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Are Austrian resorts as crazy as their French counterparts? Any specific weeks to avoid?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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I have been to the ski welt area in early March. Covers the resorts of Soll Scheffau, Ellmau etc. We tried to avoid the English haft term and went a week later - unfortunately that turned out to be Austrian and German half term. It was VERY busy. The lift queues were long, large ski school classes for the children and all of the mountain resturants very busy at lunch times. I wouldn't go that time again. We have been in mid January ever since and it is much quieter, hardly any queues and uncrowded pistes - much more civilised !
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May be it is just an illusion. I think a crowdy skiing resort must have French children. Would the French bothers travelling to Austria to ski?
If Austria is crowdy it till isn't in the same league as France, based on the Christmas/New year experience in Zell am See/Kapun/Saalbach/Bad Gastein/Ski Welt/Kitzbuhuel and Feb mid term break in St Anton.
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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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During the UK half term weeks, then many Austrian resorts will have numerous coachloads of British kids there.
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The official school breaks vary by regions in Austria. Usually it is a week. This season it is Feb 12- Feb 17 in Voralberg, Tirol, Salzburg and Kärnten. Note, that the all the kids in Vienna have their holiday Feb 05-Feb 10 and they travel to all the resorts in the country.
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Thank you all very much for this information.
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Hi telski,
Avoid New Year week (30th Dec To 6th Jan) which is a bigger holiday then Christmas week and all of Feb. Jan is usually quiet but the snow is genarally good.
Are you thinking of a holiday in Austria??
Nigel
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Austria is a catholic country so they observe the tradtional catholic calender. religious events & festivities.
The QUIET nights where the the family stay at home/go to church are
Xmas Eve
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
The two busiest/party weeks leading upto to Ash Wednesday is Fasching (known is other parts of the world like the New Orleans Mardi Gras or Rio Carnival . The last tuesday is what is known in the UK as Pancake Tuesday and is the climax of Fasching.
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telski, Hi I've only been to the skiwelt at that time of year,and yes it is busy any time in feb. I have a friend who live in austria and I'm almost sure Fasching week is always in Feb but I might be wrong, but trust me if you are a nervous skier you will not enjoy Fasching week
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FAQ
if you haven't been already! I haven't been to Austria during UK half terms (usually middle week of Feb) but have during Fasching week - I think this is part of the Easter/Lent preparations and it can be pretty wild in lift queues, nursery and lower slopes. Thousands (it seemed) of kids and older in fancy dress, face paint etc. May be worth checking the websites for whichever resort (s) you are thinking of and seeing if they have anything special lined up for Fasching. The upside is there is a great atmosphere in the bars and restaurants for apres and much hilarity ensues 
