caron-a wrote:
if this is the type of holiday you like then I'd say Niederau is not for you
although, from what Tony's said in the past, if you've got a car then there's plenty of places to go if you base yourself there.
Will I Get Bored in Niederau?
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if this is the type of holiday you like then I'd say Niederau is not for you
although, from what Tony's said in the past, if you've got a car then there's plenty of places to go if you base yourself there.
We have used Niederau as a base for years now, we take full advantage of the Kitzbuler Alpen Topskipass. The lift pass allows you to ski in Waiding, St Jakob, Fieberbrum, Kirchdorf, St Johann, Kitzbuhel region, all of the Skiwelt, Wildschonau(Niederau), Alpbachtal region which in total has 704km of trails of which 500km are coverred by snow cannons & 245 lifts. You need a car to take advantage of the above as it is not interlinked which brings me to my point, a lot a ski resorts in Austria are small & offer only on average 40km of skiing. I think it is for this reason why the Kitzbuler Alpen lift pass exists, I think it is excellent value 270 euro for 10 day lift pass. Selecting the right resort is never easy but if you do the independant traveller route you do have a lot more options.
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Started by Stevesmoothie in Austria 13-Dec-2009 - 19 Replies
Finn
reply to 'Will I Get Bored in Niederau?' posted Dec-2009
if this is the type of holiday you like then I'd say Niederau is not for you
although, from what Tony's said in the past, if you've got a car then there's plenty of places to go if you base yourself there.
We have used Niederau as a base for years now, we take full advantage of the Kitzbuler Alpen Topskipass. The lift pass allows you to ski in Waiding, St Jakob, Fieberbrum, Kirchdorf, St Johann, Kitzbuhel region, all of the Skiwelt, Wildschonau(Niederau), Alpbachtal region which in total has 704km of trails of which 500km are coverred by snow cannons & 245 lifts. You need a car to take advantage of the above as it is not interlinked which brings me to my point, a lot a ski resorts in Austria are small & offer only on average 40km of skiing. I think it is for this reason why the Kitzbuler Alpen lift pass exists, I think it is excellent value 270 euro for 10 day lift pass. Selecting the right resort is never easy but if you do the independant traveller route you do have a lot more options.
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Tony_H
reply to 'Will I Get Bored in Niederau?' posted Dec-2009
I think thats the absolute key to it.Finn wrote:You need a car to take advantage of the above as it is not interlinked which brings me to my point, a lot a ski resorts in Austria are small & offer only on average 40km of skiing. .
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reply to 'Will I Get Bored in Niederau?' posted Dec-2009
Finn wrote:
We have used Niederau as a base for years now, we take full advantage of the Kitzbuler Alpen Topskipass. The lift pass allows you to ski in Waiding, St Jakob, Fieberbrum, Kirchdorf, St Johann, Kitzbuhel region, all of the Skiwelt, Wildschonau(Niederau), Alpbachtal region which in total has 704km of trails of which 500km are coverred by snow cannons & 245 lifts. You need a car to take advantage of the above as it is not interlinked which brings me to my point, a lot a ski resorts in Austria are small & offer only on average 40km of skiing. I think it is for this reason why the Kitzbuler Alpen lift pass exists, I think it is excellent value 270 euro for 10 day lift pass. Selecting the right resort is never easy but if you do the independant traveller route you do have a lot more options.
Finn
For comparison, a 7 day Three Valley pass in France, covering 600 Km of linked pistes, costs 267 euros this season, and you can base yourself in any of the 3 Valley resorts to access the whole area on skis.
It's just a pity you can't use the Austrian area one without a car, because otherwise it sounds quite good value.
Ally
Finn
reply to 'Will I Get Bored in Niederau?' posted Dec-2009
AllyG wrote:
For comparison, a 7 day Three Valley pass in France, covering 600 Km of linked pistes, costs 267 euros this season, and you can base yourself in any of the 3 Valley resorts to access the whole area on skis.
It's just a pity you can't use the Austrian area one without a car, because otherwise it sounds quite good value.
Ally
Ally, that really is good value especially when you consider that the Three Valleys area is fully interlinked. Have not skied the Three Valleys yet, a possibility for next years trip! Nowt like a bit of forward planning.
The Kitzbuheler Alpen region is slowly but surely being interlinked, connections between Kitzbuhel & the Skiwelt via Westendorf now exist but you have to give serious consideration to your route planning & leave plenty of time to get back. Improvements & investment is ongoing & I believe that plans to link the Wildschonau valley with Alpbachtal have been mooted. A car is still the best option though.
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