 Poster: A snowHead
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If based in Zell how convenient is it to get to skicircus/Saalbach via the slopes and is the bus service decent..????
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The #680 bus runs every hour in each direction. Last bus back from the Schattberg Xpress in centre of Saalbach is at 19.23 (you can catch it anywhere along the valley) but this bus, and the 17.28 and 18.28 departures, can get very busy.
It is also possible to ski most of the way from Zell over to Saalbach and back. From the top of Schmittenhohe in Zell ski across to the Zell am See Xpress lift - the one that comes up from the Glemm valley at Viehhofen. Either ride all the way down on that lift or ski to the mid-station, then download. There is a track that goes all the way to the valley floor, but generally this is icy crap. From the Viehhofen lift station a free and regular bus takes you to the Schonleiten lift (it takes about 7 minutes) which is the entry lift into the Ski Circus - turn left at the top to ski to Saalbach, Hinterglemm and Fieberbrunn, or turn right and ski over to Leogang.
Skiing back - if piste 168 is open (sadly it is usually closed) you can ski down to the Zell am See Express lift and ride back up to the Zell ski area - or take the #680 bus back to Zell. Note, this bus stops on the main road, NOT at the lift station. Alternatively, if you're in Saalbach on the Schattberg side, you can ski the long piste 2b from the top of Schattberg to Jausern/Schonleiten in the valley. From there, either catch the shuttle back to the Zell am See Xpress lift at Viehhofen, or catch the #680 (which at Schonleiten also stops on the main road and NOT at the ski bus terminus at the lift station).
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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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Great,thanks for detailed reply. So not too tricky to do it.....
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Short version - yes, it is very convenient; yes, the bus service is reliable and decent (and free).
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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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@quinton, an excellent, comprehensive reply!
As you say, the #680 bus service between Saalbach and Zell am See is now free for skiers.
And the ski bus shuttle service between the Zell am See Xpress and the Schönleitenbahn lift station is every 10 minutes, so twice as regular as it used to be.
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