Chirstmas & especially New Years weeek in St Anton are allways heaving
for me that create most of the atmosphere in St Anton at this time.
However, this doesnt lead to substantial overcrowding than normal when
other resorts are closed . The resort only has a certain amount of beds
(around 9000) so the maximum amount of people only goes up when they
build a new hotel. Camping and Trailers are not allowed to park
overnight . You get daytrip coaches but they tend to be at the weekends
only. Last year they stopped selling tickets after a certain time this
was actually due to preserving the lower slope snow which was melting
fast in the spring like conditions .

Nigel

Doc Paul wrote:
That's quite early in the season in terms of snowfall, and in recent
years the most reliable snow at that time has been the resorts in the
Tyrol province in Austria.


Well, yes, but last year the pattern was not followed - there was
almost no snow in most of the Tirol at Christmas and New Year, and the
Arlberg resorts (St Anton, Lech, Zurs) were all absolutely heaving
with people as a result! You just can't generalise about snow
certainty that early in the season. High altitude snow was good in St
Anton at New Year, but the slush lower down and the crowds high up
made for some slightly stressful skiing.

Paul
Leigh
Lancs