Lech Zürs am Arlberg

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Location

Lech
Austria
47° 12' 43.002" N, 10° 8' 33.9972" E
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General info: 

One of the best ski areas of the world is situated in Austria, at the Arlberg at an altitude from 1300 to 2811 metres. The Arblerg is not a mountain but rather a mountain pass of the Alps connecting the federal Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg. Winter athletes will only need one ski pass for the whole skiing area – the Arlberg-Card gives them access to a snow paradise with more than 80 inclines and lifts, 276 kilometres of slopes and 180 kilometres of deep snow runs.

BASE: 4757ft
SUMMIT: 8038ft
VERTICAL DROP: 3280ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 79
Gondolas: 10
Chairs: 38
Surface: 31

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €45.50
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: €27.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: €45.50
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: €27.00
6 DAYS ADULTS: €219.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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