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What is most important to you when picking a Ski Resort ?
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22-01-2014 10:23am#1
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When you say altitude, what are the reasons for this ?
Higher so colder = better ski conditions ?
Longer slopes ?
or something else.
Snow sure! Basically any new resort being built currently will have the majority of its skiing above 1,500 meters to ensure good snow. Any resort with skiing predominantly below that mark is a gamble.
Just look at this season the freeze line in the alps has been 1,500 meters for nearly all of January below this temps were on double digits!!!!!
Also makes for longer runs so if the top lift is 3,000 meters and the village is 1,00 or 1,500 you have long runs to ski, place I am based is a good example in Jan the sking from 3,000meters to 1,400 mid station was lovely but below that it was terrible in a low altitude resort you would only have soft spring conditions So far this season
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Seems "ski in ski out" is a big selling point for people.
Does that mean literally ski to the door of the hotel, or that you can ski back to the village and walk maybe 100 or 200 metres to your accommodation ? (genuine question)
I've only been once before, to Westendorf, and have to say I found having the hotel 50m from the slopes was fantastic. But, of late, I've been wondering if a resort where there's a short bus trip to the lifts would be a turn off for me, I dunno TBH.
Also, with regard to snow sure / snow reliability, (my only reference is last year when there was feet of snow in the village), I have this idea that if the pistes are ribbons of snow meandering through a green setting, its would somehow take away from the holiday. Am I wrong ? I know you don't ski in the setting, but how important is the whole "winter wonderland" setting for people ?
Injury has unfortunately ruled out skiing this season for me, and I'm already semi-planning or improving my knowledge for next year. Likely to be Ski Welt & Westendorf again, despite the poor snow so far this year - I'm taking the view that they can't have 2 bad years in a row !! Yes, yes I know its too early to say bad year (a week ago it wouldn't have been).
Apologies if that's ever so slightly off thread.0 -
Seems "ski in ski out" is a big selling point for people.
Does that mean literally ski to the door of the hotel, or that you can ski back to the village and walk maybe 100 or 200 metres to your accommodation ? (genuine question)
I've only been once before, to Westendorf, and have to say I found having the hotel 50m from the slopes was fantastic. But, of late, I've been wondering if a resort where there's a short bus trip to the lifts would be a turn off for me, I dunno TBH.
Also, with regard to snow sure / snow reliability, (my only reference is last year when there was feet of snow in the village), I have this idea that if the pistes are ribbons of snow meandering through a green setting, its would somehow take away from the holiday. Am I wrong ? I know you don't ski in the setting, but how important is the whole "winter wonderland" setting for people ?
Injury has unfortunately ruled out skiing this season for me, and I'm already semi-planning or improving my knowledge for next year. Likely to be Ski Welt & Westendorf again, despite the poor snow so far this year - I'm taking the view that they can't have 2 bad years in a row !! Yes, yes I know its too early to say bad year (a week ago it wouldn't have been).
Apologies if that's ever so slightly off thread.
Ski in Ski out generally means ski from/to the door, or v close to it. I've done it once. It's great, but as long as I don't have to lug skis around I don't really care. As long as I can leave my skis near or at a lift I don't really care. Anything within a 5-7 mins walk form the lift is fine with me.0 -
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Seems "ski in ski out" is a big selling point for people.
Does that mean literally ski to the door of the hotel, or that you can ski back to the village and walk maybe 100 or 200 metres to your accommodation ? (genuine question)
I've only been once before, to Westendorf, and have to say I found having the hotel 50m from the slopes was fantastic. But, of late, I've been wondering if a resort where there's a short bus trip to the lifts would be a turn off for me, I dunno TBH.
Also, with regard to snow sure / snow reliability, (my only reference is last year when there was feet of snow in the village), I have this idea that if the pistes are ribbons of snow meandering through a green setting, its would somehow take away from the holiday. Am I wrong ? I know you don't ski in the setting, but how important is the whole "winter wonderland" setting for people ?
Injury has unfortunately ruled out skiing this season for me, and I'm already semi-planning or improving my knowledge for next year. Likely to be Ski Welt & Westendorf again, despite the poor snow so far this year - I'm taking the view that they can't have 2 bad years in a row !! Yes, yes I know its too early to say bad year (a week ago it wouldn't have been).
Apologies if that's ever so slightly off thread.
Ski in / ski out usually means you can ski right back to the door or to the main street of the resort, usually means to get up the mountain in the mornings there are gondalas and also chair lift.... its must for me really.
Here are some of the reasons I prefer it..
1. Less queuing for one main gondola, there usually a number of option up... i hate the squashing inline, serious pushing and brutality at some Gondolas.. plus people standing right up to my face , breathing on me , stinking of garlic or something inside the Gondola (usually when Im hungover) isnt a runner.
2. ski back to hotel / town after some apres ski (this happens in St Anton/ Saalbach / Lech / Iscghl (although long ski route back to town)) - its great fun, this is from experience I have had
3. No "last gondola" time limit when you have to be off the mountain
4. usually these resorts do night skiing on some runs
5. Apres ski at the botttom of these runs back into town is uaually a great buzz, as theres very little gap between stopping skiing and having a drink... most people still in the ski buzz mode.
6. I dont stay a bus ride away from the resort, in the resorts above you stay in the main town and still ski right back to your hotel door / main street, in most resorts you can do both as the ski run breaks up into little runs to the hotels..
Ive been to non ski in / ski out Mayerhofen, Arinsal, Kitzbhuel etc, but now I will only go to ski in ski out its takes alot of the "hassle" factor out of skiing.
IME many of the towns dont have snow in the villages, maybe a sprinkle etc but not massive amounts, Im not too bothered as long as the skiing is good
in some ways i perfer it, stops my non skiing clothes form getting flithy etc
Im off to Saalbach in 3 weeks for 10 days , cant bloody wait, next year going back to St anton and Lech (was thinkinh of breaking it up, 3 nights in Lech, 7/8 in St anton, we do it all seperatly fly to Zurich / Muncih rent an apartment - works out a good bit cheaper too, even in expensive resorts....... decisions.... decisions).
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1. Ski in/ski outSeems "ski in ski out" is a big selling point for people.
Does that mean literally ski to the door of the hotel, or that you can ski back to the village and walk maybe 100 or 200 metres to your accommodation ? (genuine question)
Literally that - 6 man chair lift right outside the hotel, and ski to within 10 m of the ski room. I hate walking around in the boots, and as for carrying my skis
2. Snow sure
3. Proximity to airport - under an hour is perfect. Did Andorra once - 4 hours, never again.
4. Language - I speak German, so Austria/Switzerland would be my preference0 -
Ski in / ski out usually means you can ski right back to the door or to the main street of the resort, usually means to get up the mountain in the mornings there are gondalas and also chair lift.... its must for me really.
Here are some of the reasons I prefer it..
1. Less queuing for one main gondola, there usually a number of option up... i hate the squashing inline, serious pushing and brutality at some Gondolas.. plus people standing right up to my face , breathing on me , stinking of garlic or something inside the Gondola (usually when Im hungover) isnt a runner.
2. ski back to hotel / town after some apres ski (this happens in St Anton/ Saalbach / Lech / Iscghl (although long ski route back to town)) - its great fun, this is from experience I have had
3. No "last gondola" time limit when you have to be off the mountain
4. usually these resorts do night skiing on some runs
5. Apres ski at the botttom of these runs back into town is uaually a great buzz, as theres very little gap between stopping skiing and having a drink... most people still in the ski buzz mode.
6. I dont stay a bus ride away from the resort, in the resorts above you stay in the main town and still ski right back to your hotel door / main street, in most resorts you can do both as the ski run breaks up into little runs to the hotels..
Ive been to non ski in / ski out Mayerhofen, Arinsal, Kitzbhuel etc, but now I will only go to ski in ski out its takes alot of the "hassle" factor out of skiing.
IME many of the towns dont have snow in the villages, maybe a sprinkle etc but not massive amounts, Im not too bothered as long as the skiing is good in some ways i perfer it, stops my non skiing clothes form getting flithy etc
Im off to Saalbach in 3 weeks for 10 days , cant bloody wait, next year going back to St anton and Lech (was thinkinh of breaking it up, 3 nights in Lech, 7/8 in St anton, we do it all seperatly fly to Zurich / Muncih rent an apartment - works out a good bit cheaper too, even in expensive resorts....... decisions.... decisions).
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Ive been to non ski in / ski out Mayerhofen, Arinsal, Kitzbhuel etc,
That's it exactly, I was considering places like these, but in the back of my mind was wondering whether it was a PITA to be getting a bus or queuing for a gondola each morning - also wondering was I being too precious about the whole convenience thing ! Glad I wasn't 0 -
That's it exactly, I was considering places like these, but in the back of my mind was wondering whether it was a PITA to be getting a bus or queuing for a gondola each morning - also wondering was I being too precious about the whole convenience thing ! Glad I wasn't
Ok TBH dont bother with Arinsal (we hated it) once youve been to Austria theres no going back...
the queues in Mayerhofen and Kitzbuhel were a nightmare one way up and down!! even the thought of getting ski bus each morning sends shivers down my spine...
I get up, get kitted up, usually on the piste within 5/10 mins.... ahh the bliss...
Precious??? Nahh just being pcikey, like you skiing while very enjoable can be hard work and a "mission" at times... so by going ski in / ski out it take some of the "pain" out of it!!
Now if they could just invent a REALLY comfortable boot we'd be grand 0 -
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