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Or G Raff and B Ruff 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Blimey, this thread has got a bit out of hand, hasn't it?
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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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The Flying Gooseberry, We'll soon get it back on track to silliness 
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May as well; suspect the OP has now made his mind up.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Impression I got, it already was before post #2 
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He may get some ideas, the place is doable by bus, I've used them a few times. If you were based in Flachau you could have 5 great resorts right on your doorstep and perhaps just try one or two long bus runs in the week if you fancied anywhere different.
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andy, I think quite a few people got that impression 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Cacciatore, they will probably have to travel on separate busses though, those Austrian drivers don´t like squabbling passengers 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I am truly sorry for causing this unpleasantness. My use off a rolling eye smilie was not meant to be rude, more of a tut and disappointment. I truly apologise for the wrong selection of smilie. I am a she not a he. And no I have not made up my mind yet despite all this unpleasantness.
We like the ease of ski in/out. We have skied France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Canada, Scotland and Bulgaria. In most places you have to walk to the slopes or get a bus, we just prefer ski in/out (tired old legs).
Hells bells thanks for mentioning serre chevalier, was there in 1996, really liked it, but too many drags and a long walk at the end of the day. (No bus where we stayed) we will return.
In Austria we have skied the ski welt (staying in scheffau), st Anton, and my husband has skied in kitzbuhel. Dare I say it, it's the buses that get on my nerves. That bus between Raus and zurs needs to be seriously looked at, its a disaster of monumental proportions and they could learn something from the bus operators in tignes and val d'isere. My husband said the only thing he didn't like about kitzbuhel was having to get a bus to the slopes.
Avalanche poodle, when you say long bus runs, how long are they?
On the map there seems to be a major road running through the middle of the ski area, is this correct? Somewhere near flachau.
Again, let me apologise, I did not mean to offend anyone and the only smilie I will use in future will be a smilie one.
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The motorway runs through flachau winkle, there is a noddy shuttle train bus thing.
As I say, I always hire a car and drive between resorts, furthest ive parked from a lift is 100m, it really is no bother. If you diy it is also cheaper than buying a transfer.
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You know it makes sense.
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NE1, Schladming (as mentioned in the first reply) would be a good base to give access to a very decent sized ski area (4 interlinked mountains), plus bus options to others. Not sure how pretty it is as I've only ever stayed at Haus, one of the outlying villages near there. I'm no Amade expert, but have been there 3 times.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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NE1, The motorway runs alongside Flachau. It connects Flachau to Altenmarkt/Radstadt and Flachauwinkl/Zauchensee on the Post Bus. There are lots of bus stops on the main street in Flachau (parallel to the motorway - which you can't hear by the way) so as long as you stay somewhere near the main street then the walk to the bus stop would be minimal. If you do decide to stay in Flachau you can get to Wagrain/Alpendorf/St Johan by lift - no bus needed; there is a town shuttle bus that runs between the lifts so again you can minimise the the walking. My advice would be to stay somewhere near the main street in Flachau but also near one of the 3 main lifts - I would recommend the Star Jet end (actually in the village), or the Acherjet (there is a ski depot so you can rent a locker and leave skis and boots). The Space Jet lift is as the far end of the village and is a bit for away from restaurants IMHO.
If you like the idea of Flachau I'm happy to advise on the location of individual hotels/apartmetnts
The noddy shuttle train referred to above is a little shuttle between the Flachauwinkl & Zauchensee base lifts - it takes about 30 seconds
Last edited by Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name: on Mon 6-01-14 21:45; edited 1 time in total
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Poster: A snowHead
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NE1, Don't stress about the idiots that have made this thread into a complete farce. I left this forum about 7 years ago because I got fed up with the same nonsense. I've been back a couple of weeks and it's pretty scary to see the same unpleasantness still lingering (all be it from different people). It's a shame that so many people with a passion for something so wonderful as skiing can get so uptight. It's like being in a school playground
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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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FastCarver74, When the skiing is this close then nerves get stretched... hopefully everybody will be sweetness and light once they've all made some nice turns 
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Dare I say it, it's the buses that get on my nerves.
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Yes, mine too. My place is in a satellite of Les Saisies and is ski in-out, but not for complete beginners. I would never recommend a beginner to stay here without their own car, because the bus is a pain. It's not that frequent, sometimes it's very busy in school holiday times and this year it's not been reliable - the first bus has sometimes been too late to get people round to ski lessons in the village. And getting a couple of small kids, in ski boots, with all their stuff, up the big steps, is not easy.
I've "done" ski busses in La Rosiere and Alpbach where they were reliable but still a ball-ache. Driving to the slopes, however, with nice big free car parks near the lifts, is no problem at all. I would be very reluctant, these days, to take a ski holiday anywhere where I had to clomp around for buses morning and afternoon.
If you are looking for somewhere "different" there is plenty of ski in/out accommodation at very reasonable prices in the Espace Diamant but I wouldn't recommend it in school holidays because there will be lift queues, sometimes quite big ones (15 minutes sometimes even more). Out of school holidays it is rare not to ski straight on to the lift. Maybe six people ahead of you when it's busy. 185 km of lift linked skiing (and a bus to Les Contamines or Areches Beaufort if that is not enough) and 120km of cross-country. Lots of easy and intermediate skiing, family atmosphere, reasonable prices. Very French and very friendly.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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NE1, if it is 1996 since you were last there, most of the drag lifts in Serre Chevalier have been replaced. My apartment is 200m from the ski lift.
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I can vouch for that, I haven't stayed but have called in for a quick visit when Hells was there. SC is a great place too.
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NE1, no need to apologies, I've no idea about the dumb smiley things either.
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NE1, it is possible to travel without a tour operator 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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pam w, great info, thanks for keeping things on topic.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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NE1, travelling without a TO is easy and gives you far, far, more choice. Only a handful of the hundreds of French and Austrian resorts are served by British TOs and even fewer of the Italian ones.
In Les Saisies there is very nice (high end, not cheap) accommodation available through Peak Retreats who also do packages with Tunnel tickets, though not the full package.
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pam w, how long does the bus take from Les Saisies to Ski Amadé or is it ski in/ski out?
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You know it makes sense.
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flangesax, (hopefully the correct smilie or the smilie police will thrash me)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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flangesax, STFU
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Poster: A snowHead
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The snowheeeds I've met out in the Ski Amade have without doubt been the friendliest, most generous and most helpful of folks; an impression difficult to garner from this thread
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Frosty the Snowman, yep, not quite sure what went wrong here.
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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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an impression difficult to garner from this thread
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and equally difficult to garner any precise information in response to the OP's query. How much skiing can she access in one place, without having to use ski buses? It's really quite funny that instead of actually answering that simple and predictable question the "locals" are moaning about people going off-topic. And although the OP has been gracious in apologizing if she upset people inadvertently in using the "wrong" smiley (for goodness' sake what will people get upset about next ) they don't appear to be in any hurry to apologise in their turn, kiss and make up, and market their ski area (which I have always thought sounds great).
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'ere you lot... i've made one post on page one answering the Q's from the OP and offering my opinion on the best places to stay and the bus (or not bus) options.
None of the other 'locals' live in Austria!
Then all I do is try to keep the thread on topic (which is about getting around Ski Amadé... in case you have forgotten) and get get flamed by pam w by telling the UNIVERSE that my Samurai Training Finished Unsuccessfully.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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flangesax, live by the sword, die by the sword
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using the "wrong" smiley (for goodness' sake what will people get upset about next )
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topic (which is about getting around Ski Amadé
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Let it never be said that I am partisan.  (I'm jolly fed up with the France v Austria debates and 'jokes', though - they've become as ubiquitous and tiresome as helmet threads and DG/PJSki arguments.)
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OOOooooo... is there a thread on this forum about helmets?.... you'll be telling me there's one about winter tyres next!
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flangesax,
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At the risk of being villified.........
Done the French 'megas' and ski amade.
In my youth - the French resorts were right for me. Snow sure, good night life, big areas to ski (I could afford 2 week trips then!)
Now, with the family, -Ski Amade wins hands down. Super scenery, very child friendly, much nicer accomodation, and sooooooo much cheaper.
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flANGEsax, surely Short Term France Undesirability.
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