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In 1976/77 the church was built. In the course of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics , the village hosted snowboarding and freestyle competitions. At the end of December 2014, the women's 2014/15 Alpine Ski World Cup took place here for the first time (as a replacement for the cancelled competition in Semmering ).
Between 1991 and 1998 many modernization projects were completed – such as the floodlit ski slope and the introduction of the contactless ski pass system. In December 1999, the German, Christian Flühr, set the world marathon skiing record in Obertauern – skiing for three days non-stop (68 hours and 23 minutes).
Ski resorts are often combined with other winter sports facilities, such as cross-country trails, toboggan runs or thermal spas. There are also some glacier ski resorts in Austria, which essentially offer year-round winter sports regardless of snow conditions. Some of Austria's ski resorts repeatedly host World Cup races.
The altitude of 1444 m for the village refers to the location of the old church on a hill. 14.1% of the municipal area is forested, 58% of the area is Alpine. . Geographically and historically, Lech belongs to the Hochtannberg region, formerly Tannberg, but in terms of tourism the municipality is part of the
Military and civil helicopters from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the United States were engaged in one of the biggest rescue operations of Austria's recent history. The avalanche was caused by three major weather systems from the Atlantic that produced large snowfalls totaling around 4 meters in the area.
The Silvretta Montafon ski area is located in the south of Vorarlberg, the westernmost province of Austria, and extends over 17 km and 1,700 meters in altitude from Schruns via Silbertal and St. Gallenkirch to Gaschurn. It lies in the Montafon valley, framed by the Rätikon, Silvretta and Verwall mountain ranges.
Bergbahnen Malbun is the actual ski area of Malbun village and is serviced by three chair lifts: two on the western slope area and one on the eastern slope area. At the top of Bergbahn Malbun's eastern lift, the alpine ridges of Switzerland and Austria can be seen. At the slope area's base are two children's areas.
The ski resorts Silvretta Montafon and Ski Arlberg (which is partly located in Tyrol) are the two largest ski areas in Vorarlberg. Ski Arlberg is the largest connected ski area in Austria since the season of 2016/17. It offers 305 km of slopes and 111 lifts.