Messages posted by : gone20161017
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The Solden Tourist Office website has a search facility, just add the dates, etc and it will throw up lots of places. We ended up using Crystal as flights out with easyjet were Sundays (and change over day in resort is Saturday) or Thomas cook & flights were so expensive it made DIY dearer than Tour Op. Good luck
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We've skied Obertauern as late as end of April 3 times and they usually get there biggest dumps in March and it was always good, but it's a small resort compared to the big ones like Skiwelt. Solden is very high!
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Thanks SkiGirl Had a look at the map to see the runs you mention, I can't see any with "b"s only the normal numbers. I can see 7, and how a blue runs all way from behind the Hohe Salve and back down to 40 or onwards to 44, what's the blue run back to Soll like from that point?
We have a timid skier with us so want to try and stick to blues on day 1 until she finds her ski legs, so was intending to go over to the 7,5,3 area, and perhaps over to the blues above Scheffau. I asked the tourist office about their numbering system, as so many people have commented on it, and their response was that the area was too large to number the actual runs! adding "...as we are the largest connected ski area in Europe..." I thought of challenging this but the lady at the tourist office was so proud of the size of the area, I decided not to, but it would certainly avoid all the negative comments on the WWW about the map if they did!! The snow levels are increasing to that's good news, just don't want an early spring! :( |
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Oh I know that feeling so well!! Itching to get the cases out, we are off to Soll Feb 27th, staying at Eggerwirt. Waiting for your report on the snow, loads falling according to forecasts so hope you're having a great time. |
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If you want good snow, varied runs, pretty picture post card towns, trees, and prices that don't require a 2nd mortgage, I'd give France a miss and go for Austria - we did and wouldn't go to France again - especially Alp D'Huez with regard to concrete and prices!
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We did it for the 1st time this year to Hinterglemm, was the most perfect experience and won't use a TO ever again (unless it?s a last minute cheapy). We Got a budget flight to Salzburg airport, which is about 1 - 2 hours drive to any number of ski resorts. The airport website has all the contacts for Taxis and transfer buses and trains. There is a train station nearby, trains go direct to Zell am See, but there were 7 of us so it worked out about £14 each return for a minibus taxi that took us right to the door of our hotel. It was waiting for us when we got off the plain and turned up bang on time to take us back, even though there was a heavy snowfall causing delays.
Once you've decided which resort you want, check how you can get there using your nearest airport and what seat availability there is. Then check out what the transfer distance is. The greater the number in the party the cheaper the transfer, as they charge per taxi, not per person. If there are only 2 of you, public transport will be the cheapest option, but check out how many changes you will need to make (this is where resort location is a big factor). Then check the Tourist office website of that resort, they all have accommodation on there, email addresses and hotel websites. You can usually request a Tourist Office brochure (which all the hotels will advertise in), to be sent by post. Pick the hotels you like the look of and use the hotel websites to check prices and availability, if it?s only in German, send them an email giving them the dates you are looking for etc and they will usually respond. Some of the hotels are the same ones that the tour operators use, so they are fluent in English. Using the resort?s website village map, (providing they have one online) will give you an idea of where the actual hotels are in relation to the lifts. Once you have chosen the hotel, to reserve your booking they will always ask for a money transfer deposit of 100 ? 200 euros. Before you actually book though, I would book your flights. The flights fill up before accommodation does, the hotels will usually hold your booking for 24 hours to give you time to book the flights, but have a few hotels as choice B and C. You don?t pay the rest of the hotel bill until the eve before departure so none of that up-front nonsense. The taxi will take the booking online, with no deposit. You can search for these either on the Salzburg Airport website or the Tourist Office Site of the resort, some hotels pick their guests up too. It all goes like clock work if you pay attention to detail and don?t leave anything to chance or the last minute. If you want to try Hinterglemm, we used the Hotel Hinterglemm, right in the heart of the small town, 5 star luxury at 3 star prices, never stayed in such luxury or had such good food in my life and it saved us £200 each on the Tour Operator prices, but the owner speaks very little english! Hinterglemm is not a beginner resort though, once you get off the nursery slopes the blues are really reds, nor is Zell am See particularly. Soll is good I?m told but suffers from low altitude. There are so many resorts near the airports in Austria that I'm sure you'll find somewhere. We booked it all in June when the first flights were released, (SkyEurope) so got them for £17.00 each way!! We are going to Obertauern this time, DIY again, they have a good Tourist Office website and this always makes the process easy, its near the airport, and it?s the highest resort in Austria, but no pretty trees like Hinterglemm/Saalbach. Is reported to be good for nervous intermediates! Links Salzburg Airport taxis http://engl.salzburg-airport.com/bus.html Saalbach/Hinterglemm http://www.saalbach.at/default.php?id=17&L=1 Hotel [/url]http://www.hotel-hinterglemm.at/e-index.htm |
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