My impression of Lech was that it is a tony, high-end ski area that is perfect for families and casual skiers, but not so exciting for serious skiers. For starters, there were very few tough slopes considering the vast expanse of the Arlberg region. Also, I was dismayed to find that all of the forested areas at the bottom of the slopes were off limits (They sported signs saying "It is your forest too." If that's the case, why can't I ski it? I have a hard time understanding why skiing through a forest covered with 5 feet of snow is more environmentally harmful that skiing over alpine tundra higher on the mountain!)

When we skied Lech, it was a cloudy day, so we were basically stuck skiing boring, overly crowded groomed pistes when we could be sure that our next turn was not our last. Unfortunately, that is par for the course in Europe since the tree line is so low.