 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello everyone,
I'll be spending a week this December in the Salzkammergut region of Austria, and I'll probably spend 3 or 4 of those days skiing. My level is beginner/lower-intermediate and I enjoy mostly long&scenic blue slopes, with some occasional reds.
I was wondering whether people who know the region can give me a recommendation as to where it'd be best to spend the little time I'll have. I enjoy the skiing but for me admiring the mountains (and lakes, if any) is the best part.
From what I can see, the Dachstein resort has the greatest number of km of pistes, but only few of them are blue.
Also, as I'll be on a relatively tight budget; can I save money by buying a pass just for one resort, or are passes good for all resorts in the region anyway?
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You'll have no problem finding scenic, it's a gorgeous part of the world. Can't comment on the easy, I've only skied for one day in the area, and it was on a small but ungroomed ski area.
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Welcome to snowHeads!
I haven't skied in the Salzkammergut but, from driving through the area in summer, I suspect that the Postalm would offer what you are looking for. Maybe someone else can comment further. What suits best would also depend possibly on exactly where you are based. There are also small resorts around Salzburg or over towards Berchtesgaden.
With regard to lift tickets, that too probably depends on what you decide to do - whether you ski just in one place or move around. The Salzburg Super Ski Card (available from 3 days) would cover everywhere in the region and could be worthwhile if you are skiing a different place each day. But it would work out more expensive than a ticket for just one area, I expect.
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Thanks very much for your replies!
It looks like the blue Zwölferhorn pistes (which have the gorgeous lake view) are only 1km in length, and that it's mainly the "lake-less" Dachstein ones (such as Schladming-Dachstein) which offer the greatest variety.
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longtalker, When I was there (couple of years ago) they had a policy of not grooming, so may or may not be suitable for you. Saying that, at that time everything was graded as ski routes (so they could get away without grooming) rather than pistes, so maybe it's changed.
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