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Families - St Anton - Austria

With a little planning before you arrive, skiing can be a fantastic family holiday. Childcare facilities and ski school do get very busy so if possible book well in advance. However, we know the kid’s can get bored quickly, and if that’s the case why not take them to do something out of the ordinary.

Featured Families

Anton restaurant - Restaurant, part of award-winning Aparthotel Anton complex

Supertravel - Chalet holidays in resorts in Europe and North America.

Mad Dog Favourites

Anton restaurant - Restaurant, part of award-winning Aparthotel Anton complex

Pizza Pomodoro - Pizza restaurant with bubbly atmosphere

Rendl beach - Self-service mountain restaurant

San Antonio pizzeria - Restaurant & take-away

Aquila - Cafe restaurant - good for children

Arlberg Well.com - Leisure centre

Berg restaurant seekopf - Self-service mountain restaurant

Berg restaurant sonnenkopf - American-feel self-service mountain restaurant

Buendehuette - Convenient and reasonable mountain restaurant

Cinema - cinema

Dorf stub'n - Traditional Tyrolean Restaurant

Hax'n stub'n - Local family-run restaurant

Kapall - Small self-service mountain restaurant

Kinderwelt - Childcare

Mark Warner - Tour operator

Martin Tschol - Horse-drawn sleigh rides

Maximilian - Friendly Tyrolean restaurant

Rodelbahn - Tobogganing

Skischule Arlberg - Ski school & heli-skiing

Skischule St Anton - Ski school & heli-skiing

Valluga - Mountain restaurant with panoramic view

Where to stay


Aparthotel Anton is located right next to Galzigbahn so you don't have to commute far to get on the mountain in the morning - great for little ones with tired legs. Inghams have a number of chalets and apartments plus the odd hotel. Children under 18 have free insurance so long as the adults take out Inghams insurance (Saturday flights).

Top ski school tips 

  • Children generally can start skiing from around four years old (older for snowboarding)
  • Young children, or those new to skiing, may only manage half a day - it can be very tiring when they're not used to it
  • Plenty of high factor suncream is essential - factor 30+ and water resistant
  • Younger eyes are more sensitive so it is important to make kids wear good quality sunglasses or goggles all the time. If you only plan to buy one or the other, buy goggles.
  • If possible, book with an instructor who speaks good English so your child can understand the instructions and if there's a problem, they can understand it


St Anton guidebook

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St Anton
Report date:30 Apr 2008
Last snowed:na
Fresh snow:cm
Lifts open:na out of 85
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Piste information
On-piste:na
Off-piste:na
Resort runs:na
Snow conditions
Resort is closed for the season