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This is a feedback thread for boabski's resort report:
Kappl (Januray 2010)
Feel free to add, comment, or write your own report...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice report, hope to visit one day, but might wait for the connection Kappl - St Anton 
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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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Tom W, Personally I would go beforehand as it will undoubtedly bring more skiers into the resort. The pistes were in the main deserted when we were there
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boabski, Good point. I remember your older posts about planning the trip to Kappl and when I saw your report I was glad it went well.
Although I haven't been there yet I find the whole Paznaun Valley very attractive, Galtur, Ischgl, then Kappl and See (which might be later connected to St Anton and Serfaus).
This sound just great as a base for long holiday. But seems more like a DIY trip as tour operators are expensive in this area.
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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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boabski, delighted that you enjoyed Kappl ... and a great report. I recall your original thread when you were planning this trip. Did you check out the other hotels and have you selected one whihc you would prefer to return to ?
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Tom W, Was very pleasantly surprised about how good the skiing was around Kappl and probably edges Lech in that respect (although I think Lech is still a better overall experience). Didn't particularly 'warm' to Ischgl despite wanting to go for several years now - admittedly we were only there for one day and left around 5.45, so did not sample Ischgl 'vollgass' - that said St Anton is rocking by 4 
Would return for a family trip any day of the week and probably stay in Hotel Auhof
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Great Report. How long did the journey from Kappl to Memmingen take?We are and going to Ischgl from Memmingen in 2 weeks time and also thinking of stopping off in kappl on the way to hire some skis as they seem to be half the price of Ischgls ski hire shops.
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Chick, Taking it reasonably slow and getting caught at the tunnel at German border in big queue (Hochbratz or something like that - pretty sure it's near Bregenz) it took 2.45 hours but I'm sure it can be done quicker. Pretty sure there's a hire shop near the gondola on the main valley road in Kappl. Also look at See for hiring as there looked like a few hire shops on the main rd there too. Are you going Saturday? From memory we had long queue going through same tunnel on way to St Anton a few years back when flying to Friedrichshafen. Think outwith Saturdays you're fine though
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Thanks for the info.Yes we are arriving on saturday.Will check out See.
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I think there is no harm in knowing the following
Resort, Piste length (km), notes
Ischgl & Samnaun, 235. 40 lifts
Kappl, 40, 9 lifts. 15km easy/20km medium/5km difficult
Galtur, 40, 10 lifts 4/24/12 km
See, 33, 8 lifts , an ideal beginner area
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, 185, 53 lifts
Using Kappl as the centre See is 4 miles in the direction out of the valley.
Ischgl is 6 miles into the valley where Galtur is further 12 miles from Kappl. Realistically Samnaun should be skied from Ischgl.
From Kappl going out of the valley and into the neighboring valley the resort Serfaus-Fiss_ladis is only 27 miles away. An excellent place for a day trip.
The above are just 5 out of the 337 Austrian resorts. The majority of them are not detectable by UK TO radar.
Kappl is also about 21 miles from St Anton, another day trip?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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I think we will try it in March, it's on the lift pass for Galtur, so if the snow is still good we will go there one morning. Thanks.
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