 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm considering staying at the Stubai Glacier next season (24/25) for either Christmas week, new year week or half term.
It would be me (decent all mountain skier) and my 11 year old son (early intermediate) skiing plus my non skiing wife (she would not be there if I went at half term).
I have skied the Stubai glacier recently and I consider the ski area to be really suitable for us unless weather is really bad.
I was thinking of booking either the Alpensporthotel Mutterberg or the Dresdner Hütte. I'm also considering booking the hotel for the week and having a night at the Dresdner Hütte for the experience.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 19-03-24 11:14; edited 1 time in total
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the time you want to book, you have to consider that the weather could be nice or really really bad
Generally speaking i found the Stubai Glacier a little bit "lazy" comparing with other glaciers.
They do not hestitate to cloose the wall area except from the 3S Gondola, in order to avoid the refunds, even if other glaciers offer more slopes lifts etc
My opinion : book in the hotel, so in case of really windy weather you will have the option to go to Schlick2000 (is lower and maybe more slopes open)
And maybe a night in the Hütte fpr the experience (if it is possible in this period)
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@turms2, Thanks, yes weather was my biggest concern. We could get a 1 week Innsbruck city pass and could go down the valley to whatever was open. I quite liked Schlick2000 when I went there in Jan (on a day that Stubai was closed for wind) it had a relaxed 90s feeling for some reason.
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Stay in the valley, lots of nice hotels in Neustift which then allows you to ski either the glacier or the schlick depending on the weather.
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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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@Henwc, I have stayed in the Dresdner Hut in summer as part of a hut to hut walk around the Stubai. It is much bigger than most huts as it functions as a restaurant for visitors to the glacier area. Not my favourite hut as too busy and too big. The accommodation is typical hut dormitories either Matrazenlager (big matresses) or rooms with bunk beds (bring your own sheet sleeping bag), all shared facilities and all mixed. This might not appeal to your partner unless she is into to hiking / mountaineering! You will get the experience of being up in the mountains at night, which can be magical at times and interesting in a storm but not really a comfortable experience better than a tent though!
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| munich_irish wrote: |
| @Henwc, I have stayed in the Dresdner Hut in summer as part of a hut to hut walk around the Stubai. It is much bigger than most huts as it functions as a restaurant for visitors to the glacier area. Not my favourite hut as too busy and too big. The accommodation is typical hut dormitories either Matrazenlager (big matresses) or rooms with bunk beds (bring your own sheet sleeping bag), all shared facilities and all mixed. This might not appeal to your partner unless she is into to hiking / mountaineering! You will get the experience of being up in the mountains at night, which can be magical at times and interesting in a storm but not really a comfortable experience better than a tent though! |
Thanks, elements of it sound really good but probably not one for my OH.
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Re using this thread rather than posting a new one. I have checked out the Dresdner Hütte in a bit more detail and they do have twin rooms which suits me. The main downside I have is what happens if I have accommodation booked but the lifts close due to a storm? I'm I stranded? If so is this a big risk or am I over thinking?
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@Henwc, I would say it's a reasonable risk. Stubai closes completely a few days every season, and the road can be closed as well when the avi risk is high. Dresdnerhütte is slightly uphill from the mid-station, so the only way in is on the lift afaik. There is a black ski route down, but that won't be open in a storm, and if the road is closed then there won't be a bus to catch either.
Personally, I would stay in Innsbruck, Neustift or Fulpmes, depending on your requirements, and then you at least have other options if it's stormy.
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@Scarlet, Thanks, I might book the Dresdnerhütte as for a night in addition to my other accommodation so that I'm covered in case of storm. In theory I could book the Innsbruck Ibis with 24 hour cancelation and decide close to the time.
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the Dresdnerhütte is also accesible with the 3S Eisgrat, which usually is the last Lift which will close in Stubai, because of the weather. However it the 3S Eisgrat is the only lift which is in operation, i do not think there will be something to do up there (because of the weather conditions)
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