Blue psychology

A snowHead

Thinking of taking a risk and going with my family to St Anton. My father will ski pretty much any piste, jr can already follow me offpiste (a little) if I allow him to, but my mother is keen on sticking to the blue runs, by and large.

I know that some of the blues in St Anton are slightly trickier than blues elsewhere. Now I've seen my mother's technique and she has no problem in dealing with red runs. She's not a timid skier, either - in fact the reason I wouldn't take her on a black run is that she can carve (well, keep the skis on edge) a little too well, and will probably pick up too much speed.

So is it a wise idea to go to St Anton with them or should I look elsewhere? Comments of blue run lovers especially appreciated.

(Why choose St Anton? relatively cheap passes for seniors and kids, good snow record, first ski trip to Austria for the rest of my family, nightlife for me and the mrs, maybe some offpiste for me...)

A snowHead

we took the sister in law 3 years back on her first trip as a beginner - and it was fine - the blues are fine for beginners - you should find some of the reds are OK too for an intermediate of that level, there are plenty of either short reds or long runoffs.

The worst bit is the wierd restaurant with the slide to the loos ( easier with the ski's off )

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Sounds like she'd be fine - the pistes in St Anton aren't particularly hard, just they can get chopped up and bumpy quite quickly. She'd probably love Rendl, there's lots of stuff from the top of Gampen. Also the long red from the top of Schindlergrat is one of the best pistes I've skied (and one of the most scenic lift rides too!).

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take them to lech for the day. loverly for your mum

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