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I have convinced my parents to try a ski trip next season. Both are in their mid 50s and are pretty fit. Although I doubt if they would want to ski all day like me.
Of all the resorts I've been to I was thinking of taking them to Zell am See.
Reasons:
Very pretty setting
Lakeside Walks
Reasonable sized town
They can get the train to Salzberg for the day
Any other recommendations
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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johnboy, I think it's a good idea to go somewhere you know. We went to Westendorf with my mum last January, it's somewhere she also knows well. She found the Tourist Office was good for organising non-skiing activities - she did snow shoe walking, cross-country skiing and toboganning.
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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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if they are going to learn to ski, the quality of ski school will be a key consideration. If they are keen to learn, and not so bothered about the range of other activities, easiski is doing some over 50s weeks, I think. I can't think of a better way to learn. Don't be too sure they won't want to ski all day, if they get hooked. I can ski all day, no problems, and I'm nearly 60. But if they can't find an oldies class, one of the British schools such as BASS in Les Gets or Morzine? If they are "pretty fit" they'll probably be fitter than a lot of the couch potatoes in their '20s. They could try a "learn to ski in a day" course at Milton Keynes. They'd know after that whether it was something they wanted to continue.
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Zell am See is a good choice. Plenty to do if they dont ski.
I'm 60 and my wife is 62. (maybee the oldest snowheads)
We are still looking forward to skiing at 70.
So tell them to try it......
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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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johnboy, My first skiing trip was to Zell am See, I only did a couple of the runs (apart from the nursery slopes ) but the resort was lovely. Only problem was by the Wednesday I was hooked and asking where were we going for the next trip 
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Byron Gates, once you hit 70 you get free lift passes in a lot of places.
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once you hit 70 you get free lift passes in a lot of places.
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Yes, but for how long? I suspect that as today's active older skiers get towards that age, it'll be raised. 
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Lizzard, pam w, Indeed, my dad is now 71 and Les Arcs the limit just raised to 72. He is determined to ski next year to get this
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