Lech The go-to resort for the rich and famous also just happens to have one of the best snow records in the Alps. And with half of the resort spending their afternoons lounging in the oh-so flashy bars or even basking in the late-spring sun, the slopes themselves usually stay very much on the empty-side.
Lech is linked to the equally flashy but not quite so charming resort of Zurs, as well as the tiny hamlet of Zug (which is well worth a stay if you’re travelling with a brood). On top of that, the Arlberg ski pass includes the backcountry haven of St Anton and the little-known resort of Sonnenkopf – both well worth a day trip if you don’t mind the very crowded busses.
The on-piste opps in Lech itself will keep intermediate skiers nice and busy, but the real attraction is the many ungroomed but patrolled ski-routes and the seemingly endless chances to make fresh tracks. Try shredding round the White Ring, a circuit taking you round the three areas (be warned though, skiing down to Zug is off-piste or ski-route only.)
But, as you might well have guessed, its not the most recession-friendly resort in the world. The bars are usually owned by hotels and finding a good value mountain restaurant is struggle. Then again, there’s nothing wrong with a good old packed lunch!
Lifts: 32
Height:1450-2540
Pistes: 117 km
Blues: 39%
Reds: 48%
Blacks: 13%
The go-to resort for the rich and famous also just happens to have one of the best snow records in the Alps. And with half of the resort spending their afternoons lounging in the oh-so flashy bars or even basking in the late-spring sun, the slopes themselves usually stay very much on the empty-side.
Lech is linked to the equally flashy but not quite so charming resort of Zurs, as well as the tiny hamlet of Zug (which is well worth a stay if you’re travelling with a brood). On top of that, the Arlberg ski pass includes the backcountry haven of St Anton and the little-known resort of Sonnenkopf – both well worth a day trip if you don’t mind the very crowded busses.
The on-piste opps in Lech itself will keep intermediate skiers nice and busy, but the real attraction is the many ungroomed but patrolled ski-routes and the seemingly endless chances to make fresh tracks. Try shredding round the White Ring, a circuit taking you round the three areas (be warned though, skiing down to Zug is off-piste or ski-route only.)
But, as you might well have guessed, its not the most recession-friendly resort in the world. The bars are usually owned by hotels and finding a good value mountain restaurant is struggle. Then again, there’s nothing wrong with a good old packed lunch!
Lifts: 32
Height:1450-2540
Pistes: 117 km
Blues: 39%
Reds: 48%
Blacks: 13%