 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm off on my annual group ski trip to Nassfeld in Austria, end of Jan 2009. I can't find that much information about it though because it's not very well known with the British market.
We're actually staying in Jenig, which by the sounds of it is a VERY quiet village 2km from Tropolach where the main ski lift is. You get a ski bus there every day, which takes about 10 minutes.
From the looks of it it's got a very good lift system and is mostly red runs with a few blacks which is ok.
Has anyone ever stayed there? Any tips for skiing and apres-ski? I get the impression everyone goes for a drink at the end of the day's skiing near the main lift station, then disappears for the evening.
I'm a bit worried that we'll be stuck in our chalethotel with nothing to do in the evenings because Tropolach's too far to walk back. I like a good night out!
It's not me who's booked it by the way.
I did do a search but not much has been said about it other than it's quite good - and the name means "wet field" ! 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Its a great ski area with a good snow record, and very scenic. think it has a bout 110km of pist and there is some easily accessable of piste sprinkled among the runs. Generally no ques to worry about. Mountain restaurants and reatauarants and bars in general cheaper than elsewhere in Austria and much cheaper than France, 3 euro for half a liter of beer ish. Jenig is pretty quiet (although very pretty) think there are only a couple of hotels there, you could prob walk down to rattendorf which is about 800m away and has a restaurant bar. Tropolach has barenhutte at the bottom of the milenium gondola which has typical austria apres ski. Next to Barrenhutte is the cube which has a couple of pretty lively bars and a massive nightclub which is also quite busy till about 4 am most nights. There are also a few other bars in tropolach, and a few hotel bars, a nice one in the 4 star hotel which i forget the name of. There are also a couple of good-ish places in Hermagor which is a bout a 10 min taxi ride away from Jenig. All in all you are probably going to have to make use of a few taxi's if you want to get on it, but they are generally not expensive and Jenig is a 5 min taxi ride from Tropolach so not really a drama. The apres is not going to be Solden or Ischgl but there is enough to do to have a really good time, espeacially if the Cube is lively......
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That's really helpful, thank you very much  As long as we can get a taxi back at some ungodly hour, that's fine. I've experienced St Anton nightlife and I doubt much can top that haha.
OK, looking forward to it now!!
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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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| I'm off on my annual group ski trip to Nassfeld in Austria, end of Jan 2009. I can't find that much information about it though because it's not very well known with the British market. |
Oh, yes. One of the last secret resorts hidden from the Brits. 
Very good pistes, good snow (sometimes too much), but it is not famous for its nightlife
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Was there around 2 seasons ago and agree with all the above posts and yes you will most likely be the only British there.
The Bear House is the main ski bar in the afternoon and you can't miss it as its right beside the car park.
Check out whats on in The Cube for the dates you are there and if you just want a quite drink in plush surroundings head for that 4 star hotel over by the lift station.
A cash machine is located in the lift station.
Also check out Heinz's bar just of a piste if you can find it,cant quite remember exactly where it is so ask around,its really small but does a great Wheat Beer & Wurst with horseradish.
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Nassfeld was one of my 'local' resorts when I used to live out in Carinthia, and it really is a hidden gem. Back then there wasn't really a resort as such, as it was before the big millenium gondola, but the skiing is fab, quite varied, and easy to navigate. Plenty of easy and accessible off/between-piste and good fast lift system.
Can't really help with nightlife etc. but you will have great skiing anyway! I hear the Cube is a place for young things so I guess the bar there would be lively. Taxis are quite cheap generally, so you should be able to get to/from Tropolach at night if you want.
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Thanks all for your help, much appreciated. I'll make sure I report back afterwards!
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im looking at going to nassfeld over new year
the only reasonably priced airport i can get flights to is venice
has anyone travelled from there using trains/busses
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nigel b, have you checked Klagenfurt airport. Ryanair flies there from London Stansted. There is direct transfer from the airport to the ski resort.
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If you drop the tourist office an email they will get back to you and give you some advice. They could also arrange taxi's for you, think they do this for about E50 each way per person or less for a big group.
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kerekip, JimSearle, ive tried the main airports around the resort ,Klagenfurt,Graz, Ljubljana and Trieste but they have either no flights or stupidly expensive due to xmas/new year
im the wrong side of london for stansted so i usually go for gatwick/heathrow/luton
i emailed the nassfeld website and they could only offer me a transfer from klagenfurt
at the moment ive found accomodation,return flights to venice with an overnight stopover,the transfer is my missing link!
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You know it makes sense.
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Klagenfurt is on the Vienna - Venice line and I think there are regular trains (jpurney is roughly 3 and half hours). From Klagenfurt you can take a train to Villach and from Villach to Hermagor where you can take a bus to Nassfeld/Tropolach. You should be able to book through rail Europe.
http://www.raileurope.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=36
Could you not book a small car prob as cheap if there are a few of you.
Its a good resort so Im sure it will be worth it.
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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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nigel b, we're flying to Klagenfurt end of Jan with Ryanair, and I live in Hampshire as well. Stansted's really not a problem.. it also means we get 8 days skiing - result!
Whereabouts are you staying?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Picadilly, im thinking of using boardnlodge
http://www.boardnlodge.com/
i had a look at the ryanair flights and they came to something like £400!!
were almost certain to go to venice
spend the night there and part of the saturday then transfer by train to nassfeld
JimSearle, thanks for your help with the trains
there is only 2 of us so a car wouldnt be worth it
we can go from venice to hermagor
hermagor to villach
depends on what train we take depends on the transfer ut were in no rush(i did have a look at going overnight-be in the resort by 8.00am!!)
on the austrian train website they can give you times and prices from villach back to venice but cant give you prices from venice to hermagor!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Venice for a night and then a nice train journey through the Alps, actually sounds quite tempting! Def beats the overnight caffiene fueled mad dash through france that I will be doing on the 26th!
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