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St. Anton by night

#1. St Anton, Austria
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By far the best freeriders resort in Austria and backed up by a world class village. It all comes at quite a price and the British invasian is leaving it less Austrian every year.

Summary

Freeride - 95%

Awesome off-piste but don't hang around

Freestyle - 65%

Good if small park but plenty of natural hits

Pistes - 85%

Wide, long and some very testing slopes

Beginners - 60%

Only small areas are really easy for beginners

Nightlife - 79%

THE resort for on slope apres ski

Value - 70%

It can be experienced on a budget

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Ischgl Winter

#2. Ischgl, Austria
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Ischgl has plenty of good wide intermediate slopes, and hidden off-piste stashes. A super fast lift system, a season that lasts until May, great terrain park, and the most full on apres in the Alps, completes the package.

Summary

Freeride - 70%

few trees but some good off-piste

Freestyle - 70%

Decent park for all abilities

Pistes - 80%

Nice wide, well maintained groomers

Beginners - 80%

Lots of easy pistes and easy lifts

Nightlife - 81%

Full-on apres and parties that go into the morning

Value - 60%

Can be tricky to find budget accommodation

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Under the Langegg chairlift

#3. Solden, Austria
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Solden is one of Austria's best all round resorts, with some great intermediate terrain, and the craziest apres ski in the alps.

Summary

Freeride - 75%

A few tree runs and pretty good off-piste

Freestyle - 55%

Small terrain park, and poor natural

Pistes - 70%

Good for intermediates but not testing

Beginners - 70%

Some nice wide areas perfect for learning

Nightlife - 80%

Crazy apres ski and nighlife

Value - 68%

Good value accommodation can still be found

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Saalbach landscape

#4. Saalbach - Hinterglemm, Austria
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Good easy freeriding, and great intermediate slopes. Apres ski gets pretty crazy

Summary

Freeride - 77%

Some good tree runs and off-piste

Freestyle - 68%

2 excellent parks + beginners one

Pistes - 75%

Wide, well maintained & plenty

Beginners - 75%

Excellent place to learn

Nightlife - 75%

Plenty of apres-ski but not much apart from that

Value - 75%

Some good value accomodation

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#5. Mayrhofen, Austria
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Big area, with some decent freeriding, and maybe the best park in Austria. Has a big British seasonaire contingent, and the home of Snowbombing and the Altitude festivals.

Summary

Freeride - 70%

Some good spots when conditions allow

Freestyle - 80%

Amazing park

Pistes - 70%

Loads of pistes

Beginners - 70%

Better than it once was

Nightlife - 75%

Some renowned nightlife spots

Value - 65%

Pretty standard but some cheapish accom

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#6. Zurs, Austria
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Great freeriding resort

Summary

Freeride - 77%

Awesome off-piste

Freestyle - 63%

Park & Pipe in nearby Lech

Pistes - 77%

Good untaxing slopes

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Axamer Snowboarders

#7. Axamer Lizum, Austria
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A great resort that will appeal to freestylers and intermediate freeriders spoilt only by the weekends queues. Some might find a full week stay to long

Summary

Freeride - 75%

Some trees & a bit of good off-piste

Freestyle - 45%

A small park

Pistes - 60%

Limited, but what's there is good

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Lech-bei-Nacht

#9. Lech, Austria
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Fantastic Mountain Awful Town

Summary

Freeride - 80%

A few trees and fantastic off-piste

Freestyle - 55%

An okay if basic park

Pistes - 75%

Very well maintained

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#10. Zillertal Arena, Austria
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Combined with Gerlos this is one great big intermediate mountain to shred, perfect for easy freeriders and Dutch alcoholics

Summary

Freeride - 70%

Some trees & off-piste

Freestyle - 78%

2 parks and 2 pipes

Pistes - 60%

Some good varied trails

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