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It's surprisingly well maintained for a European resort with great grooming, reasonably fast chairs, long bump runs, a lot of off piste powder filled bowls as well as a great variety of trails for all levels of skiers. I really enjoyed being able to cover miles and miles of trails each day. Furthermore, Kitzbuhel has some of the hottest nightlife of any resort I've been too.

St Anton is the home of extreme off piste powder riding, it is one of the most challenging resorts of all. The sheer expanse, the long groomed pistes, the endless off piste, open wide fields all extending over an area of 250 kilometers. I especially enjoy the natural rolls and gullies in the Schindlerkar area and the lower tree areas of the Schongraben area after a large snowfall. The village is as vibrant as the mountain, it never sleeps, I am not too sure how I manage it but when I…

The pistes are maintained well and the runs are varied. All the runs on the Le Corbier section of the area return to a bowl in front of the main apartment blocks bars and restaurants. My criticism is that with 5 runs converging on to the main novice area it can be disconcerting for beginners with boarders and skiers whizzing around you. There is a lot of off-piste skiing when the top of the mountain is accessible. Due to the heavy snow it was closed for three days due to avalanche…