 Poster: A snowHead
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A friend of a friend has asked my advice as follows:
"My husband & I are looking at going away for an inexpensive weekend skiing in Jan. We only want to be away for 4 days so can't go too far afield or too far from airport. We have skied a few times in Verbier and Val D'Isere. Both are wonderful (but very £££) but keen to try somewhere new. We would want to stay somewhere central to ski lifts / small town and ideally have quite a few intermediate runs rather than just a series of black runs (verbier is quite tough skiing in parts). It is just the two of us so a little B & B / alpine style hotel would be wonderful..."
Would one of the Austrian places near either Innsbruck or Salzburg be what she is after? Which places are best for intermediates as well as near the airport? And does anyone know of an especially recommendable good b&b or small hotel in such a place...?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Someone earlier was talking about Kuthai, might be worth a look as its only 1hr ish from Innsbruck, medium sized intermediate area with pretty much all ski in- ski out accomodation, only skied it for individual days so can't give accomodation recommendations
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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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MountainMaid, les gets in the PDS is less than an hour from geneva , and covers the brief quiet well
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Fly to Zurich.
Stay in Klosters or Davos.
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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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Maria Alm near Salzburg is beautiful, hotel Der Handlerhof is on a red run, but out of the main village so you would need a taxi, theres lots of nice accommodation in the village and the ski area is part of the Ski Amade, a huge linked area. We have done weekends and a whole week there, highly recommended.
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Try alpbach think they have an offer on to3 nights and ski pass 169 euro!! easyjet flight to munich or innsbruck 50-100
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portes Du Soleil, 1 Hour from geneva and 600km piste. You cant go wrong.
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Another favourite (excellent if on a budget) is Lofer, agai n near Salzburg taxi is 99 euro return, can recommend Haus Patricia, it's an immaculate b&b, we have stayed there twice, 5 min walk to the gondola, top class ski hire shop, lift passes are very cheap and although limited the skiing is great, no queues, and plenty to keep you occupied for a short break.
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Thank you everybody - lots of great ideas; very helpful.
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