 Poster: A snowHead
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ischgl experts, just planning my trip out in April.
If you look at the webcams here http://greghilton.co.uk/snow_forecast/gfsruns.php?select=Ischgl I have two questions.
In the 4th image there are some pistes at the back of the picture that always look alot quieter than others, can anyone tell me what pistes they are please?
and then the 5th image, is that an itinerary going down the middle with some lovely tracks down to it from the top (perhaps a lift station??) If so what itinerary is it?
thanks!
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The pistes in the 4th image look like the reds coming down from greitspitz towards Idalp (number 13 etc). In the far background is the palinkopf with the black gradient bowl below its summit, a good place to find chalky snow late season!
The run you can see underneath that finishing above the chair at the bottom right of the photo is blue 23 (hollkar).
For a proper red/black blast, follow the red from the summit of greitspitz through Idalp and all the way to the village. Did this last Easter and it's well worth putting up with a bit of slush surfing towards the bottom.
The 5th image is red 42 down from piz val gronda. LOTS of potential for traversing to stashes up there-basically one piste in a massive, fairly smooth mountain side of pretty consistent red gradient. I recommend picking up a free ride map for the area (https://www.bergzeit.co.uk/freeride-map-samnaun-ischgl-ski/)
if your thinking of doing a bit of exploring without a guide. Some people don't like them but it came in very handy when we were out there last year!
Have a great time-a similar resort to st anton in some ways but with (arguably) better piste skiing and very good both acing terrain to explore off piste late in the season. Only other advice would be to watch out for drunk people on the home runs-can be a hazard any time from lunch time onwards, especially below paznauner thaya
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@hollando, thanks for the info.
A few more questions, we are staying at the Hotel Nevada which is close to the Pardatschgrat.
We will need to hire skis and boots for my daughter, can anyone recommend a good hire shop closeby?
Also recommendations for good places to eat and have a beer after skiing? My wife and I are 49/50 so not looking for massive apres ski but a bit of atmosphere and a decent Weissbeer 
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My wife and i are 52 and 50 and thoroughly enjoyed Kitzlock for no other reason than to get merry and laugh at youngsters our kid's ages getting absolutely leathered. Brilliant atmosphere there was too!
Took all our own kit but friends hired from intersports and were very happy with the service.
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....and a great deal of powder this week!
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Intersport is between the Nevada and Pardatschgrat on the right hand side. It has a good range of kit but quite expensive. There's a small Ischgl Rent shop just up from it. The Nevada has it's own après ski bar. Not too big and good fun.
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| ....and a great deal of powder this week! |
Just need a repeat in a month please, some nice April showers 
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Ischgl experts - contemplating a long weekend boys trip in a couple of weeks ... we have flights to Zurich booked. Do we get a train to Landeck and then a taxi to resort? Also any hotel recommendations - normally stay in 4-5* boutique hotels. Ta
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Yes, train to Landeck and taxi from station. Alternatively you can get a bus. Lots of nice hotels but I fear you have left it very late to get anywhere. Its still high season.
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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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You are right @Corky! Some good hotels in Galtur and Kappl show availability - is there any nightlife / soul there and can we access the main ski area easily or shall we leave it for another year?
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Skied in Galtur but not stayed there, done neither in Kappl although been through it many times. Both are much, much smaller than Ischgl. Nightlife wouldn't match Ischgl but others on here have said its OK. Buses run up and down the valley during the day but finish early evening so to stay in either but enjoy Ischgl nightlife you'd need to get a taxi which I think is about 25 euros to them both.
You can't access Ischgl's ski area directly from either Galtur or Kappl, again either bus or taxi. Additionally, you would need to get an area pass which is a bit more expensive than an Ischgl only pass.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Corky, thanks very much. Turning our attention to Verbier - gutted as was really looking forward to it ... we've just left it too late. Thanks again.
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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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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?
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Beautiful conditions today in Ischgl 😎. Blue skies, perfect temperature on the upper slopes, dry powder surface snow, off-piste dry but a little firm. Almost all slopes and lifts open.
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Folks . GIGs
Anastasia April 23rd
Zucchero April 30th Top of Mountain End of Season
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Top of the mountain today...dumped. Gutted they're not open tomorrow would be epic 
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Just arrived home. Resort now closed but conditions are good enough for a few more weeks skiing. Great atmosphere at the concert but the band were bloody awful.
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Yep, shame. We were there the previous weekend and had such a good time, probably best conditions we had in 4 trips over the season. Managed to catch Anastasia in concert as well, actually really good. Ischgl is definitely a contender for best ski resort we have been to.
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Were you working?
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