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Going 2 Maria Alm (austria) at half term 11th feb with two children anyone due there then, Also any tips on the resort
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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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It's a beautiful little resort linked into Dienten and Muhlbach to give about 150km of skiing, albeit rather tenuously linked in places. It was virtually empty when I went here for a day ast Feb. Maria Alm is supposed to be the livliest of the Hochkonig villages but is also supposed to be great for families and is very quaint and Austrian. There is quite a bit to do off the slopes like sleigh rides and tobogganing. The locals claim that its in a "snow pocket" and gets better snow than other resorts in the area - don't know how true this is but it bodes well!!! The slopes go up to 2000m which is fairly typical of the area - same as Zell and Saalbach give or take a few metres. There are really atmospheric mountain restuurants and its a short transfer from Salzburg, plus you're close enough to the Kaprun glacier if the snows poor. I've had the Hotel Neiderreiter recommended by a local guide.. thinking of staying there myself next season for a few days. There's virtually no Brits and not a huge amount of English spoken... aaah... paradise!!! Enjoy... I know I would
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brenmac, welcome to snowheads.
I've only been to Maria Alm during the summer and it really is great, very typical Austrian village. Dienten is really great. I'm hoping to get over that way in Feb when im in Bad Gastein - Gastein is in the Ski Amade too so it's the same lift pass.
Kersh
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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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We're off to Maria Alm on 3rd Feb (praying for more snow). We've been twice before and love the place. Gorgeous village, brilliant apres-ski in the Dengl Bar (just down the road from Alpenland Sporthotel where we stay) and really good restaurants. Skiing is good too 
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Sue S, Any tips on ski school/ski pass bearing in mind we have 4 and 6 year old (we have an apartment in the centre of the town from the 10th
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brenmac,
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Any tips on ski school/ski pass
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Can't help I'm afraid, we don't do ski school and we don't have young children. Have a look at www.hochkoenig.at and it will give you all the details of ski school, lift pass prices and you can look at the interactive panorama to see exactly where the schools are. Enjoy yourselves 
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Isn't Maria Alm part of Ski Amade? - if so perhaps you might want to buy the full Amade ski pass enabling you to ski 25 resorts and 860 km of piste.
http://en.skiamade.com/
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DB, It is, and you can...Well worth it, even without a car the bus network is good.
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Anyone been here lat season. I'm going out last week in March and starting to sweat. Always choose high resorts at this time of year but not my choice this time.
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Would usually be okay in late March...but this year has been very weird so far.
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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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Anyone been here lat season. I'm going out last week in March and starting to sweat. Always choose high resorts at this time of year but not my choice this time
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If what people are saying and the snow is coming late rather than not coming at all then you may just be ok. Fingers crossed.
I was in Zell last Easter and it was ok... thats about the same height....
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Having not skied in Austria for decades (nearly), I'm looking to enjoy the apres-ski as only the Austrians can put on. What is it like in Maria Alm? Particularly interested in finishing skiing and just falling into a bar at the bottome of the lifts (or still on the piste if available). Again anyone know what Maria Alm has to offer, and preferably tried them.
Going in three weeks.
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