 Poster: A snowHead
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Looking at Christmas week in Lech or Mayrhofen.
This is for a family over 3 generations (so grandparents, plus 11 & 14yr old).
Is one more likely the other to have more snow / runs? Is one more likely to have lifts closed etc due to bad weather?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lech is by far more snow sure. It is also probably more expensive. It's much more sedate than Mayrhofen though with some great apres ski at the Krone, Schnegarri and Tanbergerhof. Greater ski area now linked with Warth/Schoken to the North and St Christoph, Stuben & St Anton south
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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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Yes the place is more expensive but actually not horrendously so.... it is tempting to pay the extra for Lech.
There are other advantages (friends who could join us) to Mayrhofen.
The weather / snow sure aspects is one comparator I didn’t have.
With my Children and my Parents. Sedate suits perfectly 
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There are still two UK tour operator run Hotels in Lech that offer incredible value for this resort. VIP Ski have the Theodul only 2 minutes walk to the lifts. Total have the Montfort right beside the beginner slopes but a bit further from the main lifts. Both offer HB, afternoon tea, and dinner including wine for one price. Very good option for Lech where eating out could be a bit pricey.
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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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We have flights booked already, and looking for accommodation, plan to self cater rather than go out.
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Lech is indeed more snow sure at resort level and generally has a very good record. The Arlberg is just about the snowiest spot in the alps. However practically all the Zillertal skiing is above the tree line and it has the glacier at Hintertux. So in a poor snow early season the Zillertal might well have the better snow. The downside is that mid winter can be pretty unpleasant above the tree line, glaciers can be be particularly grim and there are hardly any valley runs in the trees (not that there are that many tree lined pistes in the Arlberg). I would tend to go with Lech simply because it is a such a nice spot, even if there is little real snow it would be a perfect place for Christmas.
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I would wait to see what happens via the lockdown etc or book cancellable accommodation.
I'm sure there won't be a rush for bookings until September.
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@GlasgowCyclops, they have agreed to full refund if we still can’t travel come December (one place) the other place have agreed the deposit can be flexible - as in moved to a later week
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Self catering in Lech isn't much of an option. Mostly hotels and pensions. You will be very hard pressed to find any kind of accommodation that offers the option to self cater. Looks like Mayrhofen then
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@Old Man Of Lech, we have somewhere lined up.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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But @Old Man Of Lech is right in the sense that the overall atmosphere in Lech is not very ‘self-catering’ like.
Lech is just not like the typical Austrian village.
The choice between Mayrhofen and Lech is a bit odd in that respect.
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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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Thanks all. We have booked the place in Lech.
Now just need lock down to lifted and flights to be allowed to fly, by Christmas.
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@NickyJ, sounds good. Which place did you book?
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Suggest looking at the Arlberg express for transport into Lech from Zurich. https://arlbergexpress.com/de/
Plenty of flights from lots of airports and the ability to book pretty much exactly the size of transport your whole group needs means costs reasonable [especially as the transport is waiting at the airport and delivers to accomodation].
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Poster: A snowHead
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Plan to use Alps 2 Alps. Lots of points to use from last trip and been happy with their service to date.
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