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Having just got back from a summer(-ish) holiday, we started thinking about the winter...
2 adults, both fine on reds, can cope with the occasional black. We are tied to school holiday dates, and try to avoid the premium for Feb half term, so looking at christmas week, departing the 23rd December.
Obviously there is a higher chance of sketchy conditions, so looking for somewhere high... Austria has taken my fancy, having read a few references to a good history of early snow.
I've found a decent deal for Mayrhofen.
Rather than ask if it's the best option, I'll ask:
Is there any reason not to head to Mayrhofen for a Christmas week?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Jess.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 21-08-17 16:23; edited 1 time in total
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The ski area is reasonably high - mostly between 1700 and 2500, so fairly snowsure for Austria.
I was there the week before xmas in a very poor snow year (2014) and there was plenty of pistes to go at.
Hintertux and the other towns in the valley are all included in the pass, so something like 400k of pistes altogether.
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Cool, thanks Juan! Slightly concerned by the reviews of Neilson food, but looks like I'll probably get booking soon. Having a holiday to look forward to will make me feel better about the lack of sun this summer.
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@BigSouthernJesse, I was there the week before NY last season (arrived Boxing Day). Snow making ability in the whole valley is superb so whilst there was no snow offpiste, the majority of pistes were open. No need to worry in my view.
Skiing is accessed by upload lift (amazing new gondolas) so you do t need to worry by resort level. As above, skiing is high.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi Bennyboy, thanks for the reply.
That was my thinking... go high with plenty of snowmaking and hope it's cold enough for them to work...
Jess.
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Christmas week in Mayrhofen should be good. As other posts say its high enough plus very good snow making. Lift pass covers you for Hintertux (glacier) and Zell (zillertal arena) and Kaltenbach too. Can get train or bus to Zell and train to Kaltenbach. I actually prefer the Zell area to Mayrhofen itself. Its about 10 minutes down the valley on the train and then a bus from the station to lifts- alternatively you can get bus from train station in Mayrhofen direct to Gerlos ( middle bit of Zillertal arena sometimes the link between Zell am Ziller and Gerlos can be closed. Main area in mayrhofen is Penken but links over to Eggalm, Ahorn is the smaller area in Mayrhofen but has some good reds and a run ( now regraded black ) that goes down to village that may be doable at Christmas ( I've skied it in late March|).
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Hintertux, the glacier, is open 365 days a year so you are guaranteed some snow. A great early season choice and one of my favourite resorts (esp. since they improved the main gondola up!)
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BigSouthernJesse wrote: |
Rather than ask if it's the best option, I'll ask:
Is there any reason not to head to Mayrhofen for a Christmas week?
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No.
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red 27 wrote: |
BigSouthernJesse wrote: |
Rather than ask if it's the best option, I'll ask:
Is there any reason not to head to Mayrhofen for a Christmas week?
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red, that's a great simple answer, thank you. Unfortunately, I found a reason of my own - family visiting for Christmas, so we've bumped the holiday back to February, and ended up going to Soldeu...
Mayrhofen can wait for another year!
Jess.
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@BigSouthernJesse, Family visiting for Christmas is an even better reason to go to Mayrhofen!
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