 Poster: A snowHead
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Finished skiing for this year (apart from some trips to Ponty in the summer - thankfully it's open for a few sessions per week), so the only thing to do is to think of next year's hols.
Welsh schools start their Easter hols a week earlier than English schools, so we are looking to go then (23 March or thereabouts).
Looking for somewhere as snow-sure as you can be. Group is potentially 8 people.
4 absolute beginners (2 adults, 2 kids), 2 lower inter adults (ESF Grade 2'ish - parallel skid turns, no carving) and 2 inter kids.
Would prefer lessons in the morning for all and then afternoons mucking around together.
Open to any suggestions, but would like somewhere with decent apres ski (decent for old git parents, that is....) and would quite like an Austrian or Italian resort (would make a nice change from France).
Would be good to keep the costs down, so considering good value SC or 1/2 board.
Cheers
Dobby
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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nozawaonsen, Obertauern was recommended by a mate, too. Definitely one to consider.
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dobby, La Thuile would suit very well for skiing at that time but the apres is seriously quiet there. Ischgl would have lively apres but a bit harder to keep the prices down. Possibly Solden or Cervinia to consider? Not been to either but probably pretty solid mid/late season bets with a reputaton for apres.
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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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dobby, not sure where this would sit on your price bracket, but this is a fine little hotel.
http://www.luerzer.at/en-skihotel-holle-obertauern.htm
Great little bar, with super party atmosphere, very close to the piste (almost ski in out if I remember correctly...), has it's own ski school.
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+1 la thuile, apres not exactly hard core but the pub next to planibel is friendly, gets reasonably busy and gives away nibbles. Reasonably priced, good tuition, range of pistes good for beginners and intermediates, ski school was good value, Pila and courmayeur also easily accessible on same ticket.
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Choose a smallish resort. no point in paying for more than you are going to need. Somewhere nice in the Silvretta Nova (Austria) - Gaschurn, St Gallenkirch...or Obergurgl or Solden...or how about Courmayeur in Italy. Austria is a load cheaper than France, but often ski school is all day. The resorts near Sauze D'Oulx (Italy) would also suit but Sauze itself is a bit raucous for old gits! Badgastein is also recommended. Soll/Scheffau (Skiwelt) may also suit.
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