 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm looking at last minute cheapies for austria & have found both schladming & niederau . Whilst I am a reasonable skier my partner is effectively a beginner. We're not after wild apres-ski ( though do enjoy some ) & some austrian 'ambience' would be nice. Can anyone recommend one over the other & likewise recommend any ski schools ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well it's tricky, I would say Niederau has a good rep for beginners, but you might get a bit bored there. Schladming better for you, less good for her. Having said that, lots of people do learn in Schladming, so that would be my choice if I were you. We're going to Schladming in March with a mixed group, including some beginners, and I'm sure it will be fine. There are nursery slopes on the Planai and at Rohrmoos, and you will like the extent of the terrain there I would think.
Vote for Schladming here.
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thanks Deliaskis. Must admit I was selfishly leaning toward schladming as it's a larger area for myself & because she is a beginner a few decent learning slopes will be all she needs to start with. Do you now if there's much in it in terms of atmosphere & do you know of any particular ski-schools ?
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Another vote for Schladming - but would agree it may not be ideal for beginners. If you are staying in the town, there is a bus to get to the nursery slopes at Rohrmoos. We have stayed in Schladming twice, both times at Christmas when it is just magical. Recommend Onkel Willi's for lunch. The floodlit toboggan run at Rohrmoos is great fun.
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Schladming is I think a bigger town and is quite 'austrian' in atmosphere. It's not really a place for lots of rowdy nightlife, but there are enough bars etc. there. I haven't been to Niederau so can't really comment.
We are using the Hopl ski school, I had read some not so positive reports about the other school, which is not to say they are no good!
I definitely think Schladming would be fun for you both in terms of things to do, I think you would love the skiing, and I think that people do learn at Schladming and go back there again and again, so I would go for it.
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Niederau is perfect for beginners as usually they can be pround of themself by skiing all the hill by the end of the week. There's a limited choice of nightlife but that makes it cosy as everyone goes to the same places. Those needing more variety can go to Auffach on the same pass & even to Hopfgarten buying a SkiWelt day pass. If your adventurous you can ski down the back side of the hill to Hopfgarten, skining back is harded work but possible.
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| Lechbob wrote: |
| Niederau is perfect for beginners as usually they can be pround of themself by skiing all the hill by the end of the week. There's a limited choice of nightlife but that makes it cosy as everyone goes to the same places. Those needing more variety can go to Auffach on the same pass & even to Hopfgarten buying a SkiWelt day pass. If your adventurous you can ski down the back side of the hill to Hopfgarten, skining back is harded work but possible. |
Interesting.
I had looked at the map before I went there and wondered if that was possible, although I don't think my off-piste skills wuld be up to it yet anyhow.
As it turned out, it was a moot point beacuse I was there in January 2007 when there was no snow, and we weer being bussed to Kaltenbach every day 
It annoyed me that although you can get the "Kitzbuheler Alps" pass that covers both Wildschonau and Ski Welt (plus other areas), there was no bus service on the 6km road from Neiderau to Hopfgarten, so if you wanted to do that you appeared to have to take the bus down to Worgl then another one from there to Soll or Hopfgarten if you wanted a day in teh Ski Welt.
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| Lechbob wrote: |
| Niederau is perfect for beginners as usually they can be pround of themself by skiing all the hill by the end of the week. |
Nooooo, go to Tignes and buty a full Espace Killy lift pass 
Beginners can save a fortune by going to a small resort. It will be eveything they need and often specialising in the new skier.
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nickH, Schladming would not be my first recommendation for a beginner. It doesn't have classic beginner-friendly slopes next to the village, which is really what your partner would enjoy. Schladming is a fairly high-octane ski area.
Some resorts have a little selection of free beginners' lifts, which is a big plus. I don't know Neiderau, but I suspect it would be better.
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I'm now in a quandary - how selfish should I be ? It sounds as though Niederau would be better for my partner , particularly in terms of access to good learning slopes, but schladming much better for me, particularly if, as alex_heney, says, the links from niederau to the other areas covered by the pass are not too good. As for Lechbob, 's idea, my skills would have to improve considerably before heading off-piste ! perhaps I should see what else is available..........
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Frosty the Snowman, Nooooo, go to Tignes and buy a full Espace Killy lift pass
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nickH, I've been to schladming with beginners, Perfectly okay but as others have said the nursery slopes are not walking distance of the main town. Another good aspect of schladming is there's plenty to do if the partner does want to ski all the time. Also there are plenty of other areas to try in short distance. There are some great nursery slopes, facing the sun, at Ramsau, bus 961? and also there's "Ramsau Beach" which has a nursery slope and a nice litte ski hill (forget the name) with nice easy blue and a decent red or two and a rollercoaster (skis not required). Ramsau also has extensive cross country skiing and walks and great views.
Haus (hauser kaibling) has some nice blue runs to progress on to. Short bus ride from Schladders. Lots of bars, cafes etc, try the siglu for cheesey europop and smoke.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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[b]waynos[/b how easy is it to get to the main ski school / beginners area from the town - is it a free & regular ski bus or something of a pain?
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nickH, free bus, takes 5 - 10mins, i think it quite regular, never really used myself. You can get up via a 2 man chair, from the "golden jet" gondola station, just on edge of town, on the flat. The ski back down to here is red or blue, but not the easiest of blues so first couple of days could download on chair or catch the bus. The nursery area is in Rohrmoos, could always get accomodation in that area, a little quieter than schladming town but buses run until late at night and taxis are pretty cheap and easy to get hold of.
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You know it makes sense.
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waynos, thanks for that - sounds pretty easy & straightforward & promising. Now to dig up that deal again !
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