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Travel: Austria’s ‘cradle of skiing’ embraces year-round sustainable tourism

With an easy, affordable rail link between Innsbruck and the mountain resort of St Anton, outdoors lovers can combine a two-centre mountain and city holiday that offers endless activities, culture, history and an ‘urban-alpine’ experience – all in a sustainable way

St Anton am Arlberg, in the Tyrol region of Austria, is known as the ‘cradle of skiing’ for its role in inventing the sport

Situated in the Tyrol region, St Anton am Arlberg is known as the ‘cradle of skiing’ for its role in inventing the sport. It’s the largest interconnected ski area in Austria, with vast areas of high-altitude off-piste terrain for sporty skiers.

There are Irish links too: when the Ski Club of Ireland was first founded, St Anton was where its members holidayed. Irish winter Olympian Paulie Schwarzacher-Joyce, who now works with the Austrian national ski ...