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Hi,
I have booked to go to St Anton with my partner on 21st December - 28th December 2013.
This is the first time skiing in St Anton so not sure what to expect..Has anybody been over Christmas before? What usually happens there over Christmas or is it just like a normal day.
Any recomendations on where to eat/go out?
Thanks,
Danielle
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Christmas is pretty good there. It's not as busy as New Year, there's quite a relaxed feel about. Apart from a few decorations it's business as usual, the Spar may close early on Xmas eve and will be closed on Xmas day, but everything else is open as usual.
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Spent last season in St. Anton and back again this season so will be my 2nd Christmas.
As sah says it's a fairly normal day, we headed up the mountain for a cheeky bottle of champagne, skiied around a bit, went down to Krazy Kangaruh for lunch then a bit of apres followed by Christmas dinner.
Christmas eve is Austrian Christmas and a bit bizzare as none of the bars are allowed to play music! Bobo's was the only place open relatively late if I recall correctly out of the normal bars (excluding hotel bars probably) then some people went to midnight mass.
It's a cool place to spend Christmas, good skiing and can let off some festive steam with some gluhweins 
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The 25th is just like any other day, restaurants, bars, lifts open as normal, and some shops too (including Spar from what I remember last few seasons). It's Christmas Eve, as said above, that they close early. Try and avoid having to go to Spar/MPreis/Billa in the run up to early closing on Christmas Eve, stupidly busy with people buying last minute food/drink.
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Spent a chrstmas there back in 2006 and as sahand Sitter, says really. Its a great place you'll love it 
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Thanks for the helpful tips! Looking forward to it now. Will we have to book somewhere to eat Christmas dinner ?
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I have fond memories of Christmas in St Anton - staying in the Tannenhof before it went too upmarket.
Bobo's is a favourite of mine too.
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Danielleg2801, You will need to book a meal on Christma Eve if your package does not cover it. Many places close early or do not even open, so try looking at some of the hotels as they will provide their guests with a meal. It will be earlier than usual, as the hotels will want to allow their non-resident staff to return home for their Christmas Eve family meal.
Christmas Eve is a really important family time for the Austrians, but not a huge material blow-out as it is in the UK. Presents are exchanged on Chritmas Eve as well. Christmas Day as you know it in the UK just does not happen. The 25th December is simply called the Erste Weihnachtstag (1st day of Christmas) and Boxing Day is simply called the second day of Christmas.
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It is traditionally very quiet on xmas eve(24). This is a Xmas in Austria & a very
Special family evening.
Nearly all bars & restauants close after 18.00hrs
Most partys (no music oe dancing) are restricted to Hotels.
.My advice is. Take an early night sleep well then enjoy the dats after.
However, you can get a free Wine at the midnight mass in The St Anton
Or St Jakob church.
Every season the rules change & it is totay in the hands of the Mayor.
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I go on the 21st, should I just book then or before we travel? The museum restaurant looks lovely aswell, thank you!
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You know it makes sense.
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Once had Xmas day lunch in the Hospiz in St Christof, highly recommended.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Christmas eve evening nearly everything is shut so just have a huge apres in taps or wherever and everything back to normal on Christmas day.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Danielleg2801, Best place to spend Christmas IMO, you'll love it, so quiet and very festive, all the best bits but without the commercial aspects that spoil it in UK. Big dinner is Christmas Eve and Xmas Day is a normal day, suggest you book a big celebration meal for 24th, and it tends to be formal and 6-7 courses. midnight mass in the Church is also special and worth a visit. The slopes start to thin out about 3.30pm on Xmas Eve and the après is very quiet on 24th. Not going until mid January this season, will really miss Christmas there this year, need to be at home for family reasons.
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| Danielleg2801 wrote: |
| I go on the 21st, should I just book then or before we travel? |
Probably safer to book as soon as you can. Most places are closed, so availability will be very limited
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If the Underground is allowed to open (Joan has been fighting many legal
battles unrelated) she is normally pre booked out by the summer!.
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If the Underground is allowed to open
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I think Joan has been fighting legal battles for 44 seasons (or is it 45?)  I hope she is allowed to open, what's the problem this time?
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) on the Xmas Eve as many restaurants will be booked as they'll be putting on a special meal. Apart from the suggestion of the museum which is good but quite expensive, other places I can recommend are the 
'know' someone who had to feed his kids toast and Skittles 'cos everywhere was closed or booked out. 
