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In the happy position of looking for a cheap cancellation ski holiday week 5-12 March and checking out Austria where there are a number if good deals to be had. Any opinions on the relative merits of these resorts? Dooll/Niederau/Rauris/Bad Hofgastein/ Zell am Zee/Alpbach/Niederau? I only know St Anton, Zurs and Lech which i loced (less St Anton) its all about the skiing for me not the apres
any thoughts appreciated as ever.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@poppyb,
Well the resorts mentioned are all quite a tad below Zürs and Lech. You might get disappointed!
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| Langerzug wrote: |
@poppyb,
Well the resorts mentioned are all quite a tad below Zürs and Lech. You might get disappointed! |
What do you mean by "below"?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I am flexible on dates as long its after 25 Feb
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@poppyb, Saalbach or the Zillertal would be better for you if you can find a deal there.
I liked ZaZ but only for a long weekend. Alpbach is pretty but lacks scope for you I think
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Gastein might be worth a crack, if you don't mind getting the bus up to sportgastein for a more complete experience (probably used to that if you've been to the arlberg)
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@sugarmoma666, In almost every sense 
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| Langerzug wrote: |
| @sugarmoma666, In almost every sense |
Alpbach has lovely skiing. Niederau is primarily a beginners resort but has a lovely black run that's worth making the bus trip for.
Interestingly, I'd pick Alpbach over Lech/Zurs (and yes, I have been there).
I've not been to Zell am See but I'm keen to go there. If you're looking for ski companions, it could be worth joining SCGB as they're very active there, with 2 groups there most days I think, and visit local resorts like Leogang and Maria Alm. (Search on Facebook for "Ski Club of Great Britain Zell am See.)
The skiing in Gastein is good but quite disjointed, with 4 areas only linked by buses.
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Sugarmamma666.
Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein are linked and no need for buses.You only need buses for Sportgastein and Dorfgastein
We were there 2 weeks ago and were impressed by the all the lovely very long red runs in the area.Our favourite area was the Dorfgastein and Grossarl areas.
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| Chick wrote: |
Sugarmamma666.
Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein are linked and no need for buses.You only need buses for Sportgastein and Dorfgastein
We were there 2 weeks ago and were impressed by the all the lovely very long red runs in the area.Our favourite area was the Dorfgastein and Grossarl areas. |
Agreed. The four areas are: Bad Gastein / Bad Hofgastein, Sportgastein, Dorfgastein / Grossarl and Graukogel. The need for buses even Bad Hofgastein depends on where you stay though, and for intermediates and above in a week you'll want to ski all 4 areas, so buses are required.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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you realise this is probably a good year to do lower resorts, as coverage is pretty good every where. Wilder kaiser / ski welt would be good. Extensive area, 3-4 villages to stay in , enough skiing to keep you occupied for a week, links to kitz too if you fancy a day out.
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Look into Ischgl as well. Fantastic piste skiing and very good lift-served off-piste (as far as I could see).
Apres is party central but you don't need to partake.
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You know it makes sense.
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@poppyb, what @Langerzug, said but if you have to go down market Ischgl is a good call.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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For tour operator late bookings then have a look at Schladming
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Poster: A snowHead
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Agree with Frosty the Snowman. Aside from everything else, the conditions generally in the Ski Amade/Planai are superb at the moment.
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Aside from everything else, the conditions generally in the Ski Amade/Planai are superb at the moment.
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Is there anywhere where they are not currently superb?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Chick wrote: |
Sugarmamma666.
Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein are linked and no need for buses.You only need buses for Sportgastein and Dorfgastein
We were there 2 weeks ago and were impressed by the all the lovely very long red runs in the area.Our favourite area was the Dorfgastein and Grossarl areas. |
I second this. Dorf/Grossarl is great!
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@poppyb, you should also have a look at Serfaus, one of the best but less well known areas. Over 200k of slopes, tons of good reds and a couple of challenging blacks. Mid March you might get some good deals as well. Bit of a apres but nothing like St Anton or Ischgl.
Not many TOs go there in fact only one currently is Sunweb. I've been to about half of the others on your list above and liked all of them but am going back to Serfaus again this Easter.
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@Rowlski, Sunweb only do self-drive to Serfaus...
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Niederau is too small and too limited. I skied the black run there on my fifth day on snow, so not much to challenge a more experienced skier. Saalbach Hinterglemm would be good, as would Zell am Ziller or Kaltenbach. For these last two ski areas you could get a cheap deal to Mayrhofen then use the train that's free with your lift pass.
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@red 27, true but tis easy enough for those non peak weeks to get a good value flight and hire car and be quids in compared to a crystal package.
You get ski passes in the sunweb price so it is pretty good value. If you do want everything sorted for you then it won't fit the bill. I'd say its worth the minimal effort required though 
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I’ve had some of my best ski days in the Gastein valley in early / mid-March. Never been short of snow nor really found the buses a hassle.
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@poppyb, reckon you could be a tad underwhelmed if you are thinking the places you are looking at compare in any way to those youve been to, having said that we enjoyed a few days in gastein valley earlier this season good skiing but found the bussing about a real pain and the limited apres was quiet to say the least. Im not sure any of the others would compare favorably due to size as its a long time since I visited and was with a young family of beginers which suited very well at the time but the only place you mention that I would be unlikely to return to would be zell am see no particular reason just didnt enjoy the place although the upcoming connection to saalbach in a year or two would help to change my opinion
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@poppyb, what are you looking for in a resort. What level are you? Are you looking for pretty scenery? Apres?
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