AH wrote:
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Florian Anwander wrote:
Hi,

my experience is: Soll may be without snow in the valley but there will
be definitely snow up on the mountain in January. If there is no snow,
you won't have satisfying conditions anywhere in Tyrol.

And to comment AH: we have a nice continuous Winter this year (I am
located in Munich as AH), but it is not very unusual. I don't remember
more than one or two seasons in the last twenty years in which it was
impossible to ski down to the valley in january.

Florian

Mike Dodds wrote:

We got back from Soll just over a week ago. It was our first ski
holiday for
about 10 years and a return to Soll after 25 years. The snow is
fantastic
this year, as good or even better than in 1980 and 1981.

We'd like to book to go back next year, but I realise how lucky we've
been
this year. What has Soll and the Skiwelt been like in recent years when
they
have had to rely on artificial snow? We'd plan on going either the
first or
third week in January.

Cheers

Mike

There might be snow up top, but with a max vertical of 800 m, and loss
of snow in the valley cuts of runs below the gondola. And that means a
vertical of a few hundred meters.

This is true of most of Aaustria. If you dont mind yo-yo runs than OK,
but if you like more than a k vertical, then you are better off in a
cheap French resort like Risoul, which has good snow, height, and size.


Funny you bring up Risoul - my friends were there January last year and the
snow was terrible! I can't imagine it would be much better this year
considering the way things are at the big French resorts.

Florian sounds like he has experience in the matter (which I admit I don't)
and he says that no snow in the valley has only happened a couple of times
in around 20 years, so that is pretty snow sure to me..

What time last year? I was there end of january and it was pretty good.

For 15 years I lived 30km south of Munich; or putting it another way, 45mins
drive to Ski Welt (Soll, Scheffau, etc).

When snow is lacking, the runs back down the valley to the resorts will
"probably" be closed. The majority of skiing in Ski Welt is however in the
high alps and bowls. It is quite rare for these runs to be closed. Those
runs on the Hofpgarten side are the first to go. Soll and Scheffau tend to
remain open until the season closes. I would not be over concerned about
booking a holiday to Ski Welt.

I believe the new lift linking Westendorf to Kitzbuhel is either open or
soon to open!

If you are a little worried, and want to have a bit more altitude but want
to keep the Soll style village community, I would suggest: Zell am Ziller.
For "guaranteed" snow safe: go to Obertauern.

Paul



"Mike Dodds" wrote in message
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We got back from Soll just over a week ago. It was our first ski holiday
for about 10 years and a return to Soll after 25 years. The snow is
fantastic this year, as good or even better than in 1980 and 1981.

We'd like to book to go back next year, but I realise how lucky we've been
this year. What has Soll and the Skiwelt been like in recent years when
they have had to rely on artificial snow? We'd plan on going either the
first or third week in January.

Cheers

Mike

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AH wrote:
"fat_boy" wrote in message
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Florian Anwander wrote:
Hi,

my experience is: Soll may be without snow in the valley but there
will
be definitely snow up on the mountain in January. If there is no snow,
you won't have satisfying conditions anywhere in Tyrol.

And to comment AH: we have a nice continuous Winter this year (I am
located in Munich as AH), but it is not very unusual. I don't remember
more than one or two seasons in the last twenty years in which it was
impossible to ski down to the valley in january.

Florian

Mike Dodds wrote:

We got back from Soll just over a week ago. It was our first ski
holiday for
about 10 years and a return to Soll after 25 years. The snow is
fantastic
this year, as good or even better than in 1980 and 1981.

We'd like to book to go back next year, but I realise how lucky
we've
been
this year. What has Soll and the Skiwelt been like in recent years
when
they
have had to rely on artificial snow? We'd plan on going either the
first or
third week in January.

Cheers

Mike

There might be snow up top, but with a max vertical of 800 m, and loss
of snow in the valley cuts of runs below the gondola. And that means a
vertical of a few hundred meters.

This is true of most of Aaustria. If you dont mind yo-yo runs than OK,
but if you like more than a k vertical, then you are better off in a
cheap French resort like Risoul, which has good snow, height, and size.


Funny you bring up Risoul - my friends were there January last year and
the
snow was terrible! I can't imagine it would be much better this year
considering the way things are at the big French resorts.

Florian sounds like he has experience in the matter (which I admit I
don't)
and he says that no snow in the valley has only happened a couple of
times
in around 20 years, so that is pretty snow sure to me..

What time last year? I was there end of january and it was pretty good.


Early January I believe.. week after the New Year crowds.. they said it was
very icy, patchy and hadn't snowed in a long time.. maybe there was a dump
after they left..