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Skiing in Austria
Schladming is excellent for all round skiers with plenty of blues on 4 different
mountains St Anton would be too hard & busy St Johann is OK but limited No of runs for all standards of skiing Obertauern is again v good for beginners but inters & experts may get bored. Its more assured of good snow earlier in winter aswell. But the ski runs are quite short. Austria is an excellent place to go & on the whole, queues are shorter than many other places in the alps. Andy Rodger Williams wrote: We are fairly novice skiers from Africa (yip believe it or not), and want to go to Austria in January. Any suggestions or tips on where to go would be appreciated. Many thanks Rodger |
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Roger
I went to Andorra for my v first skiing hols in y2k. To compare Andorra to Austria - well there's no comparison. I'm an Austrian fan, but trying to be objective, here's my pros & cons of Austria against Andorra PROs so much better scenary, incl mountains, buildings (so much wood) Skiing above & below tree lines Better food no green runs (could be a conn) quieter - fewer queues for lifts They have there own history & atmosphere - its just there, cant explain, but andorra just seems to have purpose build resorts that, quite frankly look like it. CONNs more expensive, but not as much as most people think. Booze is cheaper in And, Aus prices are similar to UK for beer, cheaper for wine.I r emember brandy being everso cheap in And. If you do go, pick carefully the reosrt (as anywhere). I drove out this year ( and last) and spent a week eack in Schladming & Obertauern. Last year drove to St Anton & Schladming Previously went to St Michael (with Equity) - village was v small with little going on, but Equity were absolutely excellent. Their free ski guide was the bees knees. Also been to St Johann - great town but skiing runs were not that extensive. Thinking of going to Bad Gastein next. NB Austria has really gone mad on their websites in the last few years - theres load of good info out there. Try www.tiscover.com for one. Need any more info, let me know ( i may have some town maps to email you) Hope that helps, Andy Rodger Williams wrote: Hi Andy, Thanks for this. Have you been to Andorra, and if so how would you compare them.? Andorra was fantastic for me, and I am worried I will be dissapointed. Regards Rodger "FredB" wrote in message ... Schladming is excellent for all round skiers with plenty of blues on 4 different mountains St Anton would be too hard & busy St Johann is OK but limited No of runs for all standards of skiing Obertauern is again v good for beginners but inters & experts may get bored. Its more assured of good snow earlier in winter aswell. But the ski runs are quite short. Austria is an excellent place to go & on the whole, queues are shorter than many other places in the alps. Andy Rodger Williams wrote: We are fairly novice skiers from Africa (yip believe it or not), and want to go to Austria in January. Any suggestions or tips on where to go would be appreciated. Many thanks Rodger |
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Also sent by email ( keep correspondance via email)
FredB wrote: Roger I went to Andorra for my v first skiing hols in y2k. To compare Andorra to Austria - well there's no comparison. I'm an Austrian fan, but trying to be objective, here's my pros & cons of Austria against Andorra PROs so much better scenary, incl mountains, buildings (so much wood) Skiing above & below tree lines Better food no green runs (could be a conn) quieter - fewer queues for lifts They have there own history & atmosphere - its just there, cant explain, but andorra just seems to have purpose build resorts that, quite frankly look like it. CONNs more expensive, but not as much as most people think. Booze is cheaper in And, Aus prices are similar to UK for beer, cheaper for wine.I r emember brandy being everso cheap in And. If you do go, pick carefully the reosrt (as anywhere). I drove out this year ( and last) and spent a week eack in Schladming & Obertauern. Last year drove to St Anton & Schladming Previously went to St Michael (with Equity) - village was v small with little going on, but Equity were absolutely excellent. Their free ski guide was the bees knees. Also been to St Johann - great town but skiing runs were not that extensive. Thinking of going to Bad Gastein next. NB Austria has really gone mad on their websites in the last few years - theres load of good info out there. Try www.tiscover.com for one. Need any more info, let me know ( i may have some town maps to email you) Hope that helps, Andy Rodger Williams wrote: Hi Andy, Thanks for this. Have you been to Andorra, and if so how would you compare them.? Andorra was fantastic for me, and I am worried I will be dissapointed. Regards Rodger "FredB" wrote in message ... Schladming is excellent for all round skiers with plenty of blues on 4 different mountains St Anton would be too hard & busy St Johann is OK but limited No of runs for all standards of skiing Obertauern is again v good for beginners but inters & experts may get bored. Its more assured of good snow earlier in winter aswell. But the ski runs are quite short. Austria is an excellent place to go & on the whole, queues are shorter than many other places in the alps. Andy Rodger Williams wrote: We are fairly novice skiers from Africa (yip believe it or not), and want to go to Austria in January. Any suggestions or tips on where to go would be appreciated. Many thanks Rodger |
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I haven't been to andorra, but I would say it would be almost impossible to
go to Austria and find it worse than Andorra! "Rodger Williams" wrote in message ... Hi Andy, Thanks for this. Have you been to Andorra, and if so how would you compare them.? Andorra was fantastic for me, and I am worried I will be dissapointed. Regards Rodger "FredB" wrote in message ... Schladming is excellent for all round skiers with plenty of blues on 4 different mountains St Anton would be too hard & busy St Johann is OK but limited No of runs for all standards of skiing Obertauern is again v good for beginners but inters & experts may get bored. Its more assured of good snow earlier in winter aswell. But the ski runs are quite short. Austria is an excellent place to go & on the whole, queues are shorter than many other places in the alps. Andy Rodger Williams wrote: We are fairly novice skiers from Africa (yip believe it or not), and want to go to Austria in January. Any suggestions or tips on where to go would be appreciated. Many thanks Rodger |
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In , InMyTree typed:
I haven't been to andorra, but I would say it would be almost impossible to go to Austria and find it worse than Andorra! Sol ? -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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In , FredB typed:
Roger I went to Andorra for my v first skiing hols in y2k. To compare Andorra to Austria - well there's no comparison. I'm an Austrian fan, but trying to be objective, here's my pros & cons of Austria against Andorra PROs so much better scenary, incl mountains, buildings (so much wood) Skiing above & below tree lines What about Soldeu this has both above and below treeline skiing Better food if you like Meat and three meat for a main course and pure sugar for a desert seriously though, if you are a vegetarian (which I am not) do not go to Austria -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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The hotel Haldenhof in Lech has large numbers of african visitors every
year - seems very popular with them (I stay every year). "Rodger Williams" wrote in message ... We are fairly novice skiers from Africa (yip believe it or not), and want to go to Austria in January. Any suggestions or tips on where to go would be appreciated. Many thanks Rodger |
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Rod
Also try websites http://www.crystalski.co.uk/ - dont always get things right & novice staff & dont answer phones at pre departure svces http://www.inghams.co.uk/ - better quality co than Crystal & worth paying a bit of extra dosh, quality staff http://www.equity.co.uk/ - prices initially look high - but they incl everything - skis, boots, lift pass supps, etc. V. experienced http://www.rocketski.com/J_homepage.asp - equity without the inclusions Regards Andy Rodger Williams wrote: Hi Andy, You are a great help, thanks mate. I will definitely go and have a look at the resorts and wesbite you have sent me. Best regards Rodger "FredB" wrote in message ... Also sent by email ( keep correspondance via email) FredB wrote: Roger I went to Andorra for my v first skiing hols in y2k. To compare Andorra to Austria - well there's no comparison. I'm an Austrian fan, but trying to be objective, here's my pros & cons of Austria against Andorra PROs so much better scenary, incl mountains, buildings (so much wood) Skiing above & below tree lines Better food no green runs (could be a conn) quieter - fewer queues for lifts They have there own history & atmosphere - its just there, cant explain, but andorra just seems to have purpose build resorts that, quite frankly look like it. CONNs more expensive, but not as much as most people think. Booze is cheaper in And, Aus prices are similar to UK for beer, cheaper for wine.I r emember brandy being everso cheap in And. If you do go, pick carefully the reosrt (as anywhere). I drove out this year ( and last) and spent a week eack in Schladming & Obertauern. Last year drove to St Anton & Schladming Previously went to St Michael (with Equity) - village was v small with little going on, but Equity were absolutely excellent. Their free ski guide was the bees knees. Also been to St Johann - great town but skiing runs were not that extensive. Thinking of going to Bad Gastein next. NB Austria has really gone mad on their websites in the last few years - theres load of good info out there. Try www.tiscover.com for one. Need any more info, let me know ( i may have some town maps to email you) Hope that helps, Andy Rodger Williams wrote: Hi Andy, Thanks for this. Have you been to Andorra, and if so how would you compare them.? Andorra was fantastic for me, and I am worried I will be dissapointed. Regards Rodger "FredB" wrote in message ... Schladming is excellent for all round skiers with plenty of blues on 4 different mountains St Anton would be too hard & busy St Johann is OK but limited No of runs for all standards of skiing Obertauern is again v good for beginners but inters & experts may get bored. Its more assured of good snow earlier in winter aswell. But the ski runs are quite short. Austria is an excellent place to go & on the whole, queues are shorter than many other places in the alps. Andy Rodger Williams wrote: We are fairly novice skiers from Africa (yip believe it or not), and want to go to Austria in January. Any suggestions or tips on where to go would be appreciated. Many thanks Rodger |
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I do agree, but pretty it aint. Food - grease with everything - if you like
that kind og thing then great. I prefer food that taste of food & not grease. As for being a vege - yep Aus isnt so good, but they are improving (slighltly) - I was a vege for 8 yrs & went to AUS several times (mainly in the summer) Andy MoonMan wrote: In , FredB typed: Roger I went to Andorra for my v first skiing hols in y2k. To compare Andorra to Austria - well there's no comparison. I'm an Austrian fan, but trying to be objective, here's my pros & cons of Austria against Andorra PROs so much better scenary, incl mountains, buildings (so much wood) Skiing above & below tree lines What about Soldeu this has both above and below treeline skiing Better food if you like Meat and three meat for a main course and pure sugar for a desert seriously though, if you are a vegetarian (which I am not) do not go to Austria -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:59:51 +0100, FredB
wrote: I do agree, but pretty it aint. Food - grease with everything - if you like that kind og thing then great. I prefer food that taste of food & not grease. We're still talking about Austria ? You must be staying in some "interesting hotels". Is this package tour stuff ? As for being a vege - yep Aus isnt so good, but they are improving (slighltly) - I was a vege for 8 yrs & went to AUS several times (mainly in the summer) Andy MoonMan wrote: In , FredB typed: Roger I went to Andorra for my v first skiing hols in y2k. To compare Andorra to Austria - well there's no comparison. I'm an Austrian fan, but trying to be objective, here's my pros & cons of Austria against Andorra PROs so much better scenary, incl mountains, buildings (so much wood) Skiing above & below tree lines What about Soldeu this has both above and below treeline skiing Better food if you like Meat and three meat for a main course and pure sugar for a desert seriously though, if you are a vegetarian (which I am not) do not go to Austria -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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