 Poster: A snowHead
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hello we are going to soll 21st of jan, this is our 3rd time sking ,first in austria, we would still class oursleves as beginners( last time we skied was 3 years ago), can anyone recommened were to go around soll for beginner sking?, is it far between scheffau and soll and is their a bus? any advice would be much apprciated 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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last time I went to soll was years ago so I wouldn't be much use for recommending areas, but from what I remember it is a lovely place, and especially with the recent snowfall it will be an amazing holiday, perfect conditions!
With skiing its a bit like riding a bike, you'll never forget! I would say that the first 1-2 days you will probably be trying to get your confidence back up but after that i'm sure you'll be fine and have a great time!
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last time I went to soll was years ago so I wouldn't be much use for recommending areas, but from what I remember it is a lovely place, and especially with the recent snowfall it will be an amazing holiday, perfect conditions!
With skiing its a bit like riding a bike, you'll never forget! I would say that the first 1-2 days you will probably be trying to get your confidence back up but after that i'm sure you'll be fine and have a great time!
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ovalfan1, There's a couple of easy slopes at the top of the first bubble lift from Soll. Both off to the right as I recall, but good to get your legs back on and progress to the other slopes above Soll and beyond. There's no need to go to Scheffau to find skiing suitable for a beginner.
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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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thaks alot for your replies, iv heard that it has snowed a bit in the last week their so really looking forward to getting their.
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mfamily2 is right, get to the top of the 1st Gondala and head (and behind) right for chairlifts to a couple of nice and easy blues. As it's your 1st time you'll be off these in no time. The Skiwelt area is massive! So if you decide to go out to Ellmau/Scheffau make sure you have time to get back (unlike myslelf and hed to get last chairlift with one of the mountain crew).
Lot's of great places to eat on the slopes and nightlife is ace. The run down to Soll is a pretty decent red and might be tricky in places but you can reward yourself in the lively bar at the bottom of it!
I might be going again this year - but keeping an eye out for Kitzbuhel.
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The piste to the right of the bubble at the middle station is called Salvemoos and is a good beginner slope (there is usually a fun park running alongside it) and then the few reds that are in that part of the ski area are good to progress to once you have your confidence up. After that most of the skiwelt will be fine.
Enjoy your holiday!
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thanks again for your helpful advice, yous have given me more confidence, really looking forward to it
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ovalfan1, Was there,for the second time,at Christmas....you will love it.
Disaster, is correct about the blues to the right of the gondola,and between the chairs is the access point for the blue road back to the bottom station.
The red return route is over to the left of the mid station,but you need to take a chair up to cross over to it.I much prefer that return...the blue road is boring and full of kids ganging up on the corners!
A couple of tips.Store your boots and skis at the gondola station(Edinger)Its not expensive,and you get nice warm boots in the morning + excellent service from the guys there.Really first class.
Watch out for the piste map,not the best.Its said even the locals find it confusing  If you ski off towards Brixen,Ellmau etc,turn back at lunchtime or you may get stuck.Some lovely runs in the Brixen area,though the main lifts can get busy(but everyone is so polite,no pushing)
Do the run down to Hopfgarten,though beware!!If you go to the top station,you face a short,sharp black  Better for you to access it via chair 31,tricky to find though.Take chair 46,ski down 250mtrs,and turn right just before a big shed.Follow track across the piste and through the trees.As you go down to Hopfgarten,you will eventually come across the Sunset Hutte on your right.Top food/beer and 80's rock music 
Oh,and the bar/restaurant just down the road from the gondola(The Hexenalm)does a cracking pizza(thin base Italian)mmmm.And the Postwirt(in town)does the best Tiroler Groestl,IMHO.
Enjoy....and welcome to snowheads 
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Is that Geordie musician still on at the Salvn Stadl? Brilliant. Double bass, brilliant.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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As everyone has said, you can find some relatively easy skiing in Hochsöll, at the top of the first gondola up from Söll. At busy times the red run (40a) back down to Söll can be pretty hectic towards the end of the day, so it might be better to take the gondola down if you're not happy with racing kids belting past you.
Rather than Hopfgarten, I think the next easier step up is to work over to Hochbrixen (though there's maybe not much in it between the two). To do that from Hochsöll, take the Keat chairlift (43) and ski over the track to the Silleralm. If you keep high up when you reach the Silleralm, you can continue right on to the Filzboden chairlift (7) - if you get too low for the track to the Filzboden, you'll have to go up the Siller-Keat lift (51) to gain height. That brings you to the Hochbrixen pistes (3,5) (also Scheffau, if you want to go further). To get back to Söll from Hochbrixen, you have to take the Kälbersalve lift (2) and then ski down red piste (51a), then up the Siller-Keat chairlift (51) and on over the track 43a to Hochsöll. The route has one or two moderately steep slopes.
Enjoy your holiday!
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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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espri, Respect!
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Good suggestions from espri. To add to them, the Filzboden run itself is a fantastic run; nothing too difficult but a nice, cruisy piste. I could happily ski it over and over again pretty much all day.
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You know it makes sense.
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ALso, take the 2 man from the mid station of the Hochbrixen gondola, turn right at top and enter restaurant. Order ribs. (and beer/gluwein ec). Very yummy. (as is the rest of the menu.) Be warned lunch at 11.50 is a good idea as otherwise you will need to queue for a table.
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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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thanks again to everyone , all advise is great, am flat out studying piste map ! that ribs and beer sounds tasty mmmm
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hello all just back from a fantastic week in soll, we got on great , done intermediate ski school 2 hours each day it was very good, the instructors seemed to push us on and took us to different areas, hofgarten brixen,eitter and on the last day he took us down 2 blacks , our instructor is local and its his 43rd season their!!! weather was great plenty of fresh snow so conditions were great plenty of powder, we drank ate and danced Austrian(i did some kind of austrian or german dancing!  )food in the mountain is great and well priced €8 will get you a fresh hearty meal the struddell is hard to pass but beware portions are big 1 struddell does 2. stopped at the igloo village which is a must see, found the people friendly, apre skied in the moonlight bar its highly recommened its just at the end of the blue and red home runs very lively . we were half board in hotel austria, their is a bus going past hotel every 15 or 20 minutes to take you up to gondola i preferred the walk no more than 10 minutes , its a clean basic hotel which is well run, food was excellent and the owner is a lady dressed in traditional austrian dress who was always their and left us out sandwichs and tea when we were leaving early. all in all its nice place which easy to get around , so much more to explore in the mountains so hope to be back, church bells are 06.30 , thanks again to all for advice.
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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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