Where are people thinking of this year?

a148pro · 01-10-2015 12:33pm

lbj666 wrote: »

Am i right in saying there was a direct train from geneva to cham and it be up again soon . Was this throught the airport?

Dont think so. There is certainly a train station there but I think it took a while to get there by train from Geneva and required changes. Think an airport transfer can be gotten for as little as 25 - 35 euro each way though, very busy route. Can be done in about an hour too.

mollybird · 02-10-2015 7:22pm

we heading to meribel in france. first time going snowboarding and no idea what to expect when we get there. seriously looking forward to it

Timmaay · 02-10-2015 9:43pm

mollybird wrote: »

we heading to meribel in france. first time going snowboarding and no idea what to expect when we get there. seriously looking forward to it

going to do a day or so boarding next trip if I can also, will have the impact shorts and anti inflammatories packed defo!

cormee · 03-10-2015 12:02pm

mollybird wrote: »

we heading to meribel in france. first time going snowboarding and no idea what to expect when we get there. seriously looking forward to it

Meribel is lovely, it's below the treeline so it's very scenic, the slopes are well groomed, it's an all round nice spot, you'll enjoy it.

Timmaay · 04-10-2015 7:55am

Chamonix with the ucpa booked 2nd of Jan, woohoo, can't wait!

a148pro · 04-10-2015 10:49am

cormee wrote: »

Meribel is lovely, it's below the treeline so it's very scenic, the slopes are well groomed, it's an all round nice spot, you'll enjoy it.

Best piste skiing in the world in the 3v s imo. Total crack cocaine hard lining skiing. Give me more. MORE I TELL YOU MORE! And they do!

cormee · 05-10-2015 2:34pm

a148pro wrote: »

Best piste skiing in the world in the 3v s imo. Total crack cocaine hard lining skiing. Give me more. MORE I TELL YOU MORE! And they do!

Yep, and I'll be there in 109 days

barry181091 · 06-10-2015 1:12pm

lbj666 wrote: »

Never been but , looking at the prices its what you'd normally get there for a week in avoriaz in march but the festival is thrown in for free. No doubt the doubt they make that money back behind the bar Expect the apartments to be pokey though.

That party in Aquariaz does sound cool .

This looks really good actually. As long as you do it the Irish way and be well ''stocked'' going over

Can't really find reviews for the place though

Edit: Found out a bit more. Festival has only been running for 5 years although they expect 4000 people this year (Resort can take up to 8000). This Avoriaz resort looks really good too.

Tommy Crowne · 13-10-2015 1:13pm

Well, that's Flaine booked for late January. Never been before but looks pretty sweet.
The countdown begins.

Timmaay · 13-10-2015 4:55pm

Just been annoying myself looking at skyscanner, Still loads of either very early or late season seats with Swissair return to Geneva for as low as 67euros. Could sneak in a very very cheap long ski weekend (or well 5days), the UCPA do a nice few early and late season packages to the higher up resorts like Val Thorens/VDI. Likes of 500e all in would easily cover it. Probably cheaper than a long weekend in some European city which I was thinking off initially!

xchancellor · 13-10-2015 5:20pm

I was looking myself at the late season flights. Seems the ones I took in April from Belfast (11/04-18/04) won't be available next year. Looked at Dublin dep 09/06 returning 16/04, but the problem is the return flight is early on Saturday dep Geneva at 10.40, which is too for the UCPA transfer from Val Thorens (which I think advises flights no earlier than 11.30 or similar). Hope it doesn't come to indirect flights, albeit the flights could appear from Belfast yet.

Too early to be stressing about April maybe

Timmaay · 13-10-2015 10:27pm

xchancellor wrote: »

I was looking myself at the late season flights. Seems the ones I took in April from Belfast (11/04-18/04) won't be available next year. Looked at Dublin dep 09/06 returning 16/04, but the problem is the return flight is early on Saturday dep Geneva at 10.40, which is too for the UCPA transfer from Val Thorens (which I think advises flights no earlier than 11.30 or similar). Hope it doesn't come to indirect flights, albeit the flights could appear from Belfast yet.

Too early to be stressing about April maybe

If there are afew of ya defo hire a car, Bens Bus is the worst transfer in the world ha.

DoraDelite · 14-10-2015 10:47am

Timmaay wrote: »

Just been annoying myself looking at skyscanner, Still loads of either very early or late season seats with Swissair return to Geneva for as low as 67euros. Could sneak in a very very cheap long ski weekend (or well 5days), the UCPA do a nice few early and late season packages to the higher up resorts like Val Thorens/VDI. Likes of 500e all in would easily cover it. Probably cheaper than a long weekend in some European city which I was thinking off initially!

Do it...you know it makes sense

a148pro · 14-10-2015 10:09pm

cormee wrote: »

Yep, and I'll be there in 109 days

Cormee I've no doubt you've a calendar up on the walls scratching the days off, and you still start each one by whipping open the curtains to see if by some chance its snowed here in the meantime:pac:

cormee · 15-10-2015 10:38am

a148pro wrote: »

Cormee I've no doubt you've a calendar up on the walls scratching the days off, and you still start each one by whipping open the curtains to see if by some chance its snowed here in the meantime:pac:

It's all high-tech nowadays a148pro!

maddness · 15-10-2015 12:20pm

That's cool, what app is it?

cormee · 15-10-2015 2:13pm

maddness wrote: »

That's cool, what app is it?

Just three different widgets I use on the same screen. One is a countdown, one a weather, and the other is a webcam widget.

Only available on Android though!

stevire · 15-10-2015 3:50pm

First trip booked, second still in talks. Saalbach maybe... Anyone been?

DIY is working out quite well this year, cheap flights and AirBnB has exploded in the alps this year. I've never seen as many properties there and I've been looking every year. At this rate a third trip could be affordable, not sure I can afford the time off work though!

Timmaay · 15-10-2015 4:39pm

stevire wrote: »

First trip booked, second still in talks. Saalbach maybe... Anyone been?

DIY is working out quite well this year, cheap flights and AirBnB has exploded in the alps this year. I've never seen as many properties there and I've been looking every year. At this rate a third trip could be affordable, not sure I can afford the time off work though!

How muchy is an all in trip usually for ya? You got much of a group?

stevire · 16-10-2015 9:38am

Timmaay wrote: »

How muchy is an all in trip usually for ya? You got much of a group?

Currently working out around the 700e mark for Flights (exc. baggage), Transfers, 4-bed Apartment and Ski Pass in Saalbach. The apartment looks great, we have a group of about 13 interested so far with more considering. Hopefully book something this weekend and the rest will follow!

AlternateID · 20-10-2015 10:46pm

Just booked the second trip for next year. 2 weeks in Mayrhofen March/April but I'll actually be up at tux all the time. I like the town but have never been impressed with the slopes there. Also happens to be a big birthday for me during that trip so lots of Jager.

Haven't booked the first trip yet. Need to decide where to go end of Jan/start of Feb.

lbj666 · 21-10-2015 10:23am

AlternateID wrote: »

Just booked the second trip for next year. 2 weeks in Mayrhofen March/April but I'll actually be up at tux all the time. I like the town but have never been impressed with the slopes there. Also happens to be a big birthday for me during that trip so lots of Jager.

Haven't booked the first trip yet. Need to decide where to go end of Jan/start of Feb.

You talking just about the slopes by tux /hintertux or the zittertal area in general.

Thinking about going to mayrhofen this year.

AlternateID · 21-10-2015 10:53am

lbj666 wrote: »

You talking just about the slopes by tux /hintertux or the zittertal area in general.

Thinking about going to mayrhofen this year.

I enjoy the slopes at Hintertux very much. 4 weeks there this year (2015) and 2 last year I think. In Mayrhofen I just don't enoy the slopes. Many many many other people do. In Hintertux the slopes a wide and long if you are into piste bashed runs but I can go way off piste there.

Anytime I've gone up the mountain in Mayrhofen I've cut across to Rastkogel.

If you're into the park you have the choice of Maryhofen, Hintertux and there's another down the road at Zell am Ziller. I liked the runs there too.

There's different ski passes that cover the areas. Usually I get one that covers the valley but I don't think Zell am Ziller is included. This year I had a snowcard which gave me access to all of Tirol for the season.

stevire · 21-10-2015 3:02pm

Going to Mayrhofen for the second trip at end of Feb. Penkenbahn was replaced too which will hopefully improve queues, particularly for getting back down. Wonder if they will have a promo for the new lift?

Will spend more time at the Tux this time around too, only spent a day there on the last trip and it was great.

Is the early bird for SnowCard over? When and how much is it?

hullabulloo · 24-10-2015 1:32pm

Hi All,

Booking a group trip for 6 usually go with directski or crystal but doing diy for the first time. Quick question, can st. anton lift passes be bought online anywhere? Would be a pain to have to queue at the lift pass office on the first day of boarding!

AlternateID · 25-10-2015 10:24am

hullabulloo wrote: »

Hi All,

Booking a group trip for 6 usually go with directski or crystal but doing diy for the first time. Quick question, can st. anton lift passes be bought online anywhere? Would be a pain to have to queue at the lift pass office on the first day of boarding!

If bought online you'd still have to collect no?

hullabulloo · 25-10-2015 6:16pm

You would (unless they'd post them) but it might get you ahead if there was a queue on the Sunday morning at the lift pass office. With the travel companies they have them for you on the Sat evening when you get there.

trashcan · 26-10-2015 8:43pm

Just booked Westendorf (as usual) February 20th all systems go ! Snow on the Talkaser already. Yee ha.

cormee · 27-10-2015 10:32am

A lot of the resorts in the USA seem to have opened already. The American snowboarding Twitter accounts are depressing me - people buying their season tickets and heading for their first weekend on the slopes in October.

a148pro · 29-10-2015 10:52pm

AlternateID wrote: »

I enjoy the slopes at Hintertux very much. 4 weeks there this year (2015) and 2 last year I think. In Mayrhofen I just don't enoy the slopes. Many many many other people do. In Hintertux the slopes a wide and long if you are into piste bashed runs but I can go way off piste there.

Anytime I've gone up the mountain in Mayrhofen I've cut across to Rastkogel.

If you're into the park you have the choice of Maryhofen, Hintertux and there's another down the road at Zell am Ziller. I liked the runs there too.

There's different ski passes that cover the areas. Usually I get one that covers the valley but I don't think Zell am Ziller is included. This year I had a snowcard which gave me access to all of Tirol for the season.

I liked the slopes at Mayr, nice and steep, didn't get the impression there was a huge amount of off piste though but was only there for one day. never made it to tux or zillertal arena, kaltenbach and hochfugen worth a day or two though and reasonable off piste in the latter (and great on slope food by Austrian standards).

Where are people thinking of this year?

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