 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi just considering giving this a go http://www.snowbombing.com in mayrhofen! looks like a crazy week and right up my street!
anyone going or been???
looking like its in April though... is that a bit of a risk if I do manage to get any skiing in???
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My wife and I went in April 2010. This was mainly for the benefit of our student son who needed a good excuse to ski with his aged parents. There was plenty of snow then, and the skiing was excellent. You can get to the entire Zillertal very easily and there is plenty of high piste. I'm told, music wise, that it is really a DJ festival and there was not much for a rock fan.
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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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+1 on that. It's more a music festival that's out in the Alps. Appeals a lot to newbies to the sport, many of whom will spend very little time on the slopes.
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I've just had an enquiry about Mayrhofen for that time of year and it would seem snow is rarely a problem as the Hintertux glacier is apparently amazingly snowsure and is on the lift pass... Mayrhofen poor, take the free bus to Hintertux 
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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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Hi, I went a few years ago and we had a few days of warm spring conditions, then a big dump of snow. Most years have seen great snow conditions although I think one year was a bit too warm and the busy pistes were a little worse for wear. As others have said, if the snow is not looking great then you can head to the glacier or other, less busy areas covered by the pass.
As most people in Mayrhofen that week are there for snowbombing, the slopes are not too busy in the mornings! The ski pass covers a huge area that most snowbombers do not make much use of. The Penken area of slopes tends to get busy in the afternoon and there can be a queue to get the last gondola back down to town from there.
The atmosphere is great, lots of live music up on the hill and in the town. Lots of random happenings, fancy dress and festival feel. It is more DJs than rock bands, although there is usually quite a few events going on at different venues each evening, so you can decide which you would prefer.
I basically skied all day, had a nap before dinner, then went to gigs at night. I tried to be in bed by about 2am so I could ski the next day, but it was sometimes hard to drag myself away! I came home very tired and needing a holdiay.
I would say, go for it! It is good value for money too.
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number1barginboy, I went to Snowbombing in 2008 and 2009, back then you could purchase wrist bands in resort. Snowbombing set up their HQ in the Strauss hotel, which is right next to the Penken lift, so that's where you'd need to head to.
Definitely get a wrist band; even if you only make use of it for one or two nights it will be worth it, the events are amazing and getting bigger and better still. The forest party on the Friday night is absolutely superb. Maybe worth your while sending Snowbombing an email to try and book up, so you don't have any trouble when you're out there? Also, an event that costs a little extra but is absolutely well worth it is the Arctic Disco; a party at the top of the mountain in the evening in igloos. But you do have to book up early for that one as it's limited numbers and sells out quickly.
Edit to add: you can't buy tickets for single events, its wristband or nothing. You won't be able to sneak in or anything like that, its a properly well run festival. And because it's wristband only you probably won't see any touts, I certainly never did in the two years I was there.
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Snowbombing is an awesome festival and we really enjoyed when the tour came to Morzine last winter. But there's a new festival on the circuit this season - the Basscamp Festival in Morzine - check out their website - www.basscamp-festival.com
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