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This one will get people going 
Criteria:
Quality of skiing
Value for money
Transfer Time
Snow History
Length of season
Hospitality of locals
Passion for skiing
Teaching
Attractiveness of resorts
Standard of resort Accomodation and food
Other countries may have an advantage on a couple of areas, but overall on the above criteria and IMO Austria has it.
Anyone care to agree or disagree.... Runs to get the tin hat.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes. End of debate!!
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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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All in all, on those criteria - yes!
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dk100,The lack of suitable flights from the North is a big issue, wheras we have Geneva optoins coming out of our ears.
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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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| Fr0sty the Sn0wman wrote: |
| dk100,The lack of suitable flights from the North is a big issue, wheras we have Geneva optoins coming out of our ears. |
That's very true, they have cut back flights this year. One slight disadvantage I have to agree. This would be an advantage for France especially for people darn south who have the option to travel by car. But like I say I can only think of a couple of areas where other countries would be better.
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No.
La Rosiere is.
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| DB wrote: |
No.
La Rosiere is. |
Please take your tongue from your cheek
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I actually think that La Rosiere is typically Un-French in many ways, and quite like Austria (apart from the lack of trees and the slow lifts)
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dk100,
Before I went to Austria, I thought the resorts would be small and low with poor snow. Been twice now in mid March and had excellent conditions. Great skiing and super Apres.
Would put Austria at the top of my list, but generally go where ever I can get the best deal
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Austria is the tops.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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YES
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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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YES
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| DB wrote: |
No.
La Rosiere is. |
Please take your tongue from your cheek |
If you add "sausages", "lederhosen" and "big dumplings" to your list then there would be no competition.
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You know it makes sense.
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I spent the first 20 ish years (bar the odd year in Italy and Scotland) of ski life in France, high purpose built resorts. Recently 'discovered' Austria and, although it could still be a novelty factor, I think it outweighs France as an overall holiday destination. Best combination of skiing, charm, atmosphere, apres, people, price. Agree with frosty though, lack of Northern DIY flights makes France/Switz much more accessible.
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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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YES
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Poster: A snowHead
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Imho an impossible question framed that way - but aren't all the best questions?  I'd say its claims would be strongest for
Value for money
Transfer Time
Hospitality of locals
Teaching
Attractiveness of resorts
Standard of resort Accomodation and food
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| DB wrote: |
| dk100 wrote: |
| DB wrote: |
No.
La Rosiere is. |
Please take your tongue from your cheek |
If you add "sausages", "lederhosen" and "big dumplings" to your list then there would be no competition. |
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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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| slikedges wrote: |
Imho an impossible question framed that way - but aren't all the best questions? I'd say its claims would be strongest for
Value for money
Transfer Time
Hospitality of locals
Teaching
Attractiveness of resorts
Standard of resort Accomodation and food |
6/10 not bad. I would add length of season too.
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dk100, also blutwurst and germknodel 
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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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SHHHHHH! There are advantages to 80% of British skiers going to France, you know....
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Based on those criteria (and why would you want to change them anyway?) absolutely - Osterreich ist Weltmeister.
Agree with other comments on flights north of Manchester. Only 2 possibly 3 flights a week from Scotland to Austria, which is pathetic. It's a complete pain having to pay in excess of £265 per flight to get to Innsbruck. The closest budget flight you get is EasyJet to Munich from Edinburgh. I've seen myself flying via Stanstead to Friedrichshafen on sevaral occassions, and it's still cheaper than getting the First Choice flight to Innsbruck.
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Yes, no contest.
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Isn't that why the E0sb is there this coming year
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brian
brian
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Personally I think the best choice between Austria and France is between Austria and France.
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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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brian, And that is why we have chosen the Dolomites for this seasons group holiday
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| dk100 wrote: |
Criteria:
Quality of skiing
Value for money
Transfer Time
Snow History
Length of season
Hospitality of locals
Passion for skiing
Teaching
Attractiveness of resorts
Standard of resort Accomodation and food
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I take it Tamworth beats Holland using that criteria?
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Snow history has not been questioned above.
For French resorts we often think of high stations de ski maybe with glaciers.
Austria we usually think of lower working villages.
Recently Austria has been good but it has had some shocking snow years.
If you have to book well in advance a station de ski is often a safer bet.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Awaiting first reply that says pastureland requires smaller snow depths to be skiable.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Latchigo wrote: |
| Recently Austria has been good but it has had some shocking snow years. |
Which years was the snow shocking in Austria but good in France?
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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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Austria has glaciers. It's not their fault that you don't think of them
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Surely,
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pastureland requires smaller snow depths to be skiable
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DB, My name is not Michael Fish. Google.
Austria used to have a larger share of the market than France. Poor snow was the factor that boosted the stations de ski. Prices and popularity of DIY holidays has renewed interest in Austria.
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Austrian Glaciers
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Dachstein
Kitzsteinhorn
Hintertux
Pitztal
Rettenbach-Tiefenbach (Sölden)
Stubai
Kaunertal
Molltal
French Glaciers
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Alpe d'Huez
La Plagne
Les Deux Alpes
Tignes
Val Thorens
Italian Glaciers
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Breuil-Cervinia
Passo Tonale
Val Senales
Swiss Glaciers
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Les Diablerets
Saas-Fee
Zermatt
English Glaciers
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Les Tamworth
Les Dennis
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Thu 18-09-08 13:04; edited 1 time in total
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Latchigo, this is true although there were other factors... tour ops could make more money ramming punters into rabbit hutch apartments so pumped up France, Austria was slow to update infrastructure like lifts, snowmaking, rental. Does it matter which is best?
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DB, you missed Kaunertal and Molltal... both v good.
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Austria was slow to update infrastructure like lifts, snowmaking, rental
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You obviously have not been recently?
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| Bode Swiller wrote: |
| DB, you missed Kaunertal and Molltal... both v good. |
Yes just noticed Molltal was not on the list (which I cut and pasted) there are probably more.
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