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Good morning (from Washington DC) my fellow Snow Heads,
We have a group of intermediate-to-advanced skiers (from DC and San Francisco) that are looking to book a ski trip in February (14-21st). We've skiied Wengen numerous times, Zermatt a couple of years ago and Whistler last year. Many years ago I went to Solden with my family, and if my memory serves me right, the skiing was quite nice and the apre ski was even better (♪♪ Anton, Anton ♪♪). With that said, what's the general consensus on Solden? Enough challenging skiing for intermediate-to-advanced skiers? We love Wengen and Zermatt, so if it's similar to those ski resorts, then we're golden.
Should Solden receive the blessing of my fellow Snow Heads, do any of you have recommendations on lodging (4 star hotels) near the slopes / lifts? Or on the flip side, any lodging that we should stay away from?
Any additional input on Solden is greatly apreciated, and feel free to recommend other Switzerland / Austria ski resorts too!
Thank you!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Solden is good, great in fact, but Lech is nicer, with better hotels and a more alpine villagey feel, although does not have such nuts nightlife, Ischgl is not quite as classy as Lech but is a nicer village than Solden, and has the best apres in Austria, more exspensive than Solden though.
Hope that helps!
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Hokie1, Not been but is rated as one of Austria's best, especially for apres. Would Obergurgl up the road not be a better base? Edelweiss & Gurgl Hotel is Obergurgl would be a great base http://www.edelweiss-gurgl.com/en-index.shtml Almost went there myself but opted for Oberlech again for this year. Know a few people who have stayed at the E&G and raved about it.
Would agree with other posters in that you should also consider Ischgl and Lech/Oberlech (highly recommend Hotel Montana in Oberlech www.montanaoberlech.com). If you stay Lech you'll have plenty of skiing to keep you interested with its links to St Anton (mental apres  )
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Yeah I think if you have skied in Zermatt the likes of Lech would be more likely to be up your street and Ischgl is an excellent option as well. There is some good skiing in Solden, it's not picture postcard like Zermatt or Wengen but to be fair the nightlife does rock.
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Hokie1,
In terms of the skiing, you really couldn't go wrong with any of the suggestions - ie Soelden, Obergurgl, Lech, Ischgl - though Obergurgl may be slightly smaller than the other ski areas (Having said that you can also ski Soelden - reachable by bus - easily enough from Obergurgl).
As has been posted though, if your idea of apres ski is a quiet beer or hot choc in & scenic village it would have to be Lech or Obergurgl.
However, if your bag is gallons of beer, dancing on the tables in your ski boots until the small hours, deafening Europop and scantily clad dancing girls then it's Ischgl or Soelden!!
You could also consider the Ziller Valley in Austria - 200+km of piste (at unconnected resorts but all easily reached by free public transport), glacier skiing up to 3300m and a great apres ski scene in the resort of Mayrhofen.
Or then there's Kitzbuhel - fantastic skiing in a massive area and a beautiful old town with lively apres ski.
C'mon Hokie, choices, choices...What's it to be  ??
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Well my fellow snowheads, after reading through your replies and doing some additional reading on the boards, we've decided to book a week in Iscghl at the end of February. From the terrain to the apres ski, it sounds like there's fun to be had in Iscghl! Our flights and hotels are booked so now we wait!!
Now any chance you all can turn on the snow across the pond?!
Thank you all for your input!
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