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Soll > would it be any good around16th March. Mrs SB and me are "good"intermediates and fancy a change of direction. we have been to Soldeu for the last few years and loved it, but fancy heading off somehwere different. we fancy Soll as there is a big ski area and little or no need for any ski bussing, (which i dont fancy much) we would just like to get up the slope onto a large interlinked mountain of pistes for all day skiing.
dont know why... but i dont fancy France!!
Any views on Soll would be appreciated. Pistes look good and challenging, but would a mid march trip be bad advice as the resort seems quite low when compared to SOldeu (we have skied 2nd week in April there) but looking at teh snow history, there seems no chance of that in SOll, so loking for a mid march break (without kids!!!)
The spas, night skiing and good mountain restaurants are teh things that put Soll in the picture.
any thoughts appreciated...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Went 2 Soll in late march 2 years ago... was great except ... the snow was very slushy and we were really lucky there had been a fresh dump....
Soll is a long way from the actual lift and can mean a ski bus is the best option. Compared to Soldeau it's a very long walk.... But if your happy with this Soll is great.. what hotel you staying in?
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Been to neither, but went to Ellmau (part of Skiwelt same as Soll) and when to Pas de la Casa (same area as Soldeu) in the same year. We enjoyed both areas, but we preferred Skiwelt more.
I think mid March should be fine, I know you can't base everything on one season, but last year we stopped in Soll on our way back from Kitzbuhel on the transfer coach (7th April) - you could ski back down to the bottom lift station even though everything all around was green. They're pretty good at managing the snow. Ski buses in Austria typically work very well too.
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Would expect conditions to be great mid-March, obviously no guarantees though.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I do think my experience was extreme... at 9:30am on the last day the temp was +7c at the top of the hohe salve and nearly everyone was skiing in t shirts. It snowed loads in the first 2 days and the rest of the week was sunny but getting hotter as the week went on... all the snow in the dump earlier in the week was gone and the snow at the bottom was pure slush by noon. Even at night it wasn't that cold..
I don't remember the mountain restaurants being bad... I also don't remember them being mindblowing either..
A bit off topic but, For me the best mountain restaurant was in Italy.. (Sauze D'oulx - somewhere down Blue Run 30,53 or red run 33 IIRC). you could see them making the pasta from scratch fresh, not too expensive either, it is my yardstick for all mountains restaurants.. in fact I think Sauze (And Vialattea) has the best selection of Restaurants and cafes on the mountains IMHO compared with other resorts I've been to.
Didn't actually do night skiing or spa in soll so can't comment on them.
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SportBilly, I live just up the road from Söll and have skied there in every month it is open for skiing since I moved into the area 20 years ago. As clarky999 says, there are no guarantees but there is a strong chance of it being excellent as March is tradionally a month where we get plenty of late snow storms. The Austrians rely on the skiing tourist trade for the bulk of their annual income and have excellent piste maintenance skills - if the resort is still open, even in the warmest of weather they will do their level best to maintain a viable skiing area. I am fully expecting to be able to take an afternoon off work and have a few slides in March.
impingu1984, lost quite a lot of street cred with your evaluations there! How do you rate Bulgaria just as a matter of interest?
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Samerberg Sue, well if you'll have me back ski welt is a possible for 2014.. however if the price is right I think 2014 will be Saalbach.
Wanted to go to Saalbach for years it's just never been the right deal at the time of booking.
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Been to Soll twice in middle of March and snow wasnt great tbh. Still had a great time though. Mountain restaurants were well priced mixture of self-service and served. All good. Extensive skiing too if you can follow the piste map.
The lower beginner areas were pretty bare and the home run to Soll was a bit of nightmare between conditions and countless muppets.
I would always recommend ski storage at Erdinger Sport at the main lift. Last time we had about a mile walk to the lifts and would prefer it anytime to wait and the squeeze onto the ski bus.
Wouldnt hesitate to recommend it, just expect spring conditions.
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SportBilly, I haven't stayed in Soll, but my first trip to the Skiwelt was late March (flew out on 21st I think) staying in Going, and the snow was fantastic that year.
That was the first time I met and skied with Samerberg Sue, in fact.
There was over 50cm at the base, well over 1m of snow at the top, and fresh too. It did get a little slushy at the bottom towards the end of the day, but you usually only ski to the bottom when you are finishing for the day in the Ski Welt generally.
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Hi SportBilly,
I went to Soll from 16-23 March last year, and the night skiing finished the first night we arrived. The 16 March this year is also the date when the ski pass reduces to off peak price, so you should check the status of the night skiing if you are dead keen on it. as it may be finished for the season. We weren't bothered.
I'm looking to book to Soll for this year again, going on March 16!
I thought the restaurants were pretty good, relatively good value, sunny terraces, traditional music, tasty filling food etc.
On the same week last year they had loads of snow, although it was getting soft (but not slushy) by the afternoon, and on south facing slopes by mid morning.
However, there are slopes facing North, South, East and West, and if you do the lower and south facing ones in the morning, and higher and north in the afternoon the snow was really quite good all day.
They have not got as much snow as last year yet but it is still looking like a reasonable season so far compared with the snow history for the Skiwelt for last 4/5 years, so I expect snow should be fine.
I do fancy France myself, but costing it up at the moment, it'll end up at least 50% dearer than Soll for a couple.
I'm just a beginner but Skiwelt kept me grinning like a village idiot all week last year
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I've been to Soell 9 or so times, mostly in early March and the snow's generally been pretty good, often with some big dumps. Temperatures can get warm enough to make the runs a little slushy in the afternoon, but even in the worst of years we've always been able to get a full day's skiing in. Lots of good restaurants around the SkiWelt -- you can always find somewhere good to eat!
Back off to Soell on Saturday - can't wait!
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks all for your advice, very helpful. We have now booked to go on the 2nd March to Hotel Tyrol in Soll. cant wait. on countdown already!!
Will try SKi lockers at Erdinger at the main lift... thanks Eithnem as the walk back might be better than cramming onto a ski bus.
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