Messages posted by : bennyboy
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Yeah we have basically had a non existant summer here, a few warm days here and there but on the hole crap. Today was 15c and drizzly rain, more what i would expect to see in December, not August!!
Here's to an awesome winter :D |
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I was going to reply, when i saw Pavel's reply and saw it was basically perfect!!
You really are a credit to this site, brilliant work Pavel. Anyway...back on topic :-) |
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Well i'm another huge fan of Austria :-)
Resorts to recommend would be Niederau (as already said), Saalbach, Zell am See, Filzmoos (where i learnt, limited but great for beginners, brilliant instruction as well). I would recommend St Anton to anyone other than beginners. Its a great resort and i love it, but for a beginner its way to extreme. It doesnt have many beginner slopes at all, and you may find yourself half way down a run which suddenly gets too steep for you, and you end up having the embarassment of walking down! So the smaller Austrian resorts are best for beginners really, although Obergurgl/Obertauern would be a good choice. Have fun!! :D |
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I've skied a lot at Feb half term and never ever had hour lift queues!! I've skied at Filzmoos a lot (only a small resort though) and longest lift queue i had in Feb half term is about 3 mins. La Clusaz in France doesnt have huge lift queues even at that time of the year. Basically head to resorts that arent huuuge and arent at convenient places for city people, ie. not somewhere like Chamonix. Having said that La Clusaz is close to Geneva, but doesnt seem to get too busy.
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Not who i expected to get Winter Olympics 2014!
I was hoping Austria would get it, but their doping scandal ruined it to be honest. http://www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/news/story.asp?intStoryID=4843 |
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St Anton...definately. World renowned party town and advanced ski resort, cant go wrong with it.
verbier can be expensive though. |
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Like Max, i prefer Austria as well. I have skied more Austrian resorts than Fench ones though so i cant really give a properly balanced opinion on each. Austrian resorts tend to be lower in resort height but many resorts go above 2300m. Solden has a high ski area with a mixture of ability levelled slopes. Nightlife is good there to, but whether that is important to you or not i dont know. Nassfeld isnt to be overlooked either. They have a great snow record and ski area extends up to about 2500m, so it should be ok in April. Then theres Obertauern and Obergurgl which are the obvious high ones, both should have enough snow then.
If you do choose France, i presume you know all the usual higher resorts...Tignes, Val d'Isere, Val Thorens etc etc. Good luck finding the ideal resort, and i hope you have an awesome holiday :D |
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:lol: If there is enough, go to the hills!!
Having said that the Austrian Alps had snow on the 16th and during that night, many places above about 1500m had quite a cover, for May!! |
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