Skiing Austria in February - Hotel Reservations Needed?

I'm going to be in Austria and Italy (Alto Adige) and was wondering if it is critical to have hotel reservations in February. I'd like to try several different areas and don't want to be committed to a specific schedule. Feb 5 - 20.

Favorite areas for an expert skier within a couple hours of Innsbruck??

Unless you're going well off the beaten track, you'd best be booking in advance - your dates take you right into the peak half-term weeks so if you want to be sure...

Innsbruck is a big place with plenty of local resorts but they will busy.

Might be worth noting that many online hotel bookings don't have onerous cancellation charges - so you could make sure you've got somewhere to stay without a huge commitment. Check the specifics though, as they do vary from hotel to hotel.

Skiing near Innsbruck
Hotels around Innsbruck Airport
(use the search form to search the locale)

Areas for good skiers? Where to start... :lol:

St. Anton - hard-core off-piste and hard-core partying...
Lech, etc. etc.

A lot depends on the snow at the time, of course, and you can keep an eye on that here :-

Snow Reports from around Innsbruck

If it was me (I wish)? I'd start in St.Anton and move on from there - hire a guide for a day and take the chance to pick their brains for your next destination. Sorted.

Defo prebook. Especially as its UK half term time. It was be rammo in most places.