 Poster: A snowHead
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hi fellow snowheads, am thinking of taking the family to Innsbruck or Salzburg for a xmas trip, kids have recently seen the sound of music and have become obsessed with the area and although it would generally be a sightseeing trip, we would be driving and taking our ski gear with us in case it is (hopefully!!) snowy and get a couple of ski days in here and there.
has anyone got any advice of reasonably cheap self catering accommodation (xmas I know!!!), places to see etc in either city.
we were looking to do a short trip in the summer holidays but no bug flies there during the summer, hence a longer self drive trip when we have got more time.
would love to be able to afford a full blown ski trip, but with snow not being reliable and going away feb 2017 thought this might be a compromise.
cheers
terry
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@terrygasson, are you looking to stay in a ski area and have trips to Salzburg, or stay in Salzburg and head out for the few days skiing?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@terrygasson, both Salzburg and Innsbruck are on the Christmas market circuits so in the lead up to Christmas it could be hard to find accommodation. Plus with Christmas Eve being on a Saturday it does depend n how long you would like to stay. Maybe looking at tourist office sites for summer lets you may find something that suits. My village for example is only 45minutes by car from Salzburg but is primarily a summer holiday area, so there is a lot of quality sc accommodation empty a lot of the winter season
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thanks @Samerberg Sue @hammerite, to be honest we would be looking at sightseeing from a base in a town, and possibly ski the odd day if possible, but am not put off with being out in a village somewhere (may look at between Innsbruck and Salzburg) if it is better for availability of accommodation.
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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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@terrygasson, Flachau runs a daily bus from salzburg for say trippers. As I understand it you can ski directly from innsbruck
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@terrygasson, I recommend using AirBnB as there is a huge amount of reasonably priced self catering accommodation especially located within both Innsbruck and Salzburg. You can ski directly out of Innsbruck using the mountain tram on the Nordkette mountain, there are also a number of resorts located up to 30 mins from the city all of which are on bus routes. The Innsbruck Olympia ski pass encompasses 9 resorts all within easy reach of the city. The Stubai glacier is on the pass and will definitely have ample skiing at that time of year even if many other resorts don't (though they are likely to).
http://www.tyrol.tl/en/leisure-activities/winter-sports/skiing-areas-in-tyrol/olympia-skiworld-innsbruck/
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evening all, thanks for previous advice on the thread earlier, I have now booked accommodation just outside Innsbruck over the xmas week.
now what I am trying to find out is best travel route from Calais to Innsbruck, would like a fairly direct route and to avoid tolls if possible. there seems to be a few possibilities via google maps but am banking on the experience of you good people. would be looking to overnight a couple of hours outside of Innsbruck so any reasonably priced recommendations for a family of four would also be greatly appreciated.
thanks
terry
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Calais, in to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, then on to Austria means no tolls. There was a thread last week with a pretty precise recommended route titled something to do with booze and Mayrhofen I think.
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@terrygasson, @hammerite, I'm not in the position to give a detailed route but you can make it completely toll-free if you want to
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Innsbruck is a nice choice, however I suspect that the xmas markets will be over and done with when you get there. We're planning a weekender there in early December and we have stayed there for skiing a couple of years back.
The local transport system is excellent for getting to and from ski resorts but if you have the car I guess you don't need to use it. Not sure about sight seeing at that time of year but Mark will be along soon to give you pointers.
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