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can someone give me some info on niederau.seems popular with a few of you.eg lifts,runs,where to stay,night life etc.cheers dave

goppy wrote:

can someone give me some info on niederau.seems popular with a few of you.eg lifts,runs,where to stay,night life etc.cheers dave 

Bloody hell, another one....

Tony H You'd best avoid Niederau next season - it looks like there could be lift queues

Dave,

Niederau is a small resort set in the Wildschonau valley. Not many runs, but what they have are true skiers runs, not overly difficult, but they need respect. (This is a bit dodgy, one person's easy run is another person's Eiger)

The runs are north facing, and set in the trees, so they hold the snow well.

I expect to ski 80/90 km a day, excluding lift distance, so you can get some good milage in if that is what you like to do.

You can walk to a lift from almost everywhere in the village. And ski back to close to your accomodation at night. (If you are near the road.) Or during the day, if you want to add/shed gear.

The top of the mountain has three or four old alpine mountain places to eat/drink.

In the village there are old farmhouses, stubles(pubs), plus two or three music/dance bars. At the top end of the village is a 500 year old stuble, the Bichlwirt, my local. Most nights, Herbert Thaler plays harp, sometimes Strauss, sometimes the Beatles.

From the top of the mountain there are great views over the Kitzbuhler alps, and towards Westendorf and the Ski-Welt.

The ski school is very highly rated. It is one of the earliest in Austria. There are actually two schools, and I refer to the red school, not the blue. The instructors speak good English.

At the far end of the valley, lies Auffach, 20 min ski bus ride. This is a higher resort, and there are a fair number of runs including a long run down to the village.

Niederau is the kind of place that if you have been twice, they will remember you, sometimes after a single visit.

I have been there more than 150 weeks, so I may be a little biased......... Hope this helps.

Sorry Tony H, Niederau is too low for you.

Niederau.

Summer and winter the village has something to offer.

Later in the season looks like Switzerland.

thanks dave mac for the info.sounds great.kids want to go back to rauris next year.was a good holiday and ski school was brilliant for them.they made it down from top to bottom on last day.this was their first trip,so anywhere with snow is great to them.cheers dave

goppy wrote:

thanks dave mac for the info.sounds great.kids want to go back to rauris next year.was a good holiday and ski school was brilliant for them.they made it down from top to bottom on last day.this was their first trip,so anywhere with snow is great to them.cheers dave  

Oh uh.

Silly hat alert.