Best places to go snowboarding in Austria

#1. St Anton, Austria

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.

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#2. Ischgl, Austria

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.

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#3. Solden, Austria

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

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#4. Saalbach - Hinterglemm, Austria

Good easy freeriding, and great intermediate slopes. Apres ski gets pretty crazy

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#5. Mayrhofen, Austria

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.

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#6. Zurs, Austria

Great freeriding resort

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#7. Axamer Lizum, Austria

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

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#9. Zillertal Arena, Austria

Combined with Gerlos this is one great big intermediate mountain to shred, perfect for easy freeriders and Dutch alcoholics

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#10. Lech, Austria

Fantastic Mountain Awful Town

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