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Hi,
Looking for recommendations for Easter holiday options for 5 people; 2 couples, 1 teen, all confident skiers. We did VT last year and loved it, but I am not impressed with the accommodation options in our price range (my parents snore for England, I can’t cope with that in a tiny apartment).
Fairly open minded, but don’t want to be ski bus-ing it to the slopes.
Thanks!
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Going to Mayrhofen at Easter next year. 2 bed appt (spacious, sleeps 6) less than 600m from penken gondola for £550, return flights to Munich £380, hire car £150. Lift passes and equipment to go so hopefully £2000 ish for family of 4.
Haven't been to Mayrhofen before but assume a short walk to the Penken is doable, and train links to the rest of Ziller Valley supposed to be excellent.
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@Phae88,
If you compare French and Austrian accommodation then you will generally get a larger apartment in Austria for the same money, but most Austrian resorts are not ski in ski out. So driving, walking or bussing it are quite common, unless you have a free shuttle bus from the hotel or such like. There are some places very close to the slopes but not to the same extent. So you will have bigger places in Austria but not so many close to the slopes.
Austria has some very good Easter options. I have skied St Anton and the Arlberg, and Zillertal at Easter. I do think France edges it at Easter. I have tried a good few places and reckon Tignes and Val D'Isere are hard to beat at Easter. I have also had incredible skiing in La Plagne, Les Arcs, St Foy, VT, and Chamonix. You would expect to have good conditions in many places at Easter - particularly as it is quite early this year. Why not give Les Arcs/La Plagne a go this year, check out the owners direct website and spend some time researching the apartments. Keep an eye on the apartment size. I tend to book a place 4 or 5 people if I am with my wife and son in France. So have a look at places for between 5-7 people and see what you can find. Also get some really good earplugs - skiing necessity for me! You will generally get much better and bigger accommodation in Austria for the same money but you will often be a good way from the slopes - you will need to balance it all out.
As @james75, mentions Mayrhofen is a very good Austrian option but I think you will need to get the ski bus/train/drive to some of the valley options - I have not been there for a few years. You have the Hintertux glacier at the end of the valley which is about as snowsure as you can get.
Happy searching.
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Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, Austria
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Oree des Cimes or Oree des Neiges ( which is more expensive as it has a pool and links onto a lift with no queues) in Peisey-Vallandry Les Arcs. I have done the tiny apartments in VT and Tignes VC and would quite happily go back but the family would kill me. These are big apartments with proper walls. You are beside the Vanoise Express which means you can alternate days between Les Arcs and La Plagne and cover plenty of mileage. Plenty of height for later in the season. This was ski in /out until April 15 this year.
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Les Arcs would be a good place to go. I would say that Arc 1950/2000 probably have a bit more going on (than Vallandry) for your teen. although GarryC is right in saying that Vallandry is better located for easy access to La Plagne.
Have a look at the accommodation in Arc 1950 or La Source or La Cime des Arcs in Arc 2000. All high end self catering with pools etc and very well situated for skiing and apres ski.
You could also look at Le Centaure in Flaine - skiing usually very good there at Easter if you can cope with the modern architecture.
I have a 15 yr old son and Arc 2000 and Flaine are his favourite places..having skied in many French resorts at Easter.
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@snowymum, I think that @Phae88, is the teen by reference to their parent's nocturnal snoring.
Agree with your choices of ski area in France though, we've stayed in apartment Flaine montsoleil six bed that has two very discreet / separate bedrooms that may be more practical for sleeping arrangements (sofa bed was other two berths).
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Don't just restrict yourselves to looking at the higher areas. We've been skiing at Easter for most years in the last 10, all bar one year we had plenty of snow. We've been as low as 700m in Austria and had great conditions.
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I know austria better than france generally...Ischgl and solden are definitely strong options at easter time, though Ischgl at least can be a little pricey (I think there are cheaper apartments but they may be a bit of a walk from the lifts). Ischgl is right up there in terms of a modern lift system, consistent snow quality and long, challenging runs: if you can find a bargain there I think it gives most of the big frenchies a run for their money.
Mayrhofen cheaper, main Penken area has some very varied skiing. But to really make the most of it as strong skiers over a week you would probably want to get the bus up the valley to the Hintertux glacier and maybe the zillertal arena/hochzillertal aswell. For me hintertux was one of the highlights of the skiing there, probably my favourite day of the week.
As easter is relatively early this year you probably have a wider range of options than some years
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Not sure how much of an impact it has on holidaying skiers, but it's usually Snowbombing in Mayrhofen one of the Easter holiday weeks.
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JayDub wrote: |
@Phae88,
If you compare French and Austrian accommodation then you will generally get a larger apartment in Austria for the same money, but most Austrian resorts are not ski in ski out. So driving, walking or bussing it are quite common, unless you have a free shuttle bus from the hotel or such like. There are some places very close to the slopes but not to the same extent. So you will have bigger places in Austria but not so many close to the slopes.
Austria has some very good Easter options. I have skied St Anton and the Arlberg, and Zillertal at Easter. I do think France edges it at Easter. I have tried a good few places and reckon Tignes and Val D'Isere are hard to beat at Easter. I have also had incredible skiing in La Plagne, Les Arcs, St Foy, VT, and Chamonix. You would expect to have good conditions in many places at Easter - particularly as it is quite early this year. Why not give Les Arcs/La Plagne a go this year, check out the owners direct website and spend some time researching the apartments. Keep an eye on the apartment size. I tend to book a place 4 or 5 people if I am with my wife and son in France. So have a look at places for between 5-7 people and see what you can find. Also get some really good earplugs - skiing necessity for me! You will generally get much better and bigger accommodation in Austria for the same money but you will often be a good way from the slopes - you will need to balance it all out.
As @james75, mentions Mayrhofen is a very good Austrian option but I think you will need to get the ski bus/train/drive to some of the valley options - I have not been there for a few years. You have the Hintertux glacier at the end of the valley which is about as snowsure as you can get.
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Be wary of HomeAway / Owners Direct - they really screw both the owner and guest on commission.
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JayDub wrote: |
@Phae88,
If you compare French and Austrian accommodation then you will generally get a larger apartment in Austria for the same money, but most Austrian resorts are not ski in ski out. So driving, walking or bussing it are quite common, unless you have a free shuttle bus from the hotel or such like. There are some places very close to the slopes but not to the same extent. So you will have bigger places in Austria but not so many close to the slopes.
Austria has some very good Easter options. I have skied St Anton and the Arlberg, and Zillertal at Easter. I do think France edges it at Easter. I have tried a good few places and reckon Tignes and Val D'Isere are hard to beat at Easter. I have also had incredible skiing in La Plagne, Les Arcs, St Foy, VT, and Chamonix. You would expect to have good conditions in many places at Easter - particularly as it is quite early this year. Why not give Les Arcs/La Plagne a go this year, check out the owners direct website and spend some time researching the apartments. Keep an eye on the apartment size. I tend to book a place 4 or 5 people if I am with my wife and son in France. So have a look at places for between 5-7 people and see what you can find. Also get some really good earplugs - skiing necessity for me! You will generally get much better and bigger accommodation in Austria for the same money but you will often be a good way from the slopes - you will need to balance it all out.
As @james75, mentions Mayrhofen is a very good Austrian option but I think you will need to get the ski bus/train/drive to some of the valley options - I have not been there for a few years. You have the Hintertux glacier at the end of the valley which is about as snowsure as you can get.
Happy searching. |
Be wary of HomeAway / Owners Direct - they really screw both the owner and guest on commission.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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timmythedog wrote: |
JayDub wrote: |
@Phae88,
If you compare French and Austrian accommodation then you will generally get a larger apartment in Austria for the same money, but most Austrian resorts are not ski in ski out. So driving, walking or bussing it are quite common, unless you have a free shuttle bus from the hotel or such like. There are some places very close to the slopes but not to the same extent. So you will have bigger places in Austria but not so many close to the slopes.
Austria has some very good Easter options. I have skied St Anton and the Arlberg, and Zillertal at Easter. I do think France edges it at Easter. I have tried a good few places and reckon Tignes and Val D'Isere are hard to beat at Easter. I have also had incredible skiing in La Plagne, Les Arcs, St Foy, VT, and Chamonix. You would expect to have good conditions in many places at Easter - particularly as it is quite early this year. Why not give Les Arcs/La Plagne a go this year, check out the owners direct website and spend some time researching the apartments. Keep an eye on the apartment size. I tend to book a place 4 or 5 people if I am with my wife and son in France. So have a look at places for between 5-7 people and see what you can find. Also get some really good earplugs - skiing necessity for me! You will generally get much better and bigger accommodation in Austria for the same money but you will often be a good way from the slopes - you will need to balance it all out.
As @james75, mentions Mayrhofen is a very good Austrian option but I think you will need to get the ski bus/train/drive to some of the valley options - I have not been there for a few years. You have the Hintertux glacier at the end of the valley which is about as snowsure as you can get.
Happy searching. |
Be wary of HomeAway / Owners Direct - they really screw both the owner and guest on commission. |
Thanks for the heads up, not found anything proving more economical to book that way (flights are proving challenging but then I know it’s early days)
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