Tour Operators Ski Schools Niederau

Thanks for all the replies.

It looks like its the WILDSCHOENAU ski school (Red) after all...

:D

Hi Blackbrook, if your all beginners then you will usually meet up at the nursery slopes or if you have got a few seasons under your belts the it will probably be at the top of the markbachjoch gondola.
If in any doubt just as the instructor they are very helpful.Have a fab time its a great place.


AJ ( Adele )

In reply to Blackbrooks message regarding breaks etc when everyone is in ski school.

For us last year we had the same concerns. This is how it worked out:

The ski instructors all had mobile phones, so if you informed your instructors that your children were in Ski School, they could get in contact either way. Also as a beginner myself you were always insight of the Kindergarten lessons even on the lower blue nursery slopes, so I was always able to keep an eye. My partner was on intermediate lessons, so was out of sight most of the time. But still managed to return for lunch. We did take walkies talkies so that myself and my partner could keep in touch - In hindsight not really necessary and mobile phones are a lot clearer.

As regards to lunch - Everyone stopped at the same time. No matter where you were on the slopes they always made sure you got back to the meeting place/kindergarten. This happens until Wednesday when you may be experienced enough to go up the Gondola and ski at the top. If your children are as advanced you can still meet at the top or you can provide lunch money approx 5 Euros and the instructors look after the children.

We couldn't believe how quickly our children progressed, especially our 4 year old who by Wednesday was going up button lifts and drag lifts by himself.

Basically, don't panic its all family orientated resort.

Have fun.

Glyn

PS. Race day is held on Thursday mornings. We entered the children and it was fantastic.

Ditto Glyn, and yes the best piece of advice is probably get a pair of walkie talkies.You can get a good pair for around £35 money well spent if you ask me.There must have been about 1 dozon people ask me about mine in Niederau the other week.


AJ adele

We picked up our walkie talkies on the way out at Gatwick. They are by Motorola for around £25.00, and take 2 AAA batteries that lasted all week.

Glyn

My other half and I learnt to ski with the 1st Skischule Wildschoenau (the reds) and they are fantastic. We've had lessons with them three years in a row and have booked lessons again when we go next January. So far we've had four different instructors over 3 holidays and they've all been great - we learnt something different from each one. Regarding kids & parents meeting up for lunch - in Niederau all the ski classes seem to stop between 12 - 12.30 so there's a good chance that you'll end up in the same restaurant as your kids (unless you go to Auffach). We don't have kids but any parents we've had in our ski classes have spoken highly of the "reds".

Cheers, thanks for all the info that has been given, piece of mind at last. Yes we are all beginners, been once before but my husband would query that! Can't wait now, 4 weeks and counting )

hi blackbrook et al:
yes, the skischool will do all it can to make sure that families meet up at lunchtimes. the children's instructors will wait at the ski kindergaten for the adults to finish their morning classes (at 12.00 midday)and will not walk away until ALL the children in their group have been collected. parents: please do make yourself known to the children's instructor and that you're taking your little darling: there is nothing so worrying as suddenly realising you've 'lost' a child, when mum or dad or grandparents have innocently scooped him up. if you are later than about 12.15pm, your child will be taken to the Sportcafe bar nearby with the children who have been booked into lunch. ANY instructor, reds or blues, would never walk away from a child in the village who is obviously 'lost'.
if your kids have been taken up the mountain by their instructor, he or she will try to go to the same place for lunch. at the top, most intructors will head for Rubetzahl's near the gondola.
you can buy lunch tickets for your children at the reds ski school at any time up to just before 12 midday. a different children's instructor each day (or whoever wants to do it) is told very clearly that he or she must expect x - number of children for lunch. the kids' lunch tokens are given to the instructor who knows exactly how many he or she has. these children then go with the instructor across the road to the sportcafe. they have lunch in the back room of the sportcafe where no-one else is allowed to sit and eat. the room is non smoking. lunch is always a hot meal, based on the dish of the day and a pudding, and unlimited amounts of lemonade. they can use the toilets at the bottom of the stairs. an hour or so later, the kids are taken back to the ski kindergarten and the instructor waits until all the children have been collected by the other children's instructors for afternoon classes.
inside the skischool office, there is a blackboard, and the areas where each instructor takes his or her class for the day is chalked up on the board for all to see, so that one instructor can see where so-and-so is, if after 15 mins of waiting, parents still have not returned for their children. it's a bit of a trek from lanerkopfl but the adults' groups will make very effort to be back for 12 midday. the same is true at 3.30pm. the kids' instructor will stay with the child for about 15-20 mins, and only then will take him to the skischool office to sit and wait in the warmth.
so you can spend all day 'sur la piste' safe in the knowledge that someone else is taking care of your baby!!
i was at work today when my mobile rang: it was 'big phil', (skigirl - have you had phil as one of your instructors?!) calling from the gondola in niederau to tell me that he was just getting on the gondola to up to the top. made me green with envy!!