Events in St. Anton

The Stanton Ski Open 2025 in St. Anton am Arlberg marks the official start of the winter season from December 5 to 7 – with a three-day festival full of highlights.

Look forward to free ski and snowboard testing, live music on three stages, food trucks, and a fantastic party atmosphere. A lecture on avalanche awareness and the Arlberg Safety Camp provides important insights into off-piste mountain safety.

The ski area will already kick off the winter season on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

Under the title "Schneetreiben - The Snow must go on" the Tourism Association, the Arlberger Bergbahnen Cable Car Co, the Ski School Arlberg, Arlberg Classic, the Ski Akademie St. Christoph and the Ski Club Arlberg are presenting a spectacular ski and snowboard demo show.

In the "Karl-Schranz-Zielstadion", visitors will experience a multi-media time travel show with visual effects through the history of skiing. The topic of the show is the development of skiing and technology over the course of the decades.

The circa 45-minute presentation effortlessly interweaves through historical developments of skiing from its beginnings to the present day using the latest technology. An accompanying film shot by a top-class production team influences the choreography and brings the event to a close. 

St. Anton am Arlberg is delighted to once again be the host of alpine ski races in 2026. From 19 to 20 January 2026, two thrilling Super-G races will take place as part of the FIS Ski Europe Cup, putting the spotlight on the next generation of international skiing talents.

For the young female athletes, the FIS Ski Europe Cup is an important stage to showcase their skills and compete against rivals from across Europe. Spectators can look forward to high-speed descents and captivating moments – a sporting highlight for locals and guests alike.

Sun, snow, skiing and sound: since 2013, the Tanzcafé Arlberg Music Festival has been delighting its audience with an unparalleled mountain-moving mix, which simply melts away in the midst of a picturesque natural backdrop. There are no musical boundaries when it comes to the exquisite festival line-up: In this dreamlike winter wonderland setting, jazz lovers will get their money’s worth just as much as funk goddesses and techno fans.

When the lifts close in the afternoon of 18th April, things really heat up on the slopes of St. Anton am Arlberg. This is the day of the „White Thrill“ – the cult ski race which drives its participants to their absolute physical limits every year. The atmosphere is electric, even during the day: a large proportion of skiers are already dressed in racing attire and try to conceal their mounting nervousness with jokes in the gondola or by looking uber-casual about the approaching event. Things then start getting serious at 17 hrs, when 555 skiers, snowboarders or telemark skiers assemble on the Valluga Ridge for the mass start.