 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi 
Have decided to go to Zell new year, 2 families equalling 9 people. Have been quoted £6000 approx with crystal at a hotel h/b, flights, transfers etc
Is that good? or if we go diy, I am confident we will find good accommodation but am worried flights may be expensive? anyone know what they would cost? obviously it is too early to book them now, what does everyone else do?
Also did anyone spend this new year there, was there snow?
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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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feefee, BA prices for flights to Salzburg will be available within the next couple of weeks, so you can see what they look like before making up your mind. I booked BA to Salzburg for Easter this year and got reasonable prices (about £100 p/p), it needn't be too expensive.
You could also check Lufthansa to Munich, they should be available about the same time.
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feefee, the past few years (possibly this year excepted?) Austria has had good early snow. The good thing about Zell (again presuming you mean am See) is that it has a nearby glacier should you need it.
Flights shouldn't be too expensive...but that depends on where you want to fly from, and if you book on the day that they are released.
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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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Elizabeth B, I have noticed before that the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair are sometimes more expensive on the day they are released and then drop a bit after a couple of weeks. Can't say that the same will happen every time though 
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Easy jet have a price promise, where they guarantee that if they reduce the fligt price (other than in an advertsed sale) that they will credit you with the difference. You just need to phone them to claim it.
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Elizabeth B, that is interesting and not something I was aware of - and nor could I find it on their website in a quick look just now - so they clearly don't want it widely known  .
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Ray Zorro, easyJet don't advertise it widely, you need to ring their 0870 number and hang on, and then you get flight credits to be used within X months. So it's not a hugely big deal. Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick though, which is what you'll get from most of the others.
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I got about £35 back on one return journey last year. Better than nowt.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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feefee, where about in the country would you be flying from? There's also Jet2 and Thompsonfly that do Salzburg.
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preferably stansted, but gatwick or luton ok.
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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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not sure! will have to keep umming and arring 'til I make the decision!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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thanks will check it out!
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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 went to Zell this year - boxing day departure for a week for a family of 5. We got flights Manchester to Salzburg with Thomson Fly (£800 the lot, including pre-reserved seats) although ifI'd have know Ryan Air were launching a flight from East Mids and waited I could have got that down to £500 for 5 flights. B&B for a double and a triple room ensuite cost me 1470 Euros (Pension Hubertus - a crasking little place just 20 metres from City Express main gondola and 5 mins walk to the apres action http://www.hubertus-pension.at The ski school is in the same building), transfers cost 125 Euros each way door to door (www.taxizell.at). Total cost about £2000 or £400 per person. Cheapest ski hire is in town - SkiPro. Much cheaper than Intersport across from the pension - 81 Euros for skis boots and poles for 6 days.
Make sure you prebook somewhere for New Years Eve dinner or you'll find yourself struggling!
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SnowGod, Sounds good! how did you manage a midweek booking, I tried so many places this christmas but everything was sat to sat?
Was there much snow, and many runs open?
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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'd stayed in the Pension before and got on really well with the owners... The pistes on the ridge were in pretty good order above the mid station but lower down it was grassy. Only a couple of runs open in the SonnenAlp side and the snow was worse there. There was no off piste at all. We never needed to go to the glacier, thankfully, because I heard the queues were huge in the mornings. Had a thoroughly enjoyable time though, and New Years Eve in Crazy Daisy was excellent.... good food and atmosphere in the restaurant and good time upstairs afterwards with the live band and DJ. It's my wifes favourite resort!!!
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feefee, have you looked at BA to Munich? Lots of flights and return prices look to be around £106 for that period.
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Ray Zorro, Hi, I am beginning to rely on you for information!
yes £522 for the 5 of us! Now geography is not my thing..... how far to Zell 
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SnowGod, thanks, nice to know you managed without going to the glacier, don't get me wrong we had a fantastic time in Kaprun but it was a pretty packed journey to get there!! not fun with a 5 yr old.
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Ray Zorro, thanks definately an option!
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http://www.oebb.at/vip8/oebb/en/ for the trains. It takes about 4 hrs, I think, and involves a change or two. But not a bad journey. I have only done it in the summer, but presume the winter service would be similar.
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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 all! think we might just wait a while, still undecided 
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If you want to go to Zell I'd try to go via Salzburg or at worst Klagenfurt if you're relying on transfers or trains to get to resort. If you intend to hire a car Munich is also an option.
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