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I want to be in the snow for my birthday so am looking for Friday 27th Jan to Monday 30th (3 nights).
It is for my husband & two children 4 & 7
I would like the following:
Snow sure
sledge run
Pretty if possible
I really fancied Wengen as I love the train and the whole beauty of the place but is working out very expensive. Any other ideas?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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try igoski
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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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have a look at avoriaz. great swimming complex for kids and bigger kids.....the 1/2pipe was ace !!
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@SAM@WORK, she said pretty if possible... Let's just say Avoriaz splits opinions... (I actually think it is ok)
@christine28, which airport(s) would you fly from?
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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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If you can fly to either Salzburg, Innsbruck or even Munich, most Austrian resorts fit your description. Places like Zell am See, Saalbach, any Ski Welt resort, St Anton or Lech would do nicely (but there are many others). They are all close to airports maximising your 3 days, pretty and have accommodation which will cater for short breaks. Snow sure would be the only question mark but for 27th Jan, I think you would be OK with this as well. Once you post your preferred airport I can be more specific.
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@EdYarker, minimising transfer is all very well but helps not a lot if flights are at crap times...
Innsbruck and Salzburg do not have great weekend timetables...at least not when I last looked.
Almost invariably Geneva is best bet for convenience...
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Areas close (1 to 1.5 hrs) to Zurich are also worth a look - e.g. Laax-Flims-Falera.
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@under a new name, Yes Geneva has more flights for sure, but it does depend on where the OP is flying from. I have done some great 3 day trips to Austria flying in/ out of Munich and the other way via Salzburg/ Innsbruck.
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Have you thought about La Clusaz in France?
Really pretty resort, 3 different sledging runs suitable for all ages, reasonably snow sure and only a 1-hour transfer so perfect for a short ski break.
Plenty of other activities there too such as dog sledging, pony sledging, an aqua park and an ice circuit for children aged between 2-10 years.
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Vote for Austria. Zell Am See, a lovely little town, is very close to Salzburg and Kaprun (next door) is on a glacier & therefore snowsure. You may well find cheaper flights to Munich where you can hire a car & it's still an easy drive for a weekend (or taxi transfers for a bit more)
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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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Key for short weekends are suitable flight times (outbound either night before or very early morning) and return late evening, otherwise travel time eats too much into the holiday. Then a short easy transfer (hiring a car or a private taxi transfer is quickest). For your dates, hotels should be easy.
These days there are less flight options than there used to be, depending on where you are setting off from. Geneva or Zurich generally have most flights, and Munich is pretty good too. Innsbruck has early morning flight out from LGW with EasyJet, but latest return is 15.20, so eats badly into the last day.
Skyscanner is the best site I have found for identifying suitable flights, with its useful time filters. J2Ski has a handy tool for identifying resorts closest to various airports
Example: Lufthansa to Munich out 0635, arr 0920 on 27th, return 19.15 arr 20.20 £177pp. Lots of resorts around 1.5-2 hours drive from Munich airport: https://www.j2ski.com/ski_resorts/Airports/Munich.html Examples, are Ski Welt (Ellmau etc), Alpbach, Kitzbuhel.... You could be on the slopes at lunchtime on Friday and get a whole day on the Monday.
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