Arlberg Massif Attractions

The Arlberg, the boundary between two quite different peoples, the Tirolese and the Vorarlbergers, is the highest mountain massif in the Lechtal Alps. It forms the watershed between the Rhine and the Danube and also marks a meteorological divide. In consequence there are regularly heavy falls of snow in winter, and this has led to the development of such well-known winter sports resorts as St Anton, Lech, Zürs and Stuben. The massif is now served by numerous mountain railroads and hundreds of ski tows and ski lifts; many of these are used in summer to take walkers and climbers up the various peaks - chief of which is the mighty Valluga (2,811m/9,223ft). The mountains have a natural ford, the Arlberg pass.