Messages posted by : bennyboy
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Hi,
Are isnt known for its large snow depths unfortunately. Although its season does last for a long time. (April should be good). In April last year Are had 78cm on the upper slopes and 46cm down on the lower ones. This was the highest depth of snow for the whole season, so its nothing compared to the US resorts that you must be used to! Hope that helps :-) |
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:D :D :D
ps. Cheers for the snow reports, they are great!! |
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I dont know exactly, but as Zell am See is fairly low, there may notbe much snow cover on the lower runs so obviously the lifts wont be open if thats the case. The higher ones should be ok as it goes up to near 2000m. There is always Saalbach nearby to try if the lifts around Zell arent open that often...
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Are you looking to do it with a tour operator like Crystal, Inghams etc or on your own??
If its to do with tour operators, check out their websites and you can cost up your chosen hotel(s) and resort. Its very simple!! |
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Alta/Snowbird definately. The snow there is epic!!! 500 inches of Utahs finest powder a year (on average), although this year saw 638 inches!!!!
I have never been there myself but my mate has and he said its absolutely awesome. Alta is also a skiers only mountain, so none of those annoying snowboarders that cut you up :lol: . Btw Alta and Snowbird are both around 2500m so there isnt really a problem with height! |
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Any of the higher Austrian resorts are best for off-piste because they get more/better snow and less trees to get in the way. So Obergurgl, Obertauern, Solden, St Anton are some of the better ones. There are others though...
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Ski holiday booked and i cant wait for it!! I also hope to get some late season skiing in at easter (ish). Starting to look for some new equipment (clothes etc) and this year i am buying my first ski boots :-) . ( I may be looking for some advice on that soon!!).
Seeing the American and Canadian resorts already recieving some snow (2ft in some of the American resorts!!) makes me really jealous of the people that get to live there!! |
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Hi Stephen,
I was in the same position as you in 2004. I skied for the first time in Feb 2005 and i absolutely loved it. I went to Filzmoos in Austria. Its a small place and many people won't have heard of it, but its fantastic. Its a great place to begin skiing and the ski school is fab (both of them are infact!). I went in the dreaded Feb half term and it wasnt that busy at all, being a small place. The skiing is very good and the snow i had while i was there was incredible (although it snowed heavily every day :lol: ) I went back in Feb 2006 and sure enough i will be there this coming Feb! Check out www.filzmoos.at, the resort site. Its got some good information on there about accomodation etc. I hope that helps, and if you want to know any more, just ask :) Ben |
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