Where to go end-March

very true, maybe if i had family i would travel a bit more inner country away from in resort type thing at the mo i am finding my feet and travelling again so till i get my nerve back i applaude you in a good way. one plus point i do try and pick little villages, apart from N of course lol Hopfgarten was gorgeous and unspoilt the only voices i heard there were australian. couple of years i will take the plunge and drive myself somewhere more remote

Tony_H wrote:Indeed, Ian. But I still find it odd that Austria never appealed, as its a spectacular country, along with Switzerland. I have always found France in comparison to apopear dull and miserable.
Each to his own though.
Hearing English voices doesnt bother me, I dont go anywhere to eat fish and chips or drink Kestrel.

Can you still get Kestrel lager

I honestly dont know, but there are plenty of places abroad still serving Skol.... Oh dear.

Ian Wickham wrote:

I just prefer to spend my holidays experiencing the local Culture

Me too. However, I don't think many places set up for a particular country, although, individual estabishments may do so. Main nationalities in Niederau this year were, in order, German/Austrian, British, Dutch, Irish then French, Belgian, Rumanian, Italian, Australian, et al.

Eight times out of ten, I elect to stay in accomodation that does not speak English. This forces me to speak German, thereby making year on year improvements. (I think!) I have never had German lessons, I just learned by staying with locals. I consider it to be one of the many bi-products of a ski holiday.

Mary Hofen, isn't that below sea level? It is certainly 200 metres lower than Niederau, where you can ski back to the village.

More seriously, N. closes on 29 March, not because of lack of snow, but because that is what the TOs and lift company elect to do. However, Auffach is open for a further two weeks. There is a fair amount of skiing there, and technically, it is much easier than Niederau.

Dave Mac wrote:[
Mary Hofen, isn't that below sea level? It is certainly 200 metres lower than Niederau, where you can ski back to the village.

More seriously, N. closes on 29 March, not because of lack of snow, but because that is what the TOs and lift company elect to do. However, Auffach is open for a further two weeks. There is a fair amount of skiing there, and technically, it is much easier than Niederau.

In our search for somewhere to go 28th Mar, it would be nice to stay somewhere where the resort still looks a bit wintery, as well as the slopes.
Also- if we could find somewhere we could ski back, it would make life so much easier with kids.

Obergurgl it is then.

Dave Mac wrote:

Mary Hofen, isn't that below sea level? It is certainly 200 metres lower than Niederau, where you can ski back to the village.

Isnt it time you went for yourself David? You can surely only be able to make constructive points having been somewhere yourself?

Tony-H wrote:

Isnt it time you went for yourself David? You can surely only be able to make constructive points having been somewhere yourself?

Tony, I worked in Mayrhofen in nineteen seventy plonk, as a bootfitter. Clip boots were just coming into mainstream, and there were still some double lace-ups!

Anyway, you restarted it. After your report from Niederau, you declared the N-M war to be over. Since then you have sniped at it frequently, and I have held my tongue, in the spirit of peace. So, allow me the odd bit of fun.