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Myself and a team of six are heading out for a drink fueled ski fest to Saalbach in February. What advice tips can anyone give apart from the obvious (get hammered)?
Cheers 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Slarkmeister, have a look at this thread - has some useful info from some regulars.
When in Feb are you going?
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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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2nd of Feb
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Class more the merrier cannot wait and thanks for the thread you suggested loads of goods tips
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Mostly of the apres or drinking itinerary type I think 
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Yeah agree, we are staying at the Sport berger hotel seems to get really good reviews on trip advisor
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Slarkmeister,
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we are staying at the Sport berger hotel
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You'll love the Elvis impersonator if he's performing there again this season - at risk of sounding ageist, he could actually be Elvis!
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Haha yeah I've read somewhere before that he supposed to be good in a strange sort of way
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Slarkmeister, see you there, we intend to make the most of the apres (as well as the awesome skiing of course). See you in the Hinterhagalm!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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See you in the Hinterhagalm!
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Jeden Tag Hinterhag! Haaaallo!
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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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Went 7-8 years ago, remember there is a bar at the bottom of one of slopes into the village that made the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted.
Maybe, inferno or something fire related?
I loved Saalbach by the way.
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enfilade, The Inferno bar is part of Bauer's Schi-Alm ( http://www.bauers-schialm.at/ ) Can't remember sampling their hot chocolate (too busy sampling the Jagertee!) but will remember to give it a try. in case it's as good 7-8 years later.
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You know it makes sense.
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| enfilade, The Inferno bar is part of Bauer's Schi-Alm ( http://www.bauers-schialm.at/ ) Can't remember sampling their hot chocolate (too busy sampling the Jagertee!) but will remember to give it a try. in case it's as good 7-8 years later. |
Looks familiar, is there a gondola on the left hand side if you look up the slope? Just looked at the inside photos and they are not recognisable at all though.. Ignore that, got confused by the outdoor bit, the main building looks about right, I think you'll have to try the hot chocolate and report back 
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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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enfilade, When you were there 7-8 years ago, there would have been only two gondolas rising from the village - the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn, which is virtually next to Bauer's Schi-Alm but on the right-hand side (so I don't think that could have been the one - it's the one that has 5 or 6 red cabins that go up together), and the Schattberg Xpress, which is more of a conventional gondola lift and, if you're referring to the little hexagonal bar in Schulstrasse with plumes of flame emanating from its roof, would be to your left-hand side as you raise your eyes from your steaming mug of hot chocolate and look up the mountain.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| enfilade, When you were there 7-8 years ago, there would have been only two gondolas rising from the village - the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn, which is virtually next to Bauer's Schi-Alm but on the right-hand side (so I don't think that could have been the one - it's the one that has 5 or 6 red cabins that go up together), and the Schattberg Xpress, which is more of a conventional gondola lift and, if you're referring to the little hexagonal bar in Schulstrasse with plumes of flame emanating from its roof, would be to your left-hand side as you raise your eyes from your steaming mug of hot chocolate and look up the mountain. |
Hmmm, this really has me scraping the depths of my memory. Had a quick google, I think it must have been the place you mentioned earlier. The Kohlmaisgipfelbahn has red gondolas right? Pretty sure the gondalas were red which. Maybe it was the Bauer place, could quite easily gotten the left/right wrong, although my memory seems to be telling me left hand side.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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enfilade, Yes, the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn (whose bottom station is directly opposite our apartments) is quite distinctive, in that it has four groups of red cabins, one of which will be at the top when another is at the bottom and the other two will be passing each other at the half-way stage. I've never seen another like it. It features on many of the pictures of Saalbach.
As you look up the mountain from Bauer's Schi-Alm, you would have seen the Turm drag-lift (now replaced by a chair) over to the left - quite short and ending at the top of the nursery slopes next to the Hinterhag Alm, and to the right the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn gondola and immediately to its right the Kohlmais chairlift.
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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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enfilade, Yes, the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn (whose bottom station is directly opposite our apartments) is quite distinctive, in that it has four groups of red cabins, one of which will be at the top when another is at the bottom and the other two will be passing each other at the half-way stage. I've never seen another like it. It features on many of the pictures of Saalbach.
As you look up the mountain from Bauer's Schi-Alm, you would have seen the Turm drag-lift (now replaced by a chair) over to the left - quite short and ending at the top of the nursery slopes next to the Hinterhag Alm, and to the right the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn gondola and immediately to its right the Kohlmais chairlift. |
I think it must be Bauer's Schi-Alm then, can't say I remember the Kohlmais chairlift but I think I do remember the drag lift, was it a t-bar or was/is there a t-bar drag nearby?
Must go to Saalbach soon, really miss Austria.
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enfilade, Yes, it was a T-bar but a couple of seasons ago was replaced by a very comfy 6-seater chair with heated seats. You would notice many improvements, including the new Bernkogel gondola cable-car station, which replaced the clanky old chair lift only last season. This has made a big difference, taking pressure off the Kohlmais and Schattberg lifts - not that there are normally any queue problems (Saalbach having the highest proportion of fast lifts of any major ski resort in the world).
Next year I understand that they're planning to upgrade to a chair lift the only really annoying, remaining T-bar - the long one on top of the Bernkogel.
You may also be interested to hear that it's just been announced that, after many years of rumour and speculation, a link is to be created between Saalbach and Zell am See - more news of this will no doubt unfold.
After 7-8 years I would think another visit is overdue!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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