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| Tatman's Tours wrote: |
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get thee to the Hinterhag Alm tomorrow
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...and to the Underbar (also in Saalbach) to see the brilliant Cuckoo later tomorrow evening! The taxi fare will be worth it - besides which (if self-catering) you can eat cheerfully and cheaply by partaking of Bobby's renowned spare ribs across the road. In fact, how about this for a Wednesday evening session to make up for lost time:
4.00 - 7.00pm Hinterhagalm
7.00 - 09.30pm Bobby's Pub
09.30 - 11.30pm Underbar
11.30 - 12.00 Mango (for a night-cap)
12.00 Taxi back and in bed by 12.30am |
Sounds perfect .. MEHHHHHH 
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| Tatman's Tours wrote: |
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get thee to the Hinterhag Alm tomorrow
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...and to the Underbar (also in Saalbach) to see the brilliant Cuckoo later tomorrow evening! The taxi fare will be worth it - besides which (if self-catering) you can eat cheerfully and cheaply by partaking of Bobby's renowned spare ribs across the road. In fact, how about this for a Wednesday evening session to make up for lost time:
4.00 - 7.00pm Hinterhagalm
7.00 - 09.30pm Bobby's Pub
09.30 - 11.30pm Underbar
11.30 - 12.00 Mango (for a night-cap)
12.00 Taxi back and in bed by 12.30am |
Sounds like a great intinery!! might even try a bit of skiing! cant wait to get there next week now!
I think my pension is just 'round the corner from Bobby's so shall look forward to propping up the bar there!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Flying out tomorrow..
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It didn't occur to me that anyone cud heifer chews to give this word an udder interpretation, but I won't beef about it if they do.
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Weather has been outrageously warm the past 2 days and the snow is really suffering. It's slushy and bumpy by 11am
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We seem now to be in the grip of a warm, southerly airstream, which some might see as the onset of spring, although this can happen, with utter unpredictability, at any time of the season - for example in late December/early January this year. There's plenty of time for it to become colder again - we've often had sizeable dumps of snow in late March, and last year we had one in early April, hence the saying coined a couple of seasons ago in late March by our old friend, Erika, erstwhile chalet manager for Ski Miquel, "There's always one more dump".
At least in the short term, it looks as if the order of the day will be early starts, long, leisurely, al fresco lunches, and some consideration to the orientation of slopes in planning itineraries.
On a positive note, this is what the Saalbach website has to say about it:
"Until next Tuesday, it remains in full beautiful late winter weather. Sunny days in a mostly cloudless and deep blue sky provides the best conditions for winter sports in the mountains, and for mild thaw in the valleys. There is usually no wind and in the nights are still very cold. These few days of sun this winter, so you should use extensively since the middle of next week, we get into a convoluted Südföhnströmung. On Tuesday it lives on strong southerly winds in the mountains."
Fingers crossed that this "convoluted Südföhnströmung" will be short-lived!
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^ sounds lovely. I do think we were spectacularly lucky with the weather in early Feb, the conditions really were wonderful.
I'd love to try Saalbach in late March though, warm weather and leisurely outside apres, amazing!
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Piccadilly, My first couple of trips to Saalbach were in March, swelteringly hot. Slopes stood up well.
As you well know, it doesnt matter what the weather is doing the apres is always good.
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Looking forward to 4 weeks of sun-bathing (and a bit of skiing!) starting tomorrow. Must remember to pack the sun cream.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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ianbradders, sounds wonderful! Yep, I have to get back there for another dose of that apres!
Tatman's Tours, oh shush, now you're just 'rubbing it in'.. 
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On my way to saalbach from soll in a few minutes......
Looking forward to skiing here again as love the place.
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You know it makes sense.
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Just left Saalbach staying in one of tatmans apartments.
Full report to follow but it has been gloriously warm during the day but freezing as soon as the sun goes down.
With a bit of planning you can still make the most of the day but I'm a snowboarder so not overly bothered by the slush.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Graham Bell is in Saalbach at the moment, he's been tweeting about it. Think he had lunch in the Reiteralm yesterday.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Having arrived in the usual sleep-deprived, zombie-like condition, we've had a fairly typical evening in Saalbach: schnapps and beers in Hansi's, followed by a really excellent chicken curry in Bobby's (7 euros incidentally), a few beers with Powderseeker, then ran into a gang of British blokes all impressively and convincingly dressed as American comic-book superheroes (Graham Bell wasn't one of them), then ran into the Blues Brothers as we passed through the village square on the way home, and then (finally) encountered a very amiable, English guy dressed as a prisoner in a stripey costume and holding his ball and chain in his hand - he was apparently lost and wandering in the general direction of Schiliftstrasse. All he could remember about his hotel was that its name began with 'A', so we turned him around and pointed him in the direction of the Alpenhotel and the Auwirt.
Breaking ourselves in gently tomorrow by skiing down to Viehhofen with Powderseeker, who tells us that he needs a rest after skiing the whole valley today. Looking forward to a Gulaschsuppe in the Hecherhuette, and later to seeing Cuckoo in Bobby's.
As for the weather - not a cloud in sight, and can't believe how hot it was when we arrived at around midday, although, as joe1978, has commented, it became very cold later on, and we hear that the pistes are holding up very well, and are pretty well perfect between 11.00am and 1.00pm.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Tatman's Tours wrote: |
Having arrived in the usual sleep-deprived, zombie-like condition, we've had a fairly typical evening in Saalbach: schnapps and beers in Hansi's, followed by a really excellent chicken curry in Bobby's (7 euros incidentally), a few beers with Powderseeker, then ran into a gang of British blokes all impressively and convincingly dressed as American comic-book superheroes (Graham Bell wasn't one of them), then ran into the Blues Brothers as we passed through the village square on the way home, and then (finally) encountered a very amiable, English guy dressed as a prisoner in a stripey costume and holding his ball and chain in his hand - he was apparently lost and wandering in the general direction of Schiliftstrasse. All he could remember about his hotel was that its name began with 'A', so we turned him around and pointed him in the direction of the Alpenhotel and the Auwirt.
Breaking ourselves in gently tomorrow by skiing down to Viehhofen with Powderseeker, who tells us that he needs a rest after skiing the whole valley today. Looking forward to a Gulaschsuppe in the Hecherhuette, and later to seeing Cuckoo in Bobby's.
As for the weather - not a cloud in sight, and can't believe how hot it was when we arrived at around midday, although, as joe1978, has commented, it became very cold later on, and we hear that the pistes are holding up very well, and are pretty well perfect between 11.00am and 1.00pm. |
I want to hate you, I really do.
But you're too nice!
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Tatman's Tours, bet you're rather relieved to be back out there
Did you fly cattle class?
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Chasseur, It's a weight off my shoulders! The last 3 weeks in the UK seemed like an eternity! The first observation was how incredibly warm it seems everywhere here, and yet the pistes were fine today - so it must be an illusion. Flew Easyjet from Gatwick - no problems, but what is a bit nackering is leaving home at 01.30am to get a coach from Coventry to get down to Gatwick - come back please Thomsonfly to Coventry Airport!
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I want to hate you, I really do.
But you're too nice!
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Piccadilly, 
Just to make you hate me even more, we escorted Powderseeker, today down that lovely Viehhofen run, calling at the Hecherhuette for one of their superlative gulasch soups, also skied down from the Wildenkarkogel to the bottom of the Schoenleitenbahn without seeing another soul (!), then down to the bottom in Leogang (via the video slalom piste - yet to be watched) and that nice little black at the bottom, then to the Burglar Alarm (Bergeralm) for Happy Hour Drinks (and one of their delectable apfelstrudels), then to the Hinterhagalm for the last hour of the party (I think (Powderseeker, was well impressed!), and we now have an hour to get changed and fed before rendezvousing in Bobby's for Cuckoo's not to be missed, Monday evening live performance!
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^ it makes me want to book a flight straight back out there!!
That Vierhofen run was just amazing, that and the powder red we found.
Thing is, it's not just the skiing, it's all that amazing apres too..
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Piccadilly, Taking the family out to Morzine, Portes du Soleil on Saturday. Staying at a good hotel up the mountain.
However can only wish i was heading for Saalbach.
I have promised myself i will take the family there next year.
Thing is, it's not just the skiing, it's all that amazing apres too.. For me its the whole package. Village, slopes, bars, people but mostly the fun chilled easy going atmosphere.
Loved most places i have skied but Saalbach has something extra.
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Not long now.... next Friday 15th cant come quick enough! Looking forward to trying some of the routes TT has suggested, thanks! Paddys day on the Sunday - anything specific going on in the village as will have the Irish contingent in tow? Will have to dig out my shamrock boppers to fix to my helmet.
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| ianbradders wrote: |
| Loved most places i have skied but Saalbach has something extra. |
You're right, it really does. It's been a long time since I've gone to a ski resort (except Val D, which is different) that I've been gutted to leave and been determined to return to!
It really has everything.
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ianbradders, I'm sure you'll have a nice sedate, early to bed and early to rise holiday  |
Yep. No beer, no flugels, no nail game, no silly dancing. No sirreee.
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| Piccadilly, why don't you? Thought you were heading to the slopes in March... |
I'm off to Val d'Isere on the 17th 
I didn't want to go to Saalbach on my own - much as I loved it, it wouldn't be quite the same, and I wouldn't expect Mr & Mrs Tatman to keep me company all week!
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Off the Saalach on Thursday for a long weekend . The rest of the group and been before and have suggested we'll be in the Hinterhagalma fair bit. Looking forward to it , the reviews here are always positive
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Piccadilly,
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I wouldn't expect Mr & Mrs Tatman to keep me company all week!
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It would have been our pleasure! We don't subscribe to the "two's company, three's a crowd" philosophy, as Powderseeker, will testify. We guided him to the Grabenhuette's Tirolergroestl today, by the way.
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| gazmob wrote: |
| Off the Saalach on Thursday for a long weekend . The rest of the group and been before and have suggested we'll be in the Hinterhagalma fair bit. Looking forward to it , the reviews here are always positive |
Ooo are you in for a treat! If you don't know the words to Sweet Caroline, learn them before you go!
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| It would have been our pleasure! We don't subscribe to the "two's company, three's a crowd" philosophy, as Powderseeker, will testify. We guided him to the Grabenhuette's Tirolergroestl today, by the way. |
Ahhh bless you! I may well remind you of that next year!!
That Tirolergroestl looked absolutely yummy. And HUGE.
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| Tatman's Tours wrote: |
| It would have been our pleasure! We don't subscribe to the "two's company, three's a crowd" philosophy, as Powderseeker, will testify. We guided him to the Grabenhuette's Tirolergroestl today, by the way. |
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bless you! I may well remind you of that next year!!
That Tirolergroestl looked absolutely yummy. And HUGE. |
Yes it was a great Tirolergroestl and very filling too.
Well I got home at 11.30 pm last night after a great days skiing, and would just like to thank Mr and Mrs Tatman for their great company and superb guiding of the great area.
Obviously I really like the area as this was my fourth visit, and generally I try to sample as many different resorts as possible, but Saalbach ticks all the boxes for me so its well worth going back too again and again! (Should I really say this!! Go to France instead)
Thanks to Tatman's Tours I had a great time both on and off the slopes and sampled the Hinterhaglem, the Hecerhutte Goulaschesuppe and Bobby's as well as a few other places,(though was feeling a bit under the weather by the time I got to Bobby's so didnt make the end of the night).
Anyway just to let you all Know the snow held up really well despite four days of wall to wall sunshine, though judging by the warmth of the breeze that was picking up yesterday afternoon it might soon start to suffer.
I will post a trip report soon but would like to thank Tatman's Tours again for showing me this great area including parts that I had not seen before despite 3 previous visits.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Should I really say this!! Go to France instead
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Well, as you said yourself, the French version of apres-ski usually works out a lot cheaper.
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Paddys day on the Sunday - anything specific going on in the village as will have the Irish contingent in tow?
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jibber, Don't miss the Irish band, Cuckoo, who on the evening of Saturday 16th are booked to play an extra Paddy's Day gig to their usual Monday night in Bobby's Pub ! Last Monday they were even more brilliant than usual and received a standing ovation - well, I know most people are standing already in Bobby's, but you know what I mean. Even if they weren't playing, I would say that Bobby's is most certainly the place to be; last year we emerged from the Paddy's night party in there at 04.00am, and we're comparative lightweights!
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Saalbach is full of wonderful new things to discover - today it was the delicious Tomatencremesuppe (cream of tomato soup) with croutons and herbs in the Alte Schmiede restaurant at Leogang. I know what you're thinking - "why bother to tell us this?". Well, just wait till you taste it!
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^ that's what I had in there!! Homemade of course and totally delicious. I love that restaurant, so beautiful.
I do note that you're home before 0100 tonight though TT - early night!?
Chasseur, and you're going once, can't be that bad!
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I do note that you're home before 0100 tonight though TT - early night!?
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I'm ashamed to confess that we stayed in this evening, despite the dual attraction of Bobby's ribs and Cuckoo in the Underbar. Quite honestly, although I felt like a wet lettuce earlier, I feel quite fed up about missing what might have been a very enjoyable evening. The moral of the story is don't have a "power nap" at 8.30pm.
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Great stuff thanks TT. We will head there Sunday evening then.
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We will head there Sunday evening then
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If you do, you'll be a day late - they're booked for Saturday evening, which I initially thought was a bit Irish; however, when you think about it, it makes more sense.
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Oh ok. So you mean we HAVE to go out Saturday as well? What a drag Liver, prepare yourself!
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