 Poster: A snowHead
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| munich_irish wrote: |
| @cameronphillips2000, any sort of "party" is off the agenda next season, no loud music or standing. Whether spots like the Moose will even bother opening is open to question, they will only be able to offer seated service whether indoors or outside which is hardly what they are set up for. Basically ski and either quiet meal and drink sitting at a table or eat in your apartment. St Anton not likely to be any more of a risk than anywhere else. |
I would have thought the Moose could still make decent money even with a very different offering than in normal years. They have a lot of seating space inside and outside even in the normal configuration, and even more if they use more of the downstairs area which is usually packed with people standing. At lunchtime it's usually fairly popular for eating so maybe the evening time will just be more like a normal lunchtime. They have a small number of staff who work there all year round so they may just hire a smaller number of staff to offer a different style of business. I like it in there at lunchtime, it's quite laid back and you get to know a few of the staff which is handy when you need to get served at busy times. The places that I cannot see how it can work are Pub 37 - it's so small it's impossible to keep distance between people and the Piccadilly which relies on live music and lots of people standing.
The underground is going to be difficult too. People are normally seated quite close and the tables are big, Joan won't be able to just move people onto tables with a load of other people that they don't know which is how things normally work in there. |
Pub 37's been open all summer, so can't see winter being much different. No stools at the bar and table service only.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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How many people can they fit in there with the distancing regulations ? Even when you could pack people in it didn't hold many !
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I cannot imagine how ABB will organise lift queues to provide for 1m separation. Think of the loading platforms for the N’Bahn and Galzigbahn; are they going to paint circles on the concrete? Pointless, if then the gondola is full.
Hand sanitiser at lift stations? For what in winter? Most people will be wearing gloves.
Practicality and reality will likely collide with theory!
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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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@ulmerhutte, Don't worry, in Austria you are immune whilst wearing a mask, which is compulsory in the lift queue 
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@ulmerhutte, it’s a non-starter, wait a season.
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Lech is expecting a 30% decrease in bookings for coming season.
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| Markymark29 wrote: |
| @ulmerhutte, it’s a non-starter, wait a season. |
Yeah, my head tells me that, but heart says otherwise. The latter is winning. If there is anyway to get out of Australia and into Austria, we will go and put up with whatever procedures are in place
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Very wintery look this morning
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Its melting fast in St Anton.. will be all gone by the end of the week temperature above 0C at night... Back to normal for the time of year.
Stuben this morning
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Nightingale hospitals up north in the UK now told to spin up think I'll wait to book anything this year but fingers crossed anyways
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| ulmerhutte wrote: |
| Markymark29 wrote: |
| @ulmerhutte, it’s a non-starter, wait a season. |
Yeah, my head tells me that, but heart says otherwise. The latter is winning. If there is anyway to get out of Australia and into Austria, we will go and put up with whatever procedures are in place |
We're resigned to no Arlberg trip this year, even if restrictions on travel from USA get dropped. A season to ski our quiet local resorts in the Pacific Northwest. And hope La Nina delivers 
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You know it makes sense.
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I have been told that Brit chalet companies have cancelled their leases on 40 premises in StA. Sure is going to be a different winter.
It remains to be seen what happens then next summer. There are bound to be businesses up for sale that could not service their debt and were not able to negotiate a revised payment plan with their banks.
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Wed 14-10-20 11:11; edited 1 time in total
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@ulmerhutte, Agreed it'll be very different, I do believe that the majority of older well established businesses will be OK though, the great majority are traditional family owned, albeit some of the newer places with high gearing may have issues and could be in trouble if non-Austrians aren't allowed to visit. They enjoy the high rentals from foreign visitors on the whole, and this market will likely be much diminished. I wish them all well, advance bookings must be all over the place....it could actually be a great ski season, super quiet and great snow and a leveller at the same time, i'm not a fan of the large apres bars (and the type of groups it has attracted) and this will undoubtedly be a tough winter for those places, I don't want to see any business struggling, and staff out of work but I do believe it had gone too far and spoilt the town vibe and this may be somewhat of a reset for future seasons. I just hope we can make it out, but looking increasingly unlikely.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Vintage season beckons: leisurely morning stroll onto the gondola, gliding through powder snow on deserted slopes, choice of table for lunch at the Rodelalm or Sennhutte or Ulmerhutte, seats aplenty for an apres-ski beer served straightaway to the table, arrive at restaurant for dinner without doing battle with overspill from bars, followed by a quiet evening walk down the main street without having to swerve the usual drunken hordes. Can't wait!
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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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You could set a good example for all of us and stay home yourself... dickhead.
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Okay, I will if you will or do @Steilhang, @stanton, What do you say to that? Agreed?
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@stanton, such a pity about the Arlberg. I'm off skiing in Norway and Canada next year. the EU can thank M. Barnier for my usual £5-6K NOT being spent in EU countries! Saddo.
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the EU can thank M. Barnier for my usual £5-6K NOT being spent in EU countries! Saddo
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@skimastaaah, Seems harsh given the pathetic negotiating skills demonstrated by our idiots in charge. OTOH - How do you know you’ll be skiing in Norway and Canada........ok for entry?
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@stanton, where are the pylons destined for, Zug?
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@Markymark29, pylons are for lightning racetrack Zürs (yes they are huge)
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Hope we dont see permanent night skiing in Zürs.
Plenty of other threads to talk about virus and brexit without adding nonsense here!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@skimastaaah, you might want to do some research on the general mood -widely shared within the EU - about Brexit and the Britons....
“Please leave already” sums it up quite nicely
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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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@skimastaaah
@skimastaaah Voss & Tremblant are mickey mouse ski areas compared to the Arlberg. You will need £5-6K a week n Voss ...Last year in Oslo 0.5L of normal beer was 90Kr/€8 anything quality tasting is 130kr/€12 !!
Serious Question: Why do you spend so much £5-6K on a few days winter sport.... it does sound like a ridiculous amount or is that for the whole Season (50-100day+) ?
I very much doubt Norway or Canada will be open to to outsiders this season without full PCR testing & Quarantine procedures.
To avoid a repeat of last year I think Austria will need to restrict entry with the way European Countries are now rapidly heading with the contagion (much faster this time) 
Covid Update
2 positive cases now in Pettneu
Today, Austria is reporting a record daily number of coronavirus infections. It said today there have been 1,747 coronavirus
infections in the past 24 hours.
The daily count has this month repeatedly exceeded the peak of 1,050 reached in March during the first wave of infections.
Doppelpmayr (Layoff's despite record year)
Das vergangene Geschäftsjahr verlief für die Doppelmayr-Gruppe mit einem Umsatz von 872 Millionen Euro
noch sehr erfolgreich. Aufgrund der Coronavirus-Pandemie komme es heuer jedoch zu einem branchenweiten
Umsatzeinbruch von gut einem Drittel, das auch den Wolfurter Seilbahnhersteller zu Maßnahmen zwinge,
sagt der geschäftsführende Direktor der Doppelmayr Holding SE, Thomas Pichler.
""""The past financial year was still very successful for the Doppelmayr Group with sales of EUR 872 million. However,
due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there is an industry-wide drop in sales of just over a third this year,
which is also forcing the Wolfurter cable car manufacturer to take action, says Thomas Pichler,
Managing Director of Doppelmayr Holding SE."""""
https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3071488/@skimastaaah,
STAY AT HOME
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Fabulous information about the area. Are many British citizens going out/coming over to work this winter, and any idea how to reach them for assistance about residency issues?
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You know it makes sense.
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| brexittoexbritAT wrote: |
| Fabulous information about the area. Are many British citizens going out/coming over to work this winter, and any idea how to reach them for assistance about residency issues? |
Plenty of Facebook groups for seasonal folk in St Anton, some of which already have links posted up to the UK in Austria groups and the newly released website. Plus I know there have been discussions amongst people in resort about where they stand/what they need to do.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Salient points from the above video
There are 2500 Intensive beds in Austria, 1000 of them are reserved for corona patients. 12% of the thousand beds (120) are currently being used.
1000 to 1500 new corona infections being reported each day. 3 weeks ago the figures were only around 500 to 750 (i.e. doubled in 3 weeks)
By Dec it could rise to 6000/day and if so this could result in another lockdown.
The Austrian public should adhere to the Corona guidelines and help flatten the curve to avoid another lockdown.
Kurz estimates that by summer 2021 there should be a Covid vaccination so life will most likely not return to somewhere near normal until after the upcoming ski season.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Sitter wrote: |
| brexittoexbritAT wrote: |
| Fabulous information about the area. Are many British citizens going out/coming over to work this winter, and any idea how to reach them for assistance about residency issues? |
Plenty of Facebook groups for seasonal folk in St Anton, some of which already have links posted up to the UK in Austria groups and the newly released website. Plus I know there have been discussions amongst people in resort about where they stand/what they need to do. |
Thanks for the info about this - will look for some of those groups. We are happy to collect questions for the authorities, if people want to drop us mails to seasonalworkers [at] britishinaustria [dot] net - we'll try to get the answers they are seeking.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| stanton wrote: |
@brexittoexbritAT, 99.9% of businesses are insisting on EU Passport Holders only so unless Brits have a dual Nationality or a Employer sponsor for a Schengen Work Visa I am afraid there will not be many .........except Brits who already have secured Austrian residency and therefore rights to work or changed their nationality like you. You made Great Choice |
Not the first resort I have heard of insisting on an EU passport - I got a mail from one guy told that they would employ him until year-end, if he was interesting - but apparently on a pittance. Also fearing what a Corona winter will mean for many smaller resorts.
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| stanton wrote: |
.... 99.9% of businesses are insisting on EU Passport ...... |
Not entirely true as nothing has been decided regarding uk passport holders for this season, but due to this they are being avoided if not known already, in conjunction with many businesses are starting with many less staff.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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St. Anton celebrates a couple of anniversaries this winter - 120 years for Ski-Club Arlberg and 100 years for the ski school. Shame it will be under a Covid cloud.
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@stanton, I was under the impression that this was a thread about news from the Arlberg ski area. Plenty of other threads to discuss dull subjects.
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| munich_irish wrote: |
| Plenty of other threads to be discussed by dull subjects. |
FIFY
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| stanton wrote: |
@hsdee
I'm sorry to have to break this to you or maybe you haven't understood Brexit?
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I often wondered why some people in this thread were rude to you, but when you reply like this i am hardly surprised.
I've been in Anton all summer, spoken to many employers, word on the street is if a uk person has a contract before Christmas it will be honoured this winter, however Landeck have neither confirmed nor denied this as they don't know either. However due to Corona, Brexit etc there are a lot less jobs currently available.
Perhaps you can politely reference your source of information.
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Do NOT be surprised if the Season is Closed Down before it even gets started .
STAY AT HOME
On a SNOW note ....Austrian meteo experts are expecting this to an El Niño season (Storms of the Century)
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@hsdee,
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I often wondered why some people in this thread were rude to you, but when you reply like this i am hardly surprised.
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Narcissism witnessed over many years......he likes to wind up the audience, dislikes British people and gloats in their face.....final statement about El Nino sums it up perfectly, he's hoping its going to be a fabulous winter and that no British people are there in order to satisfy own smugness, even though he's probably been little to St Anton, and drives a taxi in Zurich for a living, trolling makes him happy. Strange. 
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