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AH wrote: "fat_boy" wrote in message oups.com... 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. |
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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 ... 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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"fat_boy" wrote in message ups.com... AH wrote: "fat_boy" wrote in message oups.com... 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.. |
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