for Christmas week

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Chalets in St Anton am Arlberg

On 12 October 2026 we checked 1 chalets here for Christmas week (19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026): 0 were still available on Booking.com.

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Sat 19 Dec – Sat 26 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · 8 guests

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St Anton is where Alpine ski technique was more or less invented, and it keeps the sense that skiing is a serious business. The Ski Arlberg lifts climb towards the Valluga and link St Anton with Lech, Zürs and Warth.

It is not a beginner's resort. The famous runs — the Valluga, the Schindlerkar, the off-piste above Rendl — are steep and unforgiving, and the nursery areas are modest by French standards. What it offers instead is terrain that rewards good skiers for a week, a genuine Tyrolean village at the bottom of it, and après-ski of a volume and commitment that is close to legendary.

Christmas in St Anton am Arlberg

Excellent. St Anton is a real village with a pedestrianised centre, and the week before Christmas it is decorated beautifully. The combination of a proper Austrian Christmas and busy bars is unusual and works better than it sounds.

Our Christmas atmosphere rating: 5 out of 5

If you are not skiing

Good. The village is attractive and walkable, there is a fine spa complex, and the railway station in the middle of town makes day trips easy.

Christmas Snow Score

68/ 100

1,304m2,650m

Usually reliable

68 out of 100 — normally open at Christmas, with more of the lower runs depending on the year. The strongest factor here is the measured Christmas snow record. At least 30cm of snow on the ground on 22 of the last 22 Christmas mornings at the Galzig station (2079 m). Snow in the Alps varies from one December to the next, and no resort can promise cover on a given week.

What went into it

Measured Christmas snowAt least 30cm of snow on the ground on 22 of the last 22 Christmas mornings at the Galzig station (2079 m)
45% weight100
Village altitudeThe village sits at 1304 m and loses its snow first
20% weight34
Top of the ski areaThe skiing reaches 2650 m, and high ground holds cover in a thin December
15% weight34
Snowmaking coverageSnowmaking covers 89% of pistes and opens the season when snowfall is late
12% weight89
Glacier accessNo glacier
8% weight0

The Christmas Snow Score compares resorts on how often there has been snow on the ground on Christmas morning, measured at weather stations over the last thirty years, with altitude, snowmaking and glacier access. It describes how reliable a resort tends to be, not what the snow will do this year — Alpine conditions vary from season to season and nobody can promise them. How the Snow Score works and how the resorts compare

Resort figures from the source we checked on 22 September 2026.

Snow on Christmas morning in St Anton am Arlberg

How much snow was on the ground on 25 December, each year since 1996, measured at the nearest weather stations. This is what the resort’s Christmas Snow Score is built on.

On the slopes: Galzig, 2,079 m

3.1 km from St Anton am Arlberg. At least 30cm on the ground on 22 of 22 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 109cm; least 44cm in 2006; most 225cm in 2023.

No reading since 8 October 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm125cm250cm1996: no reading1997: no reading1998: no reading1999: no reading2000: no reading2001: no reading2002: no reading2003: no readingChristmas 2004: 67cmChristmas 2005: 95cmChristmas 2006: 44cmChristmas 2007: 161cmChristmas 2008: 133cmChristmas 2009: 109cmChristmas 2010: 99cmChristmas 2011: 172cmChristmas 2012: 176cmChristmas 2013: 76cmChristmas 2014: 66cmChristmas 2015: 63cmChristmas 2016: 54cmChristmas 2017: 170cmChristmas 2018: 202cmChristmas 2019: 177cmChristmas 2020: 100cmChristmas 2021: 144cmChristmas 2022: 82cmChristmas 2023: 225cmChristmas 2024: 160cmChristmas 2025: 94cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at Galzig, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
202594cm
2024160cm
2023225cm
202282cm
2021144cm
2020100cm
2019177cm
2018202cm
2017170cm
201654cm
201563cm
201466cm
201376cm
2012176cm
2011172cm
201099cm
2009109cm
2008133cm
2007161cm
200644cm
200595cm
200467cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by GeoSphere Austria (CC BY 4.0).

In the village: St. Anton am Arlberg, 1,304 m

1.6 km from St Anton am Arlberg. At least 30cm on the ground on 13 of 30 Christmas mornings measured since 1996. Typical depth 28cm; least 0cm in 2014; most 91cm in 2011.

No reading since 12 October 2026; this station reports in the snow season.

0cm50cm100cmChristmas 1996: 43cmChristmas 1997: 15cmChristmas 1998: 25cmChristmas 1999: 9cmChristmas 2000: 5cmChristmas 2001: 10cmChristmas 2002: 4cmChristmas 2003: 30cmChristmas 2004: 40cmChristmas 2005: 55cmChristmas 2006: 2cmChristmas 2007: 67cmChristmas 2008: 40cmChristmas 2009: 22cmChristmas 2010: 28cmChristmas 2011: 91cmChristmas 2012: 51cmChristmas 2013: 10cmChristmas 2014: 0cmChristmas 2015: 0cmChristmas 2016: 1cmChristmas 2017: 59cmChristmas 2018: 26cmChristmas 2019: 40cmChristmas 2020: 32cmChristmas 2021: 28cmChristmas 2022: 0cmChristmas 2023: 40cmChristmas 2024: 53cmChristmas 2025: 5cm30cm1996200020052010201520202025
Christmas morning snow depth at St. Anton am Arlberg, year by year
ChristmasSnow on the ground
20255cm
202453cm
202340cm
20220cm
202128cm
202032cm
201940cm
201826cm
201759cm
20161cm
20150cm
20140cm
201310cm
201251cm
201191cm
201028cm
200922cm
200840cm
200767cm
20062cm
200555cm
200440cm
200330cm
20024cm
200110cm
20005cm
19999cm
199825cm
199715cm
199643cm

Measured on the morning of 25 December by GeoSphere Austria (CC BY 4.0).

How St Anton am Arlberg compares with the other resorts we measure: the Christmas Snow Report.

Compare St Anton am Arlberg for Christmas

Common questions about Christmas in St Anton am Arlberg

How high is St Anton am Arlberg?

The village sits at 1,304m, and the lift-served ski area reaches 2,650m. The top figure is the Valluga I top station (2,650 m), the highest lift point on the pistes; the Valluga summit above it is reached by a small cabin and skied only with a guide. Altitude matters at Christmas because high ground holds snow in a thin December; the measured Christmas record on this page shows how that has played out year by year. Figures checked on 22 September 2026 against the source listed on this page.

Is St Anton am Arlberg good for families at Christmas?

St Anton am Arlberg works for families, with some compromises. Beginner terrain is limited, which matters if anyone is learning. It also does Christmas itself well, which children notice. This is our editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and the resort page explains the reasoning.

Can a beginner learn to ski in St Anton am Arlberg at Christmas?

St Anton am Arlberg is a poor first-week choice; the nursery provision is limited. One thing to weigh at Christmas specifically: nursery slopes are usually the lowest terrain in a resort and so the first to be thin in December. Here, that is worth taking seriously in a poor December.

Which airport do you fly into for St Anton am Arlberg?

The usual arrival airports are Innsbruck (INN), Zurich (ZRH), Memmingen (FMM). Transfer times swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week, so treat any published drive time as a minimum and ask your transfer company for a figure they will stand behind.

Can I book a chalet in St Anton am Arlberg through this site?

We list 9 chalets in St Anton am Arlberg, but we do not take bookings ourselves: we are not a travel agent and we take no bookings or payments. We link to partners who do, and the links on this page go to their live Christmas availability. If you book through one we may earn a commission, which does not change your price.

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