About Ski School Arlberg
Ski School Arlberg — Skischule Arlberg — is the oldest ski school in the world, founded in 1921 by Hannes Schneider, the pioneer who invented the Arlberg technique that became the foundation of modern alpine ski instruction. Operating from its central office at Kandaharweg 15, directly at the base of the Galzigbahn gondola, the school fields nearly 300 qualified instructors and mountain guides each winter season, making it one of the largest ski schools on the planet as well as the most historically significant.
The programme covers every conceivable snow discipline: group and private alpine ski lessons from first-timers to race training, snowboard courses, children's programmes with full-day supervision, cross-country skiing, telemark, adaptive skiing, and — for advanced skiers — certified mountain guide-led off-piste excursions and multi-day ski touring trips. The children's world at the Nasserein area features dedicated practice lifts, a magic carpet, and age-appropriate terrain that has earned the school a reputation as one of the best family ski education providers in the Alps.
Ski School Arlberg's legacy is its greatest asset — and it's backed by substance, not just heritage. Instructors hold Austrian state certifications, and the guiding team includes IFMGA-qualified mountain guides with decades of Arlberg experience. The school's sheer scale means it can accommodate last-minute bookings even during peak weeks, and the range of languages spoken across the instructor roster (German, English, Dutch, Scandinavian languages, and more) reflects the international clientele that St. Anton attracts. For anyone learning to ski or seeking structured improvement in the birthplace of modern skiing, the Ski School Arlberg is an institution that lives up to its history.
