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AxsMan, Ischgl has excellent snow record - late march will be super! I've skied in fresh powder around the corner in st anton til late april few seasons back.
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Silvretta was pretty good when I was there Jan this year.
From what I have seen in Zillertal, Silvretta and also Solden/Obergurgl valleys Austria in enjoying good snow this season and I would be stunned if Ischgl could be lack of snow in March this year. If one wants safety Obergurgl starting at 1930m had the best snow. I checked it out Solden and Obergurgl (but did nit not ski it) when I moved from Zillertal to Silvretta.
Ischgl is about 630 miles from Amsterdam.
The above thread does suggest Ischgl is dominated by 4 and 5 star hotels and the place is an upmarket and exclusive skiing resort like St Anton. The Austrian Bergfex site, which I found to be very accurate, consistently rated Ischgl above St Anton in their top 10.
We avoided the expensive accommodation by staying in Valzur which is 5 km away from Ischgl. Mathon (nearer) and Kappl also have affordable accomodations and accessible by ski buses. We drove ourselves as we like to try the whole of Silvretta Valley. We paid 25 Euro/head/night for B&B in Valzur and drove to have dinner at Ischgl each night. To us accommodation is only marginally more expensive than other Austrian resorts as we paid only 22 Euro/head/night B&B in middle of Mayrhofen at the mid point between Ahorn and Penken gondola stations. We had in the past paid 30 Euro for B&B staying in the town like Zell am See. We couldn't detect food in Ischgl was more expensive than others (including Italians and French resorts) even when we ate at some of the restaurants of the expensive hotels but there are many places in Ischgl where one can blow money.
From the map the airport closest appears to be Innsbruck.
If one goes there with a car do not forget Ischgl is only 35 to 40 miles from St Anton/Zurs/Lech and Serfaus/Fiss/Ladis. Either resort is well worth a visit if you bother do a day trip.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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There shouldn't be any problem with Ischgl at Easter. Its high for Austria with most of the skiing above 2000m. Unfortunately most hotels are of a 4* status and aren't cheap. However, there is a lot of good B&B accommodation (I stay in the hotel Neder next to the petrol station) and there are plenty of restaurants. The lift system is excellent and its a large area with the added bonus of being able to ski into Switzerland to have lunch in Samnaum - pick up some duty frees while you're there. Its made for intermediates. Some good blues, the blacks are manageable but primarily red runs.
I ski twice a year - always go on the first Friday in March and always to Ischgl (two weeks, two days, eight hours and sixteen minutes to go) and then at Easter (Zell Am See this year). If I could only ski once it would always be in Ischgl.
We used to drive there and it took about eleven hours - its just under seven hundred miles from Calais. As for flying the nearest airport is Innsbruck, about an hours drive. Zurich and Salzburg are about three hours away.
As for the Apres Ski its insane. I 've been to St Anton which was quiet in comparison. The only place I've been to that comes anywhere near is Solden but even thats somewhere behind. If you like Apres Ski try the Trofana Alm (a seething mass of humanity) Nikis Stadl or, my favourite, the Kitzloch.
If you go have a great time.
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AxsMan, think I posted on a similar thread that Ischgl was great last year during the first week of April, considering the conditions that prevailed in some of Europe last season. You'll have no probs 
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Ischgl is a great resort, stayed there several times, its really extensive and loads of opportunities for quieter runs if you do some travelling away from the central area (Gampenalp). If you have a car there are lots of relatively cheap rooms to rent further down the Paznaun Valley, also some nice apartments. Only benefit of staying in Ischgl itself is to make the most of the apres and because if you stay in town you get a lift pass discount. If you have a car do make some time to ski at Kappl and also See, both of which are fantastic small ski areas, particularly Kappl on a sunny day! You can sit at your desk and check out the snow all day on the best live video stream from a mountain I've yet found anywhere, check out http://multimedia.telekom.at/portal/player.asp?id=2418
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Am thinking of going to Ischgl 1st week of May - K2 is running a women's event there, so they must be expecting snow! As well as Innsbruck, you could fly to Friedrichshafen - it would mean using TryingAir, and it's a longer transfer, but it is apparently doable.
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FAQ
we are a bunch of intermediates with two snowboarders so a good mix of reds and blues with a few lighter blacks and a bit of off-piste would be perfect.
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