 Poster: A snowHead
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What a fantastic season for snow 
What are the options for skiing on through the end of the season and make the most of the snow that has fallen?
I would like to go away in May.
Anybody got any top tips, been anywhere good at this time of year or further on in to the summer?
Currently thinking Hintertux, would welcome further suggestions of areas that will be open at this time of year.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tignes would be another defo, its snowing at the moment and I live at 1350 meters !! are resort is staying open until the 28th and I'm sure Tignes is open until the 8th or 16th May, plenty of powder to play in up top ! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Tignes.
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Closes on the 12th may re-opens on july 6th 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have skied in Geilo Norway in May and the snow was good. It isn't the same quality as skiing in the Alps but the snow is good a that time of the year. Oh and a warning Norway is quite expensive for food and drink!
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I think there is a bit more variety of runs at Hintertux than Tignes.
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Hintertux is a sound call. Stubai worth a look too.
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Stubai - just been having a look.
Looks interesting, anybody been in May - or planning a trip?
I have tried Hintertux so have an idea about the area, but not in May - but am tempted to try somewhere new.
Maybe it is just because the Stubai tourist board web site was better, snowpark looks good.
J9 - agree with you on Norway prices  - then again French alps are not far behind.....
Think if I do go out it will be back end of May - so think that rules out Tignes unfortunatley, unless they squeeze a couple of extra weeks out of the season.
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In Tux at the moment. Conditions are excellent, and it just dumped overnight!
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Hintertux is guaranteed. Val Thorens is open until May 8th I think.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Stubai will be very good this May (open 'til June, but the summer skiing (not sure what the difference is, opening hours?) starts immediately). I haven't been out here at that time before, but will continue skiing there until the kayaking becomes better than the skiing. Check out the Tirol/Innsbruck Area Snow Report thread for recent pictures.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Sat 20-04-13 20:38; edited 1 time in total
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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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I think there is a bit more variety of runs at Hintertux than Tignes
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Oh no there isn't!
The whole of the Espace Killy (or at least 90% of it) will still be open in May.
And, as an alternative, Val Thorens will be open until 12th May.
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The Tignes glacier is open until 12th of May then reopens 29th June according Tignesnet - with the amount of snow around suspect it will be good skiing right up to this date - any chance they will stay open longer if there is snow - or do they shut down anyway?
Tux is favourite at the moment - stay at hotel next to the lift up
Stubai glacier seems isolated and hotels situated further down the valley according to what I have read - anybody know different?
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You know it makes sense.
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Dek, We are off to Stubai next weekend for the following week. It is the last week of the winter season - but the summer season starts the next day! Accomodation is mainly further down the valley at Neustift, but these is a regular ski bus. There are one or two hotels up by the lift, but not much else.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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northantsred, Thanks for that.
The season is definatley not over - only shrinking with limited locations left, that require a bit of effort to get to.
Suppose Tux vs. Stubai - maybe deciding factor is whether or not the Hoenhaus is still open at Tux
I am not going anywhere until the middle or end of May so my options are further limited, but the good thing is there are options.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dek, what kind of prices are you getting for the hotel in Tux??
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Tignes isnt really open in June... the first three weeks of the Summer season is now a "limited" glacier opening.. In Tignes speak that means one lifty standing at one open lift that services a green run so they dont have to refund lift passes for anyone who has already booked... the main glacier is shut and if you fancy the path down behind the restaraunt down to the vanoise chair my money is on that being open.
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kitenski, havent been quoted anything yet - there are offers at both Tux and Stubai - but for the start of May and then June, there seems to be a "special offer" gap at the back end of May. As is with special events - they seem to be trying to attrac people start of May.
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mountainaddict, The OP doesn't want to go at the start of May, they want to go at the end.
All the times that I have been to Hintertux were last week of May (UK half term week), we stayed slightly down the valley and the hotel would normally have been closed that week but opened up for us since the group filled every room, the hotels in Tux itself all seemed open though.
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mountainaddict, cheers. Unfortunatley in Angola working for a few weeks yet. But as you say - the season is not yet over there are still places where good skiing is to be had..
Doh!!! UK half term. Didnt take that in to consideration. Looks like week 3 of May will need to be the target date.
Tux,Tux, Hintertux etc...............
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Dek, I wouldn't worry about half term, the place was still very quiet that week.
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Samerberg Sue, that is something to consider, and I am with you 100% having skied both France and Austria this year, I can concur that as a generalisation it is roughly 50% cheaper but 100% more welcoming in Austria!
Dek, one option skiing Stubai would be to stay in Innsbruck.
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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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Currently having a beer in the Eisgrat bar at Stubai and can confirm there's still excellent snow in the glacier ski area
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You know it makes sense.
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geoffers, Good stuff - we'll be there by Sunday
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| With a choice of uplift to the skiing areas it is nowhere near as long as you imply |
.....I'm sure I measured Hintertux base to Tuxer Fernerhaus as about 20 mins  - but will happily re-time it when next I visit. I was also fairly sure that it's a similar sort of time at Kaprun and not much less at Stubai - both of which require at least two gondolas. Then there's the road drives (from resort) at Kaunertal and Soelden. I can't remember for Pitztal...though I have hazy recollections of a funicular.
By the way, I'm not arguing on amount of early or late season terrain, value for money or ambience - after skiing about 170 resorts in 15 countries (including about 30 visits to Austria), Austria happens to be my favourite holiday destination in the world. All I was suggesting is that, despite the merits of Austrian glaciers, where I have spent many a happy holiday:
a. The access from Val Claret to the Grande Motte glacier at Tignes is undeniably convenient.
b. If it was an early-May choice of Austrian glacier vs Espace Killy (for instance there's about 200km of runs open right now), it would be EK every time for me. But that is, of course, only my opinion.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone recommend a cheap airline that flies to Innsbruck over the summer? Would love to get to Hintertux again but don't fancy the 3 hour train ride from Munich!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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russ_e, Easyjet go a couple of times a week.
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Thanks, looks about £200 plus board bag!
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.....I'm sure I measured Hintertux base to Tuxer Fernerhaus as about 20 mins - but will happily re-time it when next I visit. I was also fairly sure that it's a similar sort of time at Kaprun and not much less at Stubai - both of which require at least two gondolas.
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I can't comment on the others, but at Stubai, the Eisgrat gondola base - top (no need to change gondola in the middle, it goes all the way around) is probably around 12 minutes, 15 tops. Granted that's not all the way to the top of the ski area, but you can ski from there.
Dusting of snow on the peaks around Innsbruck today when I finished work, clouds have drawn in again now. Hopefully Stubai got a top up too.
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Just seen that you're on about going mid to end of May. Er, best scrub Tignes!
