Poster: A snowHead
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Hi
Has anyone been to the Montafon area in the Vorarlberg (Austria)? We are considering it at Christmas and I would be very interested to hear what people think of the area, what town/village to stay in, hotel recommendations, snow conditions experienced, whether we need a car and so on?
Thanks
Nigel
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have been there lots, it's lovely. The skiing is great, but it's a bit quiet at night. A car is pretty useful if not essential if you want to ski all the areas. Don't know about hotels we always stayed B+B.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks jbob, I am reading on their website that there is a post bus service across all of the villages? What town did you stay in?
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We stayed near Schruns which is the main town. The Schruns ski area is good but the larger Silvretta Nova area is up the valley. Be sure to have a day at Gargellan it's smaller but it's a little jewel. You could get away without a car but if you have the option it a good idea. The on hill food is great.
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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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As jbob says, a car is useful. Montafon is split into a number of smaller areas, and to get the most out of the ski area then try them all
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nigels: While en route to other places, we've skied daytrips at Schruns and Golm.
We loved Schruns - quite varied and extensive, with a somewhat unusual wooden, rustic, apres ski bus (at least when we were there) at the foot of the access chair that we used. The area also features 'Europes' longest ski tunnel' ....
We skied Golm in March on a whiteout day - so didn't see a thing. Access was easy enough and the area seemed ok - but we would like to have seen it on a nicer day...Found a nice mountain restaurant at the top - big, bright and spacious.
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