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It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new thread for 2024/25. Let discussion commence…
I’m currently in Saalbach, and will be there for another few weeks. It’s a lively and popular tourist season as usual, with some idyllic swimming in lakes, and hiking and biking. Highlights have been the annual Hinterglemm Farmer’s Market (basically a three day street party), the weekly Wednesday street party at Zell am See, and the Thursday evening “all you can eat” barbecue party at the incomparable Hecherhütte at Viehhofen.
The only new developments that I’m currently aware of are the new Zwölfer Nord gondola at Hinterglemm, and the new Streuboden gondola at Fieberbrunn - both very expensive, much-appreciated upgrades. But no doubt there will be other things to report on in due course.
And, as I mentioned in my last post on the previous season’s thread, bear in mind that there are a few British owners amongst my circle, who have good, well-located rental apartments available in Saalbach, and who (for some unknown reason) tend not to use Snowheads. So it’s always worth messaging me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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fieberbrunn was desperate for that new gondol it was the worst in the area
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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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@Baron von chippy, agreed
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| Baron von chippy wrote: |
| fieberbrunn was desperate for that new gondol it was the worst in the area |
vintage chic 
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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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Welcome back Richard. Hopefully catch up this season.
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@RedandWhiteFlachau, that would be great 
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Happy new thread Richard, looking forward to your reports again.
I am out late this year, booked in Kristiania first week of March, 3 of us flying out on the Friday to get the full day skiing Saturday.
Is it snowing yet!!
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@ribblevalleyblue, it has been known, even in August, but recent temperatures have been around 27-30 degrees, which is pretty normal. Too warm even for my shortest lederhosen. Balmy!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Yippee here we go again, something to look forward to this season is the new Nordbhan coming along nicely
A bit of reprofiling going on too, looks like the red on the side is being widened again, which is no bad thing.
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I’m hoping might make a few days in SH this coming season. Skied there in 2016 and thought it was brilliant. We scored a bargain with our accommodation with a new aparthotel opening and offering great intro rates at the time. Doing my research suggests prices have gone up a bit since then so will need to start saving the pennies! Looking forward to keeping an eye on this thread.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Here is the annual how to get to Saalbach post
Public Postbus (260) from Salzburg airport, is the cheapest way to get to Saalbach, the fare is €16.80 each way there is a family fare see below, change at Maishofen (680) a couple of minutes walk between bust sops, the bus going up the valley will wait if there is slight delay to the incoming bus.
Freizeit-Ticket Salzburg, this is a one day family ticket for travel within Salzburgland, the cost is €19.00 for 2 adults and up to 4 children under 15, you can buy it from the bus driver, so for 2 adults it's cheaper than buying two standard singles, https://salzburg-verkehr.at/tickets-preise/einzelfahrkarten/freizeit-ticket-salzburg/
Austrian Transfer run a shuttle bus service 8 times a day https://www.austriatransfer.com/en it is 130 return per person if more than two travelling , however if you are a solo traveller it is 220 euro! if there are four or more then a private shuttle is more cost effective €480
This is the timetable https://www.austriatransfer.com/downloads/fahrplaene2024/airport-shuttle-saalbach.pdf
Andy Rose of Snow Camps Europe started offering a shuttle type service last season and is doing it again , €130 return https://www.snowcampseu.com/airport-transfers/
Private transfers, Taxi companies based in Saalbach, Taxi Rainer https://www.taxirainer.at/en/ , Taxi6620 https://www.taxi6620.at/en/ , https://taxi-pinzgau.com
The public bus has five connections on Saturday, to check the times https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/, it has a map of the walk between bus stops at Maishofen.
You can also go via Zell Am See, take the bus to Salzburg HBF then train to Zell, there maybe a change, then bus 680 to Saalbach or a taxi approx €60, you can get the times here, https://salzburg-verkehr.at/en/
You can buy bus or train tickets through the Salzburg Verkehr app, it also has the live ski bus times, handy for when you are in resort.
NB: the Postbus from Salzburg to Saalbach is not included in your ski pass!
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Wed 21-08-24 15:48; edited 4 times in total
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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 George, very useful. The public bus has certainly become an extremely useful and cheap option, and it takes only about 2 hours (1.5 hours to Maishofen). I find the Austrian public transport website very user-friendly: www.oebb.at
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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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@tatmanstours, well done for stating this post up. It was very helpful for when my 16 year old son and I visited last Feb. And @radar also for the help with the bus info.
We had a great time, out best trip ever and would have been coming back this year. However, as some of you may have seen elsewhere, my son was sadly killed in Mar and I don't have it in me to come back so soon. If you recall it was just my son and I, single dad. Beyond tragic. So I will wish you all well for this year, although I may come back and read a few posts. Hopefully I will visit and ski again soon.
Here's the very last pic I have of him, with me at the bottom of the floodlit piste in Hinterglemm. Taken at the end of our last day out there, our last day ever skiing together.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Boofont, really sorry for your loss, my deepest sympathies .
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Boofont, my sincere and deepest condolences
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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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Originally posted on last year's thread so apologies. Question re Fasching, what effect, if any, does it have on the village and the ski area? Does it make it substantially more busy all round ie lift queues, bars, restaurants etc?
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Really sorry to hear that @Boofont, my condolences. That's a lovely photo of the two of you.
I wanted to ask the Saalbach-Hinterglemm experts, we have S-H on our shortlist for next February half term. We would be arriving on the evening of Saturday 15 Feb. However, I understand that is also the last weekend of the World Cup, with the two slalom races on the Saturday and Sunday. How chaotic or otherwise will that make things? The Saturday won't impact on our skiing, but might make the village a bit "lively". How much will it affect the Sunday, either in terms of pistes being closed, or the village being busy? Will the crowds be drifting off by the Sunday evening, or hanging around for one last party? And will Saalbach or Hinterglemm be most affected, or both?
We are a family of four, kids by then will be 10 and 8, piste skiers only, and intermediates, happiest on blues and reds.
Many thanks.
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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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@kb36,OOphs was thinking of Epiphany! this season it's 6 January, it is busier more children, but it's not a dramatic difference, you may have to queue a bit longer for some lifts on the mountain, at the base station avoid peak if you can, the Schonleiten gets busy, we tend grab the bus up to the Hochalm / Nordbhann as it's less busy if going out at peak time.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 10-09-24 11:18; edited 1 time in total
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@kb36, Fasching is so late in 2025 (4th March) that most of the countries, including Austria itself, will have already held their half-term holidays, so the impact on lifts, queues, restaurants etc. will be minimal.
@Temesvar, The races take place in Hinterglemm on the Zwolferkogel. Other than the race track itself with takes up half of a normal piste, there are no piste closures - in fact, you can ski down the piste adjacent to the race track for most of the courses (except for the very top of the downhill courses) and watch the competitors for free. The rest of the resort (Westgipfel, Reiterkogel and Hochalm in Hinterglemm, and all of Saalbach) won't be affected at all. All of the parties, presentations etc. take place in the centre of Hinterglemm. By Monday morning (17th) other than the clearing up and the empty grandstands behind the Zwolferkogel lift, if the previous World Cup weekends are anything to go by you'll hardly notice that there has been a two-week event in the area.
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Thanks @quinton
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