Beginners skiing resort?

JIdontknow

Hi all, wondering can I get some advice? A group of lads are looking to go skiing probably mid - late January. Can anyone reccommend cheep and cheerful places with a good Apres Skiing? We are all beginners (some of the group were skiing once before). we are thinking Soll Austria, or Pas De La Casa Andorra? Any reccommendations wheres best to stay there? We are thinking self catering apartment. Any thoughts / opinions / different places you reccommend? thanks in advance.

fannymagee

+1 for Soll!! Cheap & cheerful, lively resort with great aprés. Give me a shout if you'd like more specific info, I'm happy to help :-)

mahoney_j

fannymagee wrote: »

+1 for Soll!! Cheap & cheerful, lively resort with great aprés. Give me a shout if you'd like more specific info, I'm happy to help :-)

Fanny Magee do you work for the soll tourist board or are u originally from that area as you seem to know a hell of a lot about the place!!,heading there on jan 11 for a week might drop u a line closer to the time

mahoney_j

fannymagee wrote: »

+1 for Soll!! Cheap & cheerful, lively resort with great aprés. Give me a shout if you'd like more specific info, I'm happy to help :-)

Fanny Magee do you work for the soll tourist board or are u originally from that area as you seem to know a hell of a lot about the place!!,heading there on jan 11 for a week might drop u a line closer to the time

fannymagee

Haha! Ah don't start!! Yes as I've said already, I spend half my life over there, but (unfortunately!) I don't have any commercial interest in the place.

That said, I came on here a while ago just looking to pass some time until the season starts, and I'm beginning to think I really should find myself a way of making money from my passion for the place!! I really do love it, and don't hink I'll be bored of it any time soon. So if anyone finds themselves over there & stuck for anything, I'm happy to help- besides bail lol ;-)

Yes definitely give me a shout if you're over! The place is snowing up nicely, there's talk of opening the lifts early so that bodes very well for January! I'm heading back next week- can't wait :-)

fannymagee

Hey maybe I'll start up an Ireland/Soll specific tourist board?! I'm already organising a Paddy's Weekend take-over, ya wanna come??! There's a big local charity gig on the slopes on the Saturday, and then Paddy's Day is the Monday, always great craic over there!! Ah g'wan g'wan g'wan!! ;-)

CardinalJ

Livigno is a good place for beginners, I think. Easy enough skiing, cheap and good fun.

trashcan

I love Westendorf. Great for beginners and improvers (which I hope I am now after 5 years.) Everything is handy. Nursery slopes in the heart of the village and easy access to the Skiwelt. Everything about the place is just great for me. (And there's a bar/restaruant called Fein Sinn - I kid you not !!)

hawkwind23

(And there's a bar/restaruant called Fein Sinn - I kid you not !!)

theres a good reason to stay away.
imagine some irish aresholes bringing their politics and shyte to a ski resort

fannymagee

Lol! Yes but in dialekt that would translate as Good Sense or Good Choice- so (hopefully!) doesn't have the political connotations it carries here!! ;-)

hawkwind23

ha ha yeah
thats mad , just looked it up on Google, looks pretty nice too

fannymagee

Yeah if you look close enough you can just about see the copies of An Poblacht behind the counter, hahahaha!! ;-)

hawkwind23

yeah obviously another "money laundering" venture with the added bonus of showing the fresh, new, trendy face of the party.

fannymagee

And Mary-Lou swanning around in her Dirndl ;-)

ahnowbrowncow

Dyatlov Pass has always got good reviews

hawkwind23

sorry for taking this thread a tad off topic !

what about Jasna in Slovakia?
fits the cheap bit , pints and food are cheap but maybe lacking in nightlife.

i like Zakopane , more so for the traditional buildings and nice restaurants and the zloty.
skking is limited for sure but the area more than makes up for it however its is more suited to families etc.

best thing for me is that i can get a weeks skiing for £250 all inclusive

trashcan

hawkwind23 wrote: »

(And there's a bar/restaruant called Fein Sinn - I kid you not !!)

theres a good reason to stay away.
imagine some irish aresholes bringing their politics and shyte to a ski resort

Ah no, there's not even a hint of anything like that. It's totally unrelated to Ireland in any way shape or form (I think we were told it's a Dutch phrase in origin, though I could be wrong.) I just mentioned it as an aside because it always amused me.

fannymagee

It's Tirolean dialekt, means Good Choice ;-)

skiman

Hi.

I've been to Livigno three times. Its fab. Great place for beginners. My teenage son joined the dark side last year and opted for snow boarding after years of skiing. So its back to Livigno this Xmas for him to improve on his skill in a familiar resort. Livigno has some great après ski, fab restaurants, decent shopping etc., and 35 ski runs or so. Free bus around the resort. If you need to take lessons the ski schools are great.

Although, you might be put off by the 5 hour transfer from either Milan Linate or Bergamo Airports. It is possible to come in from the North through a tunnel from Austria (2 hour transfer)., However, you have to be careful. I drove last year and the 5 hour journey became 8.5 hours. Pass got blocked by snow. Thx God for GPS.

I was taught to ski through work by Norwegian Skiers. So, Hafjell in Norway would also be a good place to go. I've been there twice. Fly to Oslo, take a two hour train ride from the Airport to Hafjell. Search for the Birkenbeerin Hotel on the net. Great place to stay.

marvin80

skiman wrote: »

Hi.

I've been to Livigno three times. Its fab. Great place for beginners. My teenage son joined the dark side last year and opted for snow boarding after years of skiing. So its back to Livigno this Xmas for him to improve on his skill in a familiar resort. Livigno has some great après ski, fab restaurants, decent shopping etc., and 35 ski runs or so. Free bus around the resort. If you need to take lessons the ski schools are great.

Although, you might be put off by the 5 hour transfer from either Milan Linate or Bergamo Airports. It is possible to come in from the North through a tunnel from Austria (2 hour transfer)., However, you have to be careful. I drove last year and the 5 hour journey became 8.5 hours. Pass got blocked by snow. Thx God for GPS.

I was taught to ski through work by Norwegian Skiers. So, Hafjell in Norway would also be a good place to go. I've been there twice. Fly to Oslo, take a two hour train ride from the Airport to Hafjell. Search for the Birkenbeerin Hotel on the net. Great place to stay.

Sorry if it's off-topic but regarding Livigno - we're going in a few weeks - does anyone know if you can do a day-trip to St.Moritz from Livigno?
And what's the name of the company that runs them?

sheesh

the nursery slope in westendorf is better than the one in soll as far as i remember it has a chair lift to the top it also large area you could spend your first couple of days there learning just get beginner lessons and you will be fine