St Anton in March

I am considering going to the St Anton area in mid March. What are the conditions like out there at that time? Am conscious it is not as high as where I have been in the past at that time.

Are there any other areas in that area that are likely to be more cost effective? Looking at a hotel preferably.

It's next door to lech which consistently gets more snow than practically anywhere in the alps.
It's not low.
I went in march last year and they had 4 metres of snow lying about and it snowed 3 out of 6 skiing days.
Don't even think about it, book it

Last season was pretty excessive across all of Europe. Ignoring last season, is this still the Case? Fancy a change

Snow conditions permitting have a look at the nearby Montafon Valley, must admit I only go in January.

The Paznauntal, Galtür isn't too far away either, been there once early April and weather conditions were deep winter at the time couldn't ski and spent all my time/money at Ischgl's nightlife.

Iceman wrote:Last season was pretty excessive across all of Europe. Ignoring last season, is this still the Case? Fancy a change

A guy I know was a rep there for a few seasons and he said the best skiing month was always march/April as they get more snowfall regularly then.

Mid-March would still be considered high season in St Anton. They would expect conditions to be still excellent at that time of year. I went there over Easter one year and we had nearly a foot of powder while we were there :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

However, its the mountains and there are no guarantees. Another year in Italy in early March, we were hit with a heat wave - the day time temperature hit 18 degrees C :cry: The lower slopes were more like soup than porridge and were impossible to ski :evil:. Despite this, the upper slopes held up remarkably well.

This is looking like a serious option then

Just need to find a deal now :-)

Good luck with that one mate. You've more chance of taking a dump in the Queen's handbag -) .