 Poster: A snowHead
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Not in St Anton, according to this article in today's Sunday Times.
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| Cindy Hall and her co-workers do not want you to read this. “Don’t tell anybody!” they shout over the heaving après-ski throng. “We’ve never had so many offers and we don’t want it to stop. If you put it in the newspaper, we’ll K-I-L-L you!” |
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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PG,
Can you find a resort that is hungry for the males? A male skier set off by a suicide sex-bomber will fit in well with your "war and piste" story.
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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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Well - there was a "gay Aspen week" thread a while back - but I suppose that wasn't what you had in mind! 
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read the "Is ski-ing better than sex" thread, and stop worrying about it....
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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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Arlberg tourist office, I'll be right over!!! (rumages for spare pair clean knickers and passport. Mr Manda glares angrily. Knickers and passport are put back with pathetic sigh).
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Manda, DON'T RUSH!! They were only OFFERS - those Austrians are all talk, no action!
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Bernard Condon, how DO you know this? 
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Manda, he doesn't!!!! I'll come with you (Mr Sallyanne also not happy)........ we ought to do our bit to help our fellow man...(or woman)
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Ladies, allow me to escort you - thus when my predictions are proven correct in respect of our Austrian cousins, you will not have travelled in vain!!
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I was just there this weekend. Think the ratio of men to woman has allways been about 7 to 1. The situation has not changed in years & i doubt it will depsite valiant efforts by the tourist board.
What I have noticed over the last few years is huge groups of guys especially from the UK. I dont know why they choose St Anton when a resort more suited to there ability would be beeter, like Seefeld or Lermoos . IMHO St Anton is wasted on them.
The key here is to go to less English speaking resorts in Austria , your find more woman ! Theres def more in Ischgl.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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In St Anton in January, in a chalet hotel of 30 there were 4 women guests, 2 of which we had brought ourselves. It's pretty much the same in most ski resorts, the only women available tend to be the seasonaires. Mind you, the year before I ended up skiing with 4 women in the same resort.
stanton, why do you think that your namesake is wasted on them?
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Well its the same story in Pas de la Casa, that was the first thing the Rep said to us on the transfer bus, "watch out girls 10-1!"
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The only resort that there seemed to be more than women than men in was Mayrhofen ... could just have been a particularly bad/good week (depending on your point of view !!).
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You know it makes sense.
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2 resorts I have been to with a near 50/50 ratio of men and women are Val T and Solden.
Both resorts have a high Dutch/Belgian contingent - this seems to influence the mix.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Kramer
Just from casual observation. I get the impression that a couple of weeks skiing experience & they feel there ready for the expert terrain when in fact a small resort would be just sufficient. I cant see the point of going to St Anton & skiing Piste allday when you can do the same in MUCH MUCH cheaper resorts.
The main reason they go there is to get absolutley shitfaced which is a probable reason why many woman (non English) do not go to St Anton. That also begs the question why they would want to drink in one of the most expensive towns in Austria when 10minutes down the road the beer is 1/3rd the price !!
stephen bleakley
The continentals very much go skiing as family's or a mix of friends . Over here In Holland its not to uncommon for the you to hook up for a ski holiday with someone else girlfriend or girlfriends sister when work/leave circumstances prevent going as a couple.
St Anton has become (more so last 10yrs) synonymous with the English speaking world & has therefore detracted alot of continental europeans who supply the bulk of the female skiers .
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Poster: A snowHead
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I was in Val d'Isere 3rd week in Jan in a chalet holiday. 2 groups comprising 14 in total. 6 men and 8 women.
So it DOES happen.
What was also noticable (ie apart from the fact that there were more women) was that the language was worse, the drunken behaviour more unruly, the humour more toiletry and the "what goes on tour after dark with people other than one's UK partner stays on tour" count was higher.
In ALL the above categories the 'influence' was female. Discuss!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, I'm shocked. Having just returned from a laydees holiday in Courcheval where we drank sherry and talked about flowers, these women are a disgrace.....
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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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B00thy, can I join your group next year? 
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easiski, in my experience, ski groupies are an exclusively female group.
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Good grief, am being put off the thought of St Anton altogether by this. Is it really that infested with the great British male skiing contingent? And in what way is it expensive? The accomodation seems fairly reasonable, the ski pass no more than most other places? Is it just in the beer prices?
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G-Rock, I wouldn't call it expensive myself, but then again I'm comparing it to places like Zermatt, Val d'Isere. All the world class resorts tend to be on the expensive side, if you go somewhere smaller it's probably cheaper. As mentioned in my other post, there's always women to be found in a ski resort, even St Anton, you just need to know where to look.
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easiski, knowing many many me as I do and having been one for a while myself (quite a long while actually) I would think that male clients fall into one of two camps:
1. They are macho muppets and so are overwhelmed by a women who can ski far better than they could ever hope for
2. They are nice blokes but are intimidated by a female ski instructor (not a sexist thing - they would feel intimidated by a male one)
3. They are not looking for any 'extra curricular'
4. They are one or more of:
# over-confident
# overweight
# over the hill
# overbearing
5. They are self-confident, well-adjusted, happy go lucky guys who are fun to be with, generous and unselfish
The "5" club is looking for members
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I really liked St. Anton as a village and would like to go back when there were less maniacs on the slopes, yes there were lots of groups of blokes but there were also quite a few ladies around. Beer prices were not too bad considering. Compared to a lot of resorts I have been to the bars/clubs staying open later make up for the slightly higher prices. The thing that really impressed me was the friendliness of the local people and the help of the guys in the ski hire shop I used, ski testing/swapping skis, nothing was a problem to them.
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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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stanton, I knew 'Crazy' Kangaroo looked wrong when I spelt it. To be honest I've been in there once - about 5 years ago. But as it was crap I left.
I think you are misleading the audience. The point I was making is that there are plenty of bars around catering for different tastes at different prices. For apres up the mountain there's Sen hutte (spelig prob wrong) for oompah, Griabli for jim & chris's singalong rock, taps next to KK's for piped music while chatting etc. Quieter there's Underground on the Piste and Kamin Stube
Down in St Anton there's The Underground for live music and cheap food, Jacksys next door for older clientele in english pub setting, Plaxtl for music, Dorfstube for quiet, older, Fang bar in Nasserein etc
Also, I know of many singlish women which come out in March/April. All british, all regulars, all multi-trip ladies. They come at this time because
a) it's their second or third trip
b) they come as a girls group ie without their kids
c) it's warmer
d) they come as a girls group ie without their bloke
   
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Wed 23-02-05 15:39; edited 1 time in total
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Village ?? In Austria its classified as a city now !
Point taken about the range of bars.
April is history for bulk ski tour operators.
To get back to the point. IHO . There are far more woman (ratio is more normal) in US ski resorts 
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You know it makes sense.
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The ratio of boys to girls in St Anton is very definitely different to other resorts. I have never felt so outnumbered in my life - at one point in one of the bars there last February, as a group of 3 girls, we were the ONLY women in the place at one point in the evening.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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4am?
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Poster: A snowHead
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stanton, Why is that? Because there is a mainline station there? It still seemed like a village to me. But I won't split hairs coz you're more up to speed on it than me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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B00thy, When I was there a couple of weeks ago the Underground in St. Anton was really buzzing, the resident musicians were great and the atomosphere was superb. Some of the other bars that people were raving about were nowhere near as lively. I guess it depends on what you're after when you want to relax and have a laugh.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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G-Rock, I'm pretty sure it was called Schneider Ski, but BOOthy will be able to correct me I'm sure if I've got it slightly wrong. It is on the opposite side of the road about 50 metres down from the piccadilly bar.
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G-Rock, don't know how serious the tea total thing is but there is a herbal tea and fitnessy drinky place too. Do you know the one I mean stanton? down near Peak Performance?
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stanton, I take your point, if you have seen that many changes over the years it must be quite disheartning. I enjoyed the place though. If it got too much bigger it would spoil it and god forbid turn it into somewhere like Sauze which would be a real shame.
Seeing as you know the area pretty well can you recommend a reasonable place to stay in Lech, if such a place exists. And are there any women there. 
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Brooksie, I understand that the women there are pretty Lecherous
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