 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone any idea how long the ski bus takes, better to take own minibus?
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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, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Surely much more fun to take the bus to Zell am Ziller (shouldnt take longer than 15 minutes) and then ski to Koenigsleiten?
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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 was wondering how long the skiing from Zell would take. Anyone?
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Ghost Dog, me 2. not speed race pace just leisurely sking time over and back
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Or take the bus to Koenigsleiten and then ski back via Gerlos to Zell am Ziller and take a bus or the Zillertalbahn from there to Mayrhofen (or if all else fails a cab). 
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From Zell, over to Koenigsleiten and back again, stopping for a short lunch, skiing at a cruisey speed without any detours takes about 5 hours.
Going from Zell to Koenigsleiten is mostly skiing, on the way back from Koenigsleiten to Zell is a lot of lift riding.
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Round about 2 hours from Zell to just above Konigsleiten (Larmach-Alm) when I did it with the TO "ski leading" group. And the same again coming back.
There is one place where you either have to do a black run or download using a chairlift on the way over. The chairlift is set up for downloading becaus eone of the main beginner areas is at the top of it.
But the black isn't too hard in decent conditions - I actually felt the red from Konigsleitenspitze down to Larmach-Alm was slightly harder, if anything.
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is it worth making the journey over to kaltenbach & fugen?? are there any good runs to try over there?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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chewy192, Where are you staying and when will you be there? Both answers make a difference to whether it's worth going or not...
The ski area above Fuegen, called Spieljoch, is a very small area, but if you're in Zillertal at New Year or Feb. Half Term then it's worth going to as it is always quieter than the other areas. The snow gets less traffic and so is usually in better condition.
Kaltenbach/Hochfuegen, also known as Hochzillertal, is great. The Kaltenbach side is usually busier, as it is easier to get to from the main valley.
I mentioned in another post that the more time I spend on Snowheads the more I realise that what one person considers is a good place to ski can be another person's worst nightmare...
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are there any good runs to try over there?
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for me, is a difficult question to answer...
I like Spieljoch because it's quieter and the snow quality is usually better.
I like Hochfuegen because it's also quietish and there's some great off piste.
Kaltenbach has a few nice restaurants: Kristalhuette - good food, amazing views, go before 1130 or after 1430 if you want to be able to sit down. Platzlalm - great food, interesting artwork on the way to the toilet! Wedlhuette - new this year, I haven't been to it yet.
If you have transport and want to explore, then Hainzenberg/Gerlosstein is interesting. The lifts are mostly oldish slow 2 person chairlifts, but the skiing there is great and it feels like you have the mountain to yourself.
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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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thanks for the response, i am staying in mayrhofen on the 2nd jan but i want to make the most of my ski pass so i am looking to try some of these areas, i am only there for a week so i am just trying to work out what places are worth a visit and where to avoid, we are mostly high intermediate skiers/boarders and are comfortable on red/black runs and we like to cover alot of the mountain, i see from an earlier post that there are buses linking most of these places so as long as they are easy to get around on we will make the most of it
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| thanks for the response, i am staying in mayrhofen on the 2nd jan but i want to make the most of my ski pass so i am looking to try some of these areas, i am only there for a week so i am just trying to work out what places are worth a visit and where to avoid, we are mostly high intermediate skiers/boarders and are comfortable on red/black runs and we like to cover alot of the mountain, i see from an earlier post that there are buses linking most of these places so as long as they are easy to get around on we will make the most of it |
I'm staying in Mayrhofen the 3rd week of January, would also call us high intermediates. Never beenthere, but what I've been reading one day at Hintertux (when the weather is fine) and one day at Kaltenbach/Hoghfugen is the sensible thing to do  .
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You know it makes sense.
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chewy192, Many Germans and Austrians will still be on holiday until the 6th January, so it's likely to be busy up until then.
From what you say, I'd suggest that Hintertux is worth a visit. As for the rest of the Zillertal, see how you get on in Mayrhofen, you may find there is enough for you there anyway.
If you want mileage then Hochzillertal (Kaltenbach/Hochfuegen) claims to have 166km of piste. Zillertal Arena (Zell am Ziller/Gerlos/Koenigsleiten/Gerlosplatte) also claims 166km. Mayrhofen has 159km. It's possible to ski in a different area each day if you want to. Buses and trains are regular to all the other ski areas and are included with your lift pass.
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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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thanks i will def head up to hintertux weather permitting and see how we get on in the mayrhofen area, i know one of my group is keen to find some more advanced runs which there doesn't seem to be alot of in the mayrhofen area apart from the harikari run but maybe we will try and get a guide to find some good of piste etc..
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Poster: A snowHead
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Kaltenbach/Hochfuegen can be convenient in that it's the only place where the Zillertalbahn railway and carparks are in the immediate vicinity of the lifts (AFAIK). Zell am Ziller is a short bus ride from the Zillertal Arena lifts, and Mayrhofen station (although right near some of the main hotels) is the opposite end of the main street from the Lifts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm off to Mayrhofen on 23 Jan for 4 nights, have skied there 4 or 5 times without ever trying Zillertal Arena (or indeed anywhere that you can't get to on skis). It's definitely time to travel further afield. Can't decide if it would be better to stick the 8 of us in our own bus and drive or just use the ski bus (as long as I'm not driving).
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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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Ghost Dog, The buses and trains are regular and are free with your lift pass and if you have ski equipment with you.
Better to drive or use the bus? Dunno, depends on if you want to drink an apres ski beer or not, I suppose. I normally hop on the ski bus if there's snow on the roads (let the driver freeze his hands off putting the chains on!) but I more often drive for the convenience of being able to go home whenever I want.
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