 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all - first post so please go easy!!!!!!
my family are off to scheffau over the new year week and I wondered if anyone can offer some advice on a couple of things .....
any recommendations on rental shops? there appears to be a couple but has anyone got any good or bad experiences? (we're a 'second time' family in terms of experience).
does the ski school do lessons on new year's day - they did in soldeu last year but think have read somewhere that scheffau don't? will the slops still be open? has anyone done private lessons in scheffau?
many thanks in advance 
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alanp, Welcome to 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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alanp, we stayed in Scheffau some years ago together with our daughter (early teens then) and a friend. We were in the Hotel Alpin which was rather disappointing (half-way up the main road on the right as I recall). The ski rental shop was close by and was equally disappointing, fobbing us off with sub-standard skis. Don't let them do this to you. The queue for the gondola up each morning was rather long, but everyone dispersed at the top and the queues weren't too bad. We were there in February and there was plenty of snow on the top, although the run down was rather bare so we took the gondola. Group ski lessons were OK and they must do private lessons. The lessons were shorter than usual most days, but on one day each group went for a tour around the Skiwelt area. I seem to remember the booking office is at the top of the mountain, but there may be a second office in the village. Our daughter in particular had a great time. I would be surprised if they don't run lessons on New Year's Day and it is unthinkable that the lifts won't be open. We have done New Year elsewhere in Austria and it was business as usual. Have a great time.
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alanp
We have been to scheffau many times and always stayed at the Alpin- we really like the hotel.
Where are you staying - there are a few ski hire shops to choose, but it depends where your hotel is.
The Alpin has a ski hire shop under the hotel, it is much cheaper to book in advance through the skiset website than to book when you get there.
We had private lessons a couple of times using this ski school, we emailed in advance to book our private lessons.
http://www.skischule-scheffau.com/. This is also a really good ski school for the children. As Derek says there is an office at the top of the mountain near the gondola as well as one in the centre of the village.
There is already a lot of snow in scheffau - the website has good webcams -http://www.skiwelt.at
We have always been in January and have never had bad queues for the lifts - I can't comment on how busy it will be at new year
Hope you have a good time
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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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alanp, Welcome to snowHeads!
Despite having been to Scheffau I can't answer either of your questions....that was the last time we let ourselves be ripped off by a TO so we just rented where they put us and we didn't have any lessons! A less than helpful answer but I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time...
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thanks to all above for your replies - most helpful!
I have a further 'novice' query - last year we were in Soldeu and stayed about 100m from the gondola station, hence we used the rental shop and lockers at the station. In Scheffau, we're staying in the aplin, as the young 'un in the party is using the creche, so would it be better to base ourselves in the hotel area ie use their lockers and the local rental shop (which is sportshop rainer I think) or base ourselves around the gondola and use the rental shop and lockers up there? how far is the hotel from the gondola? I know there is a bus but it may also be possible to ski down - good option?
any thoughts gratefully received and thanks again in advance.
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alanp, yes you can ski down if there is sufficient snow and then catch the bus back. We did this on a couple of days.
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alanp, We couldn't ski down in March when we were there and the buses stopped quite early, about 17:30 iirc, so you might be better off basing yourselves round the gondola as you're going fairly early season and the snow might be less than perfect? It's a fair way from the gondola to the Alpin and all uphill on the way home...
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