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I was thinking of a trip over christmas and new year. How crowded are the slopes as I have vever skied at this time?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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joshua, Just before Christmas in Germany/ Austria can be great, have the slopes to youself and no queues. People generally start to arrive Boxing Day the after that all hell breaks loose and by New Year you can't get on the lifts for queue jumping rugrats ( a well placed ski stick and a bit of anglo saxon can hold them back). On the other hand New Years Eve is generally a riot, a bit like Armageddon with added gluhwein and fireworks, often at the base of the slopes themselves. And of course all cleaned up and ready to ski/board the next day.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi joshua,
There is a big difference between Christmas and New Year. So in general you will find that Christmas is quite quiet and calm without too many queues on the piste whereas New Year is a peak week with bigger queues and comparatively more expensive holidays.
So, if you have the flexibility I would suggest that you go for the Christmas week rather than the New Year one.
Happy planning!
Heather
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Which is Christmas week and which is new year?
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joshua, as Heather says above, very different scenarios. NY is THE peak week of the season, and we could sell every place in all 4 properties, many times over. As everyone says pretty much the same, you can see that NY week will be busy, crowded, and more expensive. On the other hand, whilst our S/C chalets are also booked for Christmas week (19 - 26 December in our case) our catered property isn't completely booked and is quite a lot cheaper. Pistes will be quieter and the roads less busy.
Either way, sure you'll have a great time and there is certainly snow now 
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joshua, Christmas is great, we and many others fail to sell out christmas, so the slopes are quieter.
New Year from about 28th onwards gets very busy. Most leave by 2nd (especially the French), then we get back to the quiet of January.
Contact Mrs DallyPaul and get her to do you a good deal. Leave any day up to 28th.
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