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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
Hi there, As probably everyone else I am about to book my Christmas ski holiday. I have had a few lessons on indoor real snow slopes and am now about to do the real thing for the first time to which I look extremly forward. Thing is however I am frightened of height and feel very easily intimidaded by steep slopes. As I have become to understand there can be quite a bit of difference between the steepness of blue slopes in different areas. I am trying to find a place which has very flattery wide unintimadating blue pistes but does have enough blue pistes to entertain for 7 - 10 days. I have heard Lech or Saalbach-Hinterglemm are very easy for beginners. Is this true? Would these areas do it for me? Any other areas which can be advised? Any word of advise in respect to the snow sureness? I am not so much interested in a intense apres-ski but do like a lively enviroment. In that aspect I fear that Lech which has no restaurants on the piste might be a bit dull... Any comments would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks Michael |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
On Sun, 8 Oct 2006, michaelr wrote:
m Thing is however I am frightened of height and feel very easily m intimidaded by steep slopes. As I have become to understand there can m be quite a bit of difference between the steepness of blue slopes in m different areas. I am trying to find a place which has very flattery m wide unintimadating blue pistes but does have enough blue pistes to m entertain for 7 - 10 days. m I think you are worrying too much. I ski down slopes that I used to be too frightened to look down. And these are only reds! I say "used to" but I probably still am. But once you have launched your self over the edge, all is OK! -- Alan ( If replying by mail, please note that all "sardines" are canned. There is also a password autoresponder but, unless this a very old message, a "tuna" will swim right through. ) |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
I do not know Saalbach, but I would not suggest Lech for a beginner. The
place I would suggest, though it might not suit you geographically, is Cervinia, Italy--absolute heaven for a beginner. "michaelr" wrote in message oups.com... Hi there, As probably everyone else I am about to book my Christmas ski holiday. I have had a few lessons on indoor real snow slopes and am now about to do the real thing for the first time to which I look extremly forward. Thing is however I am frightened of height and feel very easily intimidaded by steep slopes. As I have become to understand there can be quite a bit of difference between the steepness of blue slopes in different areas. I am trying to find a place which has very flattery wide unintimadating blue pistes but does have enough blue pistes to entertain for 7 - 10 days. I have heard Lech or Saalbach-Hinterglemm are very easy for beginners. Is this true? Would these areas do it for me? Any other areas which can be advised? Any word of advise in respect to the snow sureness? I am not so much interested in a intense apres-ski but do like a lively enviroment. In that aspect I fear that Lech which has no restaurants on the piste might be a bit dull... Any comments would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks Michael |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
Felly sgrifennodd michaelr :
As probably everyone else I am about to book my Christmas ski holiday. I have had a few lessons on indoor real snow slopes and am now about to do the real thing for the first time to which I look extremly forward. Lech seemed pretty booked up to me for Christmas/New Year when I tried to get a Ferienwohnung there months ago. Mind you the Arlberg and Lech/Zuers web sites, and tourist board, are particularly unhelpful. Good luck if you try! Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais/weather/ uk |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
Thanks for the advice Alan. You have given me hope :-) I think you are worrying too much. I ski down slopes that I used to be too frightened to look down. And these are only reds! I say "used to" but I probably still am. But once you have launched your self over the edge, all is OK! -- Alan |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
In message .com,
michaelr writes Hi there, As probably everyone else I am about to book my Christmas ski holiday. I have had a few lessons on indoor real snow slopes and am now about to do the real thing for the first time to which I look extremly forward. Thing is however I am frightened of height and feel very easily intimidaded by steep slopes. As I have become to understand there can be quite a bit of difference between the steepness of blue slopes in different areas. I am trying to find a place which has very flattery wide unintimadating blue pistes but does have enough blue pistes to entertain for 7 - 10 days. I have heard Lech or Saalbach-Hinterglemm are very easy for beginners. Is this true? Would these areas do it for me? Any other areas which can be advised? Any word of advise in respect to the snow sureness? I am not so much interested in a intense apres-ski but do like a lively enviroment. In that aspect I fear that Lech which has no restaurants on the piste might be a bit dull... Don't know about Lech but Hinterglemm is excellent for the standard of skier you appear to be. Great big wide pistes on undulating grass hills. No cliffs and steeps (unless you know where to look and really want to find them!!). The ski circus has 200+ kms of piste and will keep just about anybody happy for a week or so. -- Devs "Punchdown Pete the old Kroner" |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
I'll second that. top place, nice and wide, plenty of good choice for a
beginner or someone who wants to take it easy. "Devs" wrote in message ... In message .com, michaelr writes Hi there, As probably everyone else I am about to book my Christmas ski holiday. I have had a few lessons on indoor real snow slopes and am now about to do the real thing for the first time to which I look extremly forward. Thing is however I am frightened of height and feel very easily intimidaded by steep slopes. As I have become to understand there can be quite a bit of difference between the steepness of blue slopes in different areas. I am trying to find a place which has very flattery wide unintimadating blue pistes but does have enough blue pistes to entertain for 7 - 10 days. I have heard Lech or Saalbach-Hinterglemm are very easy for beginners. Is this true? Would these areas do it for me? Any other areas which can be advised? Any word of advise in respect to the snow sureness? I am not so much interested in a intense apres-ski but do like a lively enviroment. In that aspect I fear that Lech which has no restaurants on the piste might be a bit dull... Don't know about Lech but Hinterglemm is excellent for the standard of skier you appear to be. Great big wide pistes on undulating grass hills. No cliffs and steeps (unless you know where to look and really want to find them!!). The ski circus has 200+ kms of piste and will keep just about anybody happy for a week or so. -- Devs "Punchdown Pete the old Kroner" |
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Help please: Lech or Hinterglemm for easy intimidated beginner
Thanks guys for all the advice! JP schreef: I'll second that. top place, nice and wide, plenty of good choice for a beginner or someone who wants to take it easy. "Devs" wrote in message ... In message .com, michaelr writes Hi there, As probably everyone else I am about to book my Christmas ski holiday. I have had a few lessons on indoor real snow slopes and am now about to do the real thing for the first time to which I look extremly forward. Thing is however I am frightened of height and feel very easily intimidaded by steep slopes. As I have become to understand there can be quite a bit of difference between the steepness of blue slopes in different areas. I am trying to find a place which has very flattery wide unintimadating blue pistes but does have enough blue pistes to entertain for 7 - 10 days. I have heard Lech or Saalbach-Hinterglemm are very easy for beginners. Is this true? Would these areas do it for me? Any other areas which can be advised? Any word of advise in respect to the snow sureness? I am not so much interested in a intense apres-ski but do like a lively enviroment. In that aspect I fear that Lech which has no restaurants on the piste might be a bit dull... Don't know about Lech but Hinterglemm is excellent for the standard of skier you appear to be. Great big wide pistes on undulating grass hills. No cliffs and steeps (unless you know where to look and really want to find them!!). The ski circus has 200+ kms of piste and will keep just about anybody happy for a week or so. -- Devs "Punchdown Pete the old Kroner" |
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