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Keen to see reviews and thoughts on the hidden gems within the Schneebären Card resorts of Tauplitz, Planneralm, Riesneralm & Loser resorts (also within the SuperSkiCard).
Looks like snow wise they have all had a fab start to the season like most places. I'm a big fan of the smaller off-the-beaten track resorts away from the super crowds but with some excellent skiing and snowboarding available.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Tauplitz is a fabulous ski area and they’ve currently got the piste down to Bad Mitterndorf open, following good early snowfall (more due this week/weekend). It’s one of my favourite ‘local’ resorts. Nice piste-side restaurants. Mostly decent uplift. Some reasonably easy to access off-piste. For a smallish ski area, you actually get a decent sense of travel and there’s really enough variety to suit most levels.
Loser is also fun, though their piste-management can be a bit hit and miss occasionally. The long piste from top to valley station is a blast when conditions allow. Again, there is some easy to access off-piste. Next year the new gondola will be in operation which will improve the uplift experience no end. The main town below Loser is Bad Ausee which is a typically charming Austrian town. Well worth a visit.
I can’t comment on Planneralm or Reisneralm.
Should you opt for the Superski Card, checkout Dachstein West. Neither a beginner nor expert skier paradise, exactly, it’s a decent ski area with an excellent sense of travel between the main villages of Gosau, Russbach and Annaburg (Marcel Hirscher’s home town). Inexpensive Hutte eating, well maintained pistes, some easy access off-piste and rarely overly busy (outside of Austrian half term).
A visit to Dachstein Krippenstein also worth it for the 11km top to valley piste. A roller coaster red with, probably, some of the best views one could wish for (I might be a bit biased  ). I’m fairly sure it’s Austria’s longest piste.
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| Cacciatore wrote: |
| ... Loser is also fun, though their piste-management can be a bit hit and miss occasionally. The long piste from top to valley station is a blast when conditions allow. Again, there is some easy to access off-piste. Next year the new gondola will be in operation which will improve the uplift experience no end. The main town below Loser is Bad Ausee which is a typically charming Austrian town. Well worth a visit. ... |
I spent a few summers there caving on the plateau. Looking at openskimap.org, in summer you drive up the Panoramastrasse to the Loseralm car park, then walk east over the plateau towards the Schwarzmooskogel etc. The whole thing is hollow, with about 1km of depth potential down to the lake. In summer both the villages down the bottom are good places to hang out with traditional guesthouses etc. It's been a while, but the main car park cafe was always a bit naff compared with the Loserhutte etc.
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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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| phil_w wrote: |
| Cacciatore wrote: |
| ... Loser is also fun, though their piste-management can be a bit hit and miss occasionally. The long piste from top to valley station is a blast when conditions allow. Again, there is some easy to access off-piste. Next year the new gondola will be in operation which will improve the uplift experience no end. The main town below Loser is Bad Ausee which is a typically charming Austrian town. Well worth a visit. ... |
I spent a few summers there caving on the plateau. Looking at openskimap.org, in summer you drive up the Panoramastrasse to the Loseralm car park, then walk east over the plateau towards the Schwarzmooskogel etc. The whole thing is hollow, with about 1km of depth potential down to the lake. In summer both the villages down the bottom are good places to hang out with traditional guesthouses etc. It's been a while, but the main car park cafe was always a bit naff compared with the Loserhutte etc. |
Interesting, thanks phil_w.
Altausee and Grundlsee also worth seeing. The latter is close to Toplitzsee, which has an interesting history and is one of the few lakes that has a salt water layer beneath the fresh water.
Apologies to the OP for the thread drift!
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