 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm heading off for a weekend in the Alps late this november. My mate and I have from thurs 22nd - sun 25th to play with. I ski well, he's a complete beginner.
Original plan was to go to Tignes on the Atomic boot camp offer but I'm concerned about the lack of beginner terrain on the glacier there. I see Obertauern is supposed to open on Nov 23rd....
Suggestions and advice welcome.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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motatapu, I don't know much about Obertauern but I am taking my beginner cousin to the Atomic boot camp at Tignes around the same time. Seems there are a couple of beginner lifts on the glacier and several companies will do lessons - we're going with Evolution 2 as they gave us a reasonable quote for private lessons and most of the feedback about them on  s has been positive. Joanne at Mountain Sun has also confirmed that beginners are more than welcome at the boot camp.
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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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motatapu, come late November in Tignes there should be a lot more of the glacier open hopefully. I was there the first week of December last year and all the glacier was open with pretty good snow, even powder  . The blue Rosolin piste would be OK for a beginner I would have thought provided your mate was with an instructor.
With Obertauern only opening 23 November I think you are taking a bit more of a risk going there.
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I think Obergurgl should be open by then, scheduled for 16/11. Good possibility of skiing to village, ideal for beginner. But if nature misbehaves, you've got the glacier at Solden jut up the road.
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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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Already good snow in Obertauern area.Check out various threads on here on austrian snow and early opening dates
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motatapu, you will be fine with Obertauern, and it will be quiet. 
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Thanks for all the comments. Looks like the main problem with austria is going to be getting there, for various reasons it looks as though it'll be much easier for each of us to get to geneva.... but I'm looking into it!
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Flights from Stanstead to Salzburg v cheap with Ryanair, quick transfer to Obertauern.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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5ully, motatapu's location, i.e. Inverness, probably as far from Salzburg as Stansted ?!!
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motatapu,
By the way any connection to Mosi Tatupu the former New England Patriots running back and special teams player?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Never heard of him!
Spent a season at Treble cone in NZ and very much enjoyed skiing the Motatapu chutes.....
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