Skiing Christmas 2010

fergywergy

Looking to go awawith about 6/7 lads on a ski holiday around christmas.
Looking for suggestions for places to go not just for good ski but for a bit of craic too.I ve heard Val Thorens is good but maybe a bit expensive for 21 yr students like myself.

All suggestions welcome thanks.

Overflow

As ive said before, I would have to recommend Saalbach in Austria.

Cheap flights with ryanair to Salzburg.
Less than 2 hour transfer from airport.
Great nightlife/apres-ski.
Top class slopes & a huge skiing area.

There is a ton of other resorts in Austria, im sure the people on here can recommend a few. Ive personally been to Saalbach several times and i love the place.

I think in general Austria is cheaper than France.

Fattes

Austria, Austria, Austria

Mayrhofen, Soll, St Johan, Lermoss, Flachu all tend to be very cheap,

Also in Italy Livignio is good value but long transfer and Soux Deaux is pretty good to.

France is going to be expensive for everything and anything its just the way it is.

ducie

Overflow wrote: »

As ive said before, I would have to recommend Saalbach in Austria.

Cheap flights with ryanair to Salzburg.
Less than 2 hour transfer from airport.
Great nightlife/apres-ski.
Top class slopes & a huge skiing area.

There is a ton of other resorts in Austria, im sure the people on here can recommend a few. Ive personally been to Saalbach several times and i love the place.

I think in general Austria is cheaper than France.

what is the best way to book this?

Overflow

Well book the flights with Ryanair.

Order a taxi/bus from the Saalbach website. It picks you up from the airport and brings you to where ever you are staying.

http://www.holiday-shuttle.at/english/index_e.htm

Then i would usually look at the list of accommodation on the Saalbach website and start firing off emails to check availability. We usually go for an apartment near the town center.

http://www.saalbach.com/en/summer/accommodation/list-of-accommodations.html

Everything i centrally located around the town in Saalbach, Gondolas, chairlifts and it has loads of shops, pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, that is what i love about the place.

There are also really nice restaurants and pubs all over the mountains, so you can start your apres-ski up on the slopes if you want.

solidwork

Hi we are going skiing at christmas and have flights booked in to memminghen airport, it seems to me that there is a number of resorts with in a 2 to a 2 and a half hour radius. Which resort would people recommend and whats the best transfer time and cost. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Fattes

Try Mayrhofen,

Easy 2 hour drive over 600km of piste covered on the pass a glacier and banging night life.

Saalbach is close but will be a little more pricey

St Anton is close EPIC

Lech and Zurs expensive but amazing

and a million and one small ski areas in between Just point the car in the direction of Austria and you will hit something:D

Oh and Ryanair allow 20kg in a ski bag does not matter what is in there once it is 20kg or under

solidwork

Thats gr8 thank you. there is a gang of 25 year olds going so we would be looking for a good night life. We wont be hiring a car so will have to look at transfers for those resorts. thanks again