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Ok folks I know some of you still have ski trips to come but my skis are now packed for the summer
What are your requirements for the summer holidays?
Ours are similar to the winter
Number one being Mountains
So far all we have decided is its to be Austria or Italy
Selva is currently top of the list as we have been a few places in Austria in the summer already
Any one been there in the summer or got 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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Only been to Austria once in the Summertime - Aug 2000 - and it was fog/drizzle ALL week  On the coach the tour guide kept saying - there's a lovely view over there normally - pity you can't see it though, it's really beautiful!
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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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Im thinking about Zermat this summer,Never been to the mountains in the summer before but would like to take the parents along too maybe and sneek in a little summer skiing.
Ive been told it's a very non skier friendly resort even in winter so maybe perfect .
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Topsmoke, Zermatt is great in the summer. We live in Morzine but always try to go there for a few days at the end of August beg September. Prices are cheaper than peak summer and you have more chance of fresh snow on the glacier.
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brian
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Garfield, I've sent you a pm, just in case you'd consider Switzerland.
In Austria, you can't go wrong with the Stubai valley near Innsbruck. It's beautiful and the glacier is handy for a spot of skiing.
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brian
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had some kayak holidays in austria, based in landek. some nice white water around those parts, we where able to go over the swiss border and have a little paddle there also. austria in the summer was awesome
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Thanks brian, and others Switzerland now on the list as well
The reason it was not on the list before is we tend to use a specific TO which we have found acceptable
The only problem being there charges for getting to Switzerland from Scotland have been at a premium
DIY and using public transport is an option for both Austria & Switzerland used it in Austria before in the summer without hassle
I don’t want to hire a car as I spend half my life driving for work and I’m after a holiday which is why I have tended to use TO in the past
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We've had two walking holidays in the Lake District in recent years, both with beautiful weather all week. Despite going in August one year it was not crowded. However I can appreciate wanting to go to the Alps in the Summer too - Zell am Zee/Kaprun looked like they had plenty to do in Summer on our recent trip there. The only problem is we use up all of our holiday quota and money going skiing!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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My requirement for summer holidays is usually a rocky beach - I'm not overboard about sand (and it plays the kids skin up too), but even at my age I can't resist a black plastic bucket, a pair of jelly sandals a net and a rock pool 
Note the 'usually' above..................the trouble is that much as I adore a rocky beach I've now discovered this snow stuff and I've now caught myself chatting to the kids along the lines of 'if I gave you the choice would you chose a week at the seaside in the summer, or would you like a second week skiing somewhere?'
I guess I'm chatting to the already converted, but if I said that there just seems to be something about being in that spectacular scenery, in a quiet resort, being part of the more exclusive club that seems to be the 'snow sports fraternity' in the company of beautiful people zazzing down the slopes would you all understand where I'm coming from? Is it a bug and have I caught it?
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You know it makes sense.
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I think we are going to aim for the Stubai valley probably Neustift as we have not been there before in summer or winter
Now just need to pick a hotel
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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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Surf.
If it isn't a surfing beach...we are not going there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I don't want any mountains on my summer holiday, mountains & yachts don't get on well together 
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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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rungsp, you mentioned surfing - just an idle curiosity question (you may not even snowboard yourself) - can those that can snowboard also surf fairly easily?
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brian
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Megamum, once you're up it's quite similar but getting upright on a surfboard is a non-trivial skill !
Kayak surfing is brilliant fun.
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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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| brian wrote: |
Megamum, once you're up it's quite similar but getting upright on a surfboard is a non-trivial skill !
Kayak surfing is brilliant fun. |
brian in total agreement about the kayak surfing. spent a lot of time up in bonny scotland doing this very thing 
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| brian wrote: |
| [b]Kayak surfing is brilliant fun. |
Open cockpit or closed?
I think it's scary as hell! (where's the emocation for "shaking like a leave in the wind"?)
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closed cockpit for me, use a spud, magic bat, mountain bat, and a stunt bat at various times. loved the spud though, wasnt the best for surfing but had some fun in it. never really used the newer style surf kayaks. did once have a go of a squirt boat, damn that was mental
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brian
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Closed. I used to take my old prem 4 slalom boat, spun on a sixpence and you could have fun burying the nose in the sand, happy days.
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FAQ
we think the area will be lovely and I'm assured by various 
that there is plenty to do and see. We are really looking forward to it 
