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Hi all,
Just about to book a for next weekend 17th March.
We have got our heatrs set on Austria and as a group we are 2 intermediate skiers with an 18 year old just past beginner stage skier and a 17 year old snowboarder with a weeks experience + a full day lesson at hemel.
With the kids we need to have lively apres ski and we might join them if we are feeling brave.
Anyway we have the choice at the moment of Soll, Zell am see and saalbach.
Any constuctive help will be greatly appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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For me, Soll would edge it given those parameters. Have a great time
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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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Thanks Timberwolf I have looked at previous posts about the resorts and they all had positives and negatives.
Having spent recent ski holidays in france mostly Val and a couple of trips to the east coast of Canada just needed a nudge in the right direction for a visit to Austria.
Thanks again for replying.
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Saalbach. This is were I fell in love with Austria. Great resort for riding and apres. Snow should be still good. Easy access and modern lifts.
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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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Thanks Tom I had kind of taken the Saalbach route but looking at a link to a weather site
that someone had put up on a previous post I was concerned about the weather forecast and the lack of altitude.
Not that i'm an expert by any means thats why i have thrown myself to the snowheads experts....
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Saalbach should meet après needs, I went last week of jan and plenty going on
From a snow perspective there are north and south facing slopes and 200km, so apart from potential slush at bottom if temps rise, I think it will be fine, certainly hope so I am going back on 16th march and not worried
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slownorm, they will all be good. The likelihood is that it will be spring skiing conditions. So hard in the morning, soft later on. But there has been plenty of now in Austria so far this year. As it happens I'd say Saalbach or Zell, but it all looks good.
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If you're worried about temperatures then Zell has the Kitz glacier on the lift pass.......but if you reckon the snow will be ok then go for Saalbach.
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if the weather gets so hot that the large amounts of snow melt that early, I wouldn't think any of the glacier areas would be worth the scrum
but, on the other hand, sitting by the lake in the spring sunshine at Zell could be most pleasant!
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Thanks for the replies.
Not so worried about the snow going overnight, just wanted to make an educated guess based on the collective Snowhead knowledge base...!!!
Water skiing on the lake sounds ok Pam 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Saalbach. Lower pistes will be slushy - OK for boarders but hard work for skiers, so spare your knees and take the lift down the lower half of the mountain. Above mid-station there will still be 170km + of lovely snow, even next week (it was snowing today at the top, but blue skies and +12 forecast for later in the week). Apres in Saalbach is far better than in Zell or Soll. Bobby's will be packed solid for St Patrick's/rugby - rest of the week there will be outdoor music at Bauers and Spitz, or Happy Hour on the sunny terrace at Berger Hochalm.
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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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Done all three, all good - but for me I would say that Saalbach has the edge. Do not worry about the snow, just back from the Stubai valley in Austria and there are good conditions right down to 1000 metres with more snow forecast.
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You know it makes sense.
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quinton,
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Happy Hour on the sunny terrace at Berger Hochalm.
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Followed by the Hinterhag Alm party?
jloo, Why, in mid-March, do you suggest Zell rather than Saalbach? Zell is 1,000 feet lower than Saalbach and has a far smaller ski area.
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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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Tatman's Tours because they are touting trips instead of being helpful! 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Pam w, I was in Mayrhofen April 7-14 last year, very little snow, glacier was no busier than normal (and Glacier was in marvellous nick). Maybe sonw was so bad (or so people thought) that nobody had turned up?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Saalbach fo'sho.
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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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clarky999, ...they may already be here!
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Yeah we are but only for another2 ski days!
The advice was mostly spot on saalbach has been great so far!
The weather has been great and so has the skiing and après.
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