Ski Club Arlberg, Austria
The Arlberg Massif – Cradle of Alpine Skiing
Ski Club Arlberg - Ski Tradition in Tyrol
Ski Club Arlberg - Ski Touring in Tyrol
The Arlberg region is the cradle of winter sports in Austria: on January 3rd in 1901 four skiing pioneers founded the legendary Ski Club Arlberg Austria at the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel in St. Christoph.
In the winter of 1900/01 four skiing aficionados set out on a skiing adventure that would write the history in the Arlberg region, Austria. Never before had a skier dared to best the slopes of the Arlberg massif at more than 1.800 metres above sea level.
During their skiing expedition to the snow covered slopes of the Arlberg massif the four winter sports pioneers paid the hospitable inn keeper of the hospice Mr. Trojer a visit. In jolly company they laid the foundations for the Ski Club Arlberg Austria on January 3rd in 1901, boasting more than 6.500 members today, among them 9 world champions and five Olympic champions.
Ski Club Arlberg Austria – Legendary Members
The Ski Club Arlberg Austria is synonymous with Alpine skiing and the most famous skiing club in the world. All those interested in the history of the skiing winter sport will encounter the Ski Club Arlberg in Austria sooner or later. Hannes Schneider, member of the Ski Club Arlberg founded the first ski school in Austria. Trude Jochum-Beiser won two gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games in 1948 and 1952 and added a further gold medal during the skiing world championships in Aspen in 1950.
Arlberg Hospiz Hotel, Home Of The Ski Club Arlberg in Austria
In 1901 the Ski Club Arlberg in Austria was founded in the hospice St. Christoph. The former humble hospice has become a world famous luxury hotel since then. Stay at the cradle of Alpine skiing during your holidays in Austria – at the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel. Today skiing and indulgence are inseparable at the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel: enjoy culinary highlights at the Skiclub Stube restaurant, the fantastic natural snow skiing slopes of the Austrian luxury skiing resort St. Christoph are waiting right on your doorstep! The hotel’s own two skiing instructors will gladly guide you to the most beautiful skiing pistes of the Arlberg massif.
Spend your skiing holidays in Austria with the pioneers of winter sports at the Arlberg massif and experience a very special holiday delight at the Arlberg Hospiz Hotel at an altitude of 1.800 metres above sea level. Send a non-committal booking enquiry right away and look forward to plunging into the exciting history of winter sports and the Ski Club Arlberg in Austria.
