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During our holiday to Scheffau last week we had a trip to Soll one day and noticed there seems to be some major kind of roadworks in progress.
Out of curiosity does anyone know what they're doing or when it's likely to be finished?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We were staying right next to that in the Rubin hotel (above the Red Horse bar) last week, and were trying to work that out too...
Looked like they were preparing the area with pipes and/or foundations. Maybe for a new hotel/building?
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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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they are putting an under pass to take the busy traffic underneath Soll.
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Yep, underpass. Accident prone 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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I see.
Any idea when its going to be finished? We were thinking of Soll for next year but must admit I thought all the roadworks, cranes etc were a bit of an eye sore.
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You can't see the cranes while you're skiing 
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I think that the completion date is about autumn 2012, so they'll still be working for one more winter. I'm not sure how much of the roadworks you can see from the village, maybe depends where you are.
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I see today in the Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German) that the new tunnel for the Loferer Strasse in Söll should be opened for traffic next month. I presume all the cranes will be gone before the winter. Although some other work is still planned (I'm not exactly sure where), I imagine this will make the crossing from the village to the skiing area much easier next season.
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Anyone been to Soll yet this season? Is the tunnel open yet?
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| Tim M wrote: |
| Anyone been to Soll yet this season? Is the tunnel open yet? |
Newbie here going to Soll in Feb 2012 but staying near in Auracher Lochl. So hopefully not getting caught up in the road works. Going well off the subject of road works is it mandatory to use ski helmets yet in Austria this is the first time for us for quite a few years but really looking forward to Feb 2012.
Thanks
Rob.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Tim M, The link espri posted in summer ^^^ says that it is finished and open to traffic. So Söll will be a lot quieter and it should be easier crossing from slope side to the main village.
Enjoy your holiday we have had snow now non-stop since Thursday night and it does not seem to be stopping in the near future. 
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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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Tim M, Passed through Soll quite a few times last week, and yes there is a big underpass/tunnel there. No roadworks.
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| Tim M wrote: |
| During our holiday to Scheffau last week.... |
Know not relevant to your question but am interested to know what your thoughts were on scheffau as its somewhere the OH and I have considered for a couple of years (as seems to often crop up on the last min holiday deals) but we've ended up going elsewhere. We know the ski welt is a massive area and just wondered if you may be able to post your feedback on how you found it for your abilities, where u stayed, what slopes like etc. Would be really helpful. Ta! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi Tim,
Thank you for your post re the roadworks etc in soll it was very helpful.
Looking forward to getting back there after so many years.
We have recently been to Leitariegos near Leon Spain. Small resort but just enough to teach my wife and for me to get my ski legs back.
Thanks again Tim. Oh yes do you have to wear a ski helmet in Austria now?
Rob.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Firefighteraxe, By far the majority of skiers are wearing them in Austria these days, but they are not compulsory for adults.
The underpass is finished in Söll and life is much easier without all the roadworks.
FiFi_Trixibell, Scheffau is a delightful village with a wide range of accommodation. It gets very busy Sats/Sunday as it is the first resort really on the Ski Welt for the Bavarian day trippers. But the rest of the week there is very little queuing as there are so many access points for the lifts. The village proper is away from the lifts on the other side of the valley but has a really good shuttle bus link to the Brandstadl lifts as well as a blue run from just behind the supermarket.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| FiFi_Trixibell wrote: |
| Tim M wrote: |
| During our holiday to Scheffau last week.... |
Know not relevant to your question but am interested to know what your thoughts were on scheffau as its somewhere the OH and I have considered for a couple of years (as seems to often crop up on the last min holiday deals) but we've ended up going elsewhere. We know the ski welt is a massive area and just wondered if you may be able to post your feedback on how you found it for your abilities, where u stayed, what slopes like etc. Would be really helpful. Ta! |
Scheffau is a beautiful, "picture postcard" alpine village, so if that's the sort of thing you like then go for it.
There is however very little to do there, so if you like lots of bars, clubs etc then it won't be for you. Having said that it's only a short taxi ride to Soll or Ellmau, and not much further to Kitzbuhel.
As for the Skiing, it is in my opinion the best entry point to the Ski welt. It's roughly in the middle so you can easily ski to one of the other resorts and back. Also people who are staying in Schefau can get a lift ticket which gives them priority over day trippers at the gondola station. We were there half term week and never had to queue for more than a few minutes in the morning.
As someone else has mentioned, the village is a short ski bus ride from the slopes, but the buses run regularly.
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