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.
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Langen am Arlberg
To the west of Stuben is the village of Langen am Arlberg (1228m/4030ft), a good base for walkers.
Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
Stuben am Arlberg (1,407m/4,616ft), finely situated on the western slope of the Arlberg, is both a summer and winter sports resort. Two modernized chairlifts lead up via a halfway station (1,840m/6,040ft) to the Albona (2,400m/ 7,877ft). From the Albona Halfway Station a line branches off to the Alpe Rauz (1,628m/5,341ft; chairlift to 2,280m/7,483ft).
Zürs
Zürs (1,730m/5,678ft), on the Flexenstrasse, is a mountain village which has developed into a world- famed winter sports resort, the barrier effect of the Arlberg giving it an abundance of snow. During the ski season there are plenty of opportunities for both downhill and cross-country skiing. In summer it is an excellent base for walks and climbs. There are chair-lifts up to the surrounding peaks - the Seekopf (2,208m/7,244ft), Hexenboden (2,223m/7,96ft), Trittkopf (2,423m/7,952ft) and Madlochjoch (2,438m/8,000ft). Lech and Zürs are linked by their network of pistes.
