Advice please-weekend trip to Munich!

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:And I save hundreds of pounds.

No your right you do save money, but I have no waiting about for transfer coaches, possible a better standard of accommodation, certainly better food and I get to go to places that not a lot of English
TO's go to and that must be worth the extra dosh 8)

I think you are generalising far too much, old mucker. I dont do waiting for transfer buses, and if they arent in the morning then you can either ski half a day or find a nice little bar to sit in.

It is actually possible to find good standard accommodation with a TO. Especially in Austria, but you wouldnt understand that :mrgreen:
Its also possible to self drive and end up in cheap/poor accommodation mate, as I am sure you are aware.

Better food? People who go self catering or B&B choose where they eat. I have been half board before and had some excellent meals, and some bad ones too. However the last 2 catered chalet trips I did, the food was as good as any I have had before in many a restaurant.

I know your little spot in France doesnt have tour ops going, and therefore there arent many English about. For me, thats not a problem. I quite like being able to share the experience of the last slope with the random person next to me on the chairlift, which gets you funny looks in many places where they dont speak the lingo. I once ended up chatting to a lovely couple on a long lift in Montgenevre, and it turned out my mum had taught their son at school, so a bit of socialising is all good.

Anyway, each to their own, buddy. 8)

Tony_H wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:And I save hundreds of pounds.

No your right you do save money, but I have no waiting about for transfer coaches, possible a better standard of accommodation, certainly better food and I get to go to places that not a lot of English
TO's go to and that must be worth the extra dosh 8)

I think you are generalising far too much, old mucker. I dont do waiting for transfer buses, and if they arent in the morning then you can either ski half a day or find a nice little bar to sit in.

It is actually possible to find good standard accommodation with a TO. Especially in Austria, but you wouldnt understand that :mrgreen:
Its also possible to self drive and end up in cheap/poor accommodation mate, as I am sure you are aware.

Better food? People who go self catering or B&B choose where they eat. I have been half board before and had some excellent meals, and some bad ones too. However the last 2 catered chalet trips I did, the food was as good as any I have had before in many a restaurant.

I know your little spot in France doesnt have tour ops going, and therefore there arent many English about. For me, thats not a problem. I quite like being able to share the experience of the last slope with the random person next to me on the chairlift, which gets you funny looks in many places where they dont speak the lingo. I once ended up chatting to a lovely couple on a long lift in Montgenevre, and it turned out my mum had taught their son at school, so a bit of socialising is all good.

Anyway, each to their own, buddy. 8)

In a way I guess I'm quite lucky as we go the January week to LGb with my Bruv-in-Law and his family so we can go for a more up market chalet as the costs are split between two families but staying with family does have it's draw backs from time to time.
We hit the LGb year after year not because I'm passionately in love with the place although it is my kind of place but it is a great place for the kids to learn to ski and as I have said before this may be the last year, Little W will have completed her 3rd star and has developed into a competent skier so it will be off to pastures new in 2011 and that may mean a trip to the lowlands of Austria.
We have had this conversation many times but I to love the last run of the day I used to be able to ski it on my own in the twilight in the peace of the mountains, not any more,it started off Little W " can I come Dad " now it has ended up with three kids in tow. I might complain a bit but I take great enjoyment skiing with the kids, I still have a couple of years before the little rascals leave me for dead but it's a coming, anyway gotta get back to my plumbing job replacing the outside waste pipes, speak soon.

Wickers, you and I are going to chat over a Zillertaller Pils next Thursday and make plans for a trip.

Right then, that's that sorted! :shock:
So, where did we think there was skiing to be had within an hour or two from Munich?
Just a reminder, we arrive at 10 in the morning and only have a couple of days,so are looking to hit the slopes as quickly as possible from the airport!

I'd head for Kitz if it were me, or Ellmau on the skiwelt

Would Kitz and Schef. be a shorter journey than Mayrhofen?
Schef sounds good as it is a good spot to get into the grossraum and has a good snow record compared to other villages on the circuit.

Not sure. It took 3 hours by coach from Mayrhofen to Munich airport the one time I did it. 2 and 1/4 hours to Niederau, and 45 mins from N to M so driving to M wouldnt take too long I guess, around 2.5 hours maybe.