saalbach

Hi all going to saalbach end of feb just wondered if anyone else has been would be gratefull for any tips ie best ski runs best bars & restaurants anything really.
Thanks.

Fab place. Skiied there only for 2 days as was visitng from Zell. You don't need names of places though. ALL runs are excellent and there are just loads of restaurants about, which is why i liked it so much - loadsa Gluwein!! Enjoy............ By the way the Apres Ski bar at the bottom of the hill at the end of the day (you can't miss it) is an experience and fantastic.

The Panaramalm up the mountain does a great pork, gravy, dumpling and sauerkraut dish.

The girlfriend wants to go back just for that!

Nice spot too.

Most of the stretch of the valley from Saalbach to Hinteglemm is full of bars, hotels and restaurants, with the occasional field you are able to ski back to your hotel to (a bit like the Las Vegas strip really!) A lot of the lads at our hotel frequented Bobby's Bar in Saalbach (not sure if the owner is called Bobby or because it is opposite the Police Station). Hard to suggest the best, as a lot depends on what you want but Saalbach is definitely the party end! The night skiing/boarding is also good fun to watch - although it seemed you had to meet the following criteria - be 17, of Dutch origin and be out of your head - because it didn't hurt when you crashed!! There was a good but crowded bar at the bottom of the slopes. Definitely lots going on if you want it, but you can also have a nice evening in your hotel too (ours the Hotel Austria had a good bar in the basement).

The runs are both sides of the valley in S-H, so you can ski as much as you want and to some degree the blues and red seem to merge with each other sometimes, which was great for us as hubby is a far more competent skier than me, so we were both happy and could easily meet up for a drink or lunch.

Wouldn't rave about the Intersport ski hire shop in Saalbach, had a lot of probs with boots and the fitter had a tough s**t attitude, so had to get the rep involved. However it is always a lottery who you get!

Have fun, I would be happy to go back!

Forgot to say, we were there when it was Fasching (Shrove Tuesday) and the whole of the slopes were mental with everyone in fancy dress - 5 lads from our hotel were boarding as a bear, tiger, gorilla, chicken and something else, and they were hilarious, but I shared several chairs with a Bart Simpson, bees, assorted vikings, waiters and men dressed as Austrian ladies with plaits and dirndls - hilarious fun watching the slopes to see who was coming down. I understand it is Feb 24th this year, so if you are there then, please go prepared as no-one told us. Unless you have no desire to join in of course!

Also something else I forgot, certainly on one of the runs there is a 6 man HEATED chair lift, which slows down to let you get on and off - and is the most civilised piece of kit ever (see my post about On the Piste and you will see that Kevin's class could have done with it!)

There was a heated 6 man chair in St Anton which was fantastic on one particularly cold morning.

A mate of mine has just got back from Saalbach and told me all about the Goat bar and the Witches bar. Sounds like a cool place.

Tony - For reference, and at the risk of being called pedantic,The Goasstall and the Hexenhaus are at the Hinterglemm end of the valley. Brilliant fun!!!

dgou - A group of my friends had a 'grand' afternoon in Bobby's Bar recently. What they meant was that their drinks bill was 1000Euros!!!! :shock:

And it wasnt that expensive, they just know how to party!!!!!!!! :D

In fact thats them in my avatar - ski-ing in Emu costumes!!!

So much for the credit crunch