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ST-Anton info appreciated
This will be my first trip to St-Anton starting Jan 22. We are a group
of strong intermediate and expert skiers. Which are the best areas for off- piste, where are the most challenging runs? Do we need a guide? Can we ski to Lech and Zurs or do we have to take a shuttle? Any do's and don'ts? All info appreciated. Also info on restaurants and night life also appreciated. We are staying at the Montjolla Hotel....can we ski back to hotel? Thanks, Luc |
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Luc Desroches wrote:
This will be my first trip to St-Anton starting Jan 22. We are a group of strong intermediate and expert skiers. In that case I can almost guarentee you will have a great time in St Anton! Which are the best areas for off- piste, where are the most challenging runs? Just about everywhere has great off-piste when the conditions are right. It's well worth picking up the local guide book, on sale in the bookshop on the main street (opposite the Alte Post Hotel) - it has tons of useful info. Can't remember the name or author, but it's a blue book and it's very obvious - called something like "St Anton Off-Piste". Stuben is famous for great powder, and the Valluga is another obvious choice. The run down to Langen (get the train back) is a famous trip, sadly I've yet to do it myself:-( Do we need a guide? No, you don't *need*, but you might want to hire one. I've skied a lot in St Anton and I probably know about 10% of the good off-piste, a guide will not only find the good stuff but also find stuff that is less tracked out - there are so many strong skiers in St Anton it gets tracked out in no time after a storm. A friend of mine who had lived there for 5 years went on an off-piste course with the ski school and he skied new runs every day for a week - a lot of it was accessed by short hikes or skins and they found great snow days after the main areas had been tracked out. I don't think there is any glacier skiing so you can just hire an instructor, they don't need to be a full mountain guide to take you off piste. Can we ski to Lech and Zurs or do we have to take a shuttle? You can with a guide (you are not allowed on the lift without one), but otherwise take the bus from St Anton. There is a lot of great off-piste in Zurs too! Any do's and don'ts? All info appreciated. Get up early if there's new snow, and get in line for the cable car. Also info on restaurants and night life also appreciated. There are so many places to go I wouldn't know where to begin, but I always seem to end up in the Platzl at the end of an evening. It's a small place that often has live music. There are loads of others though - probably worth hiring a guide for this too:-) We are staying at the Montjolla Hotel....can we ski back to hotel? Sorry, not sure about that. You can't ski back to all that many hotels in St Anton, but that's not a problem because you can ski to loads of bars and worry about getting home a bit later... usually far too much later in my case. Struggling down the street at midnight with your ski boots still on and your skis over your shoulder is all part of the St Anton experience and you'll end up doing at least once on you holiday. |
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Hi, Luc,
Luke Here. Steve's info is good. I go to St Anton frequently and love it's off piste! This will be my first trip to St-Anton starting Jan 22. We are a group of strong intermediate and expert skiers. Which are the best areas for off- piste, where are the most challenging runs? Do we need a guide? I like Stuben most. It's usually not as busy as the Valluga and the St Anton area. Two old lifts get you up to paradise. After that there are runs that start at the top of the lift and end near the bottom at Stuben again, and you won't see a piste all the way down. Beware though. Don't simply go flying down the montains! I have seen many a skier on the edge of a small cliff at Stuben. Study the mountains as you go up in the chairs first! The Albona is a great mountain slope to go down at Stuben. Get out of the ablona II lift and carry on straight on and a bit to your left. No hike needed and you will get to the albona slope. When you see the weird huge concrete dice like building (which is an airduct for the tunnel under the Albona mountain), aim your board or skies straight down, build up speed and enjoy super G turns :-) Also the trip to Langen is great! You can get a train back to St Abton, or gt a minicab back to Stuben. Can we ski to Lech and Zurs or do we have to take a shuttle? Any do's and don'ts? All info appreciated. Also info on restaurants and night life also appreciated. If you like Austrian Apres ski, visit Mooser Wirt. You can't miss ist as it is on the slopes and is allways busy (in and out!). The server an exellent lunch! Also the PostKeller is good for Apres Ski and live music. Later in the evening try the Funky Chicken (they server excellent food!). We are staying at the Montjolla Hotel....can we ski back to hotel? The first time I went to St Anton, I stayed here too. A good hotel, excellent food, but unfortunatly *if you like the apres ski* it's up the hill again. It's a 10m walk or a shuttle, but we were allways to late for the last shuttle ;-) Also, even if you skip the apres ski, you can't ski to it, as behind it there is a stream and a gorge. Have Fun, Luke Thanks, Luc |
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STREBOR wrote:
Hi, Luc, Luke Here. Steve's info is good. I go to St Anton frequently and love it's off piste! This will be my first trip to St-Anton starting Jan 22. We are a group of strong intermediate and expert skiers. Which are the best areas for off- piste, where are the most challenging runs? Do we need a guide? I like Stuben most. It's usually not as busy as the Valluga and the St Anton area. Two old lifts get you up to paradise. After that there are runs that start at the top of the lift and end near the bottom at Stuben again, and you won't see a piste all the way down. Beware though. Don't simply go flying down the montains! I have seen many a skier on the edge of a small cliff at Stuben. Study the mountains as you go up in the chairs first! The Albona is a great mountain slope to go down at Stuben. Get out of the ablona II lift and carry on straight on and a bit to your left. No hike needed and you will get to the albona slope. When you see the weird huge concrete dice like building (which is an airduct for the tunnel under the Albona mountain), aim your board or skies straight down, build up speed and enjoy super G turns :-) Also the trip to Langen is great! You can get a train back to St Abton, or gt a minicab back to Stuben. Can we ski to Lech and Zurs or do we have to take a shuttle? Any do's and don'ts? All info appreciated. Also info on restaurants and night life also appreciated. If you like Austrian Apres ski, visit Mooser Wirt. You can't miss ist as it is on the slopes and is allways busy (in and out!). The server an exellent lunch! Also the PostKeller is good for Apres Ski and live music. Later in the evening try the Funky Chicken (they server excellent food!). We are staying at the Montjolla Hotel....can we ski back to hotel? The first time I went to St Anton, I stayed here too. A good hotel, excellent food, but unfortunatly *if you like the apres ski* it's up the hill again. It's a 10m walk or a shuttle, but we were allways to late for the last shuttle ;-) Also, even if you skip the apres ski, you can't ski to it, as behind it there is a stream and a gorge. Have Fun, Luke Thanks, Luc Nordic apres ski found in Krazy Kanguruh, up the mountain, opposite of the Mooserwirt. Just a little higher. |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 07:36:20 +0100, Lars wrote:
St. Anton Nordic apres ski found in Krazy Kanguruh, up the mountain, opposite of the Mooserwirt. Just a little higher. What exactly is 'Nordic' aprés ski, anyway? Is it just the term used for those who stay up there until ten o'clock getting completely paralytic and then ski down to the base, often ending up halfway across the road? -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:26:12 +0100, Ace wrote:
What exactly is 'Nordic' aprés ski, anyway? "Auslander", this is where you can hit large nails into blocks of wood whilst downing Williams (i.e. Pear Schnapps). B |
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