 Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks everyone, and thanks Chis Bish for your reassurances, feeling better about chosing that one now. Are the piste maps hard to work out? dont want to get on the wrong lifts and find we're on a hard run down 
eng_ch is Fasching a really bad time to go? will it ruin our first time or does it mean it'll just be a bit busier? we wanted to go in Feb but heard the 2nd week is half term and was told the 3rd was Fasching and that was a bad time to go so the first week did seem at the time the best week. A bit worried as we have no idea what to expect from this Fasching week.
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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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Specialman,
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don't go mad on fondue
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or, if you must eat it, DON'T drink water, other cold soft drinks or beer with it, they are what cause the instant cement effect - stick to wine. 
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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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Hurtle, as I found out to my peril!!! I will never denounce the French as a load of "wine drinking puffs" again!!! 
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EKnight, the Austrian fondue is normally stock with meat rather than cheese and bread so less heavy, give it a try. Other dishes to try is the Tiroler Grostl - a bit like bubble and squeak but much tastier, apple strudel and vanilla sauce, and Kaiserschmaren (chopped up pancakes with fruit compote).
Saalbach is a fantastic resort and I'm sure you'll have a great time. The Bauer ski alm at the bottom of the nursery slope is one of the main apres ski places from around 3.30pm.
As for the skiing, the pistes are well marked so I'm sure you won't end up on a steep one accidently. There are plenty of wide blues to progress to as the week goes on.
You'll see lots of people skiing in fancy dress on Fasching week. Saalbach has a good lift network so even when busy you shouldn't have to queue for too long.
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EKnight, I've been in Austria for Fasching several times and it wasn't too bad at all in terms of queues, busy pistes etc. You'll see lots of people skiing in fancy dress or just silly wigs/hats. It's fun apres ski though  Not sure if it's a national holiday but there did seem to be more local schoolkids around than at other times
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Fasching isn't a national holiday but most businesses (except for the bars) tend to shut up at midday so eveyone can go and party! In most resorts you'll probably find the ski shops and supermarket still open until normal time though. There's bound to be a street party/fest in Saalbach, normally the fun starts around 2 and the apres ski is one of the best days of the season! 
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EKnight,
Id say Livigno in Italy... its snow safe, lot of nice and easy skiing, great food and tons of taxfree shoping...
Tex
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If thinking outside the Austrian box, I too would go for Italy. Selva, Corvara, St. Christina or La Villa in the Sella Ronda area. Livigno is very popular but just did not push my buttons, could have been some way because took a day trip to St. Moritz and got kidney stones there ended up staying in hospital for a week.
The area of the Sella Ronda used to be part of Austria and still has that Austrian feel, food, language. It is also one of the prettyest mountain formations, one that IMO matches Zermatt and the Matterhorn.
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