Children 4,6 & 7 which resort Austria

Hi guys I'm looking to take the family skiing for the very 1st time and would love some advise on where to go, i've been skiing in Austria twice and loved it, good ski schools would be high on the agenda and would like some red runs for myself

Thanks :wink:

Filzmoos.

Whip across a couple of borders and try LGB in France my daughter learnt to ski there good varied terrain and mostly excellent tuition. :thumbup:

I took my lot to Niederau on our first 'family ski holiday'. Wife and two kids (11 & 7) were all absolute beginners. It's a great little resort with a fantastic ski school (the Reds, not the Blues!) and the slopes are perfect for first timers and timid skiiers.

For you, there isn't a lot really. I spent most of my day skiing the few reds and odd black in Niederau and then hopping over to Auffach (5 mins on free bus) to do the more challenging runs over there. However, the whole point of the trip was that I skiied with the family also and in this respect, Niederau ticked all the boxes for me.

Now that the family have been twice since, would be go back there again? Probably not but perhaps the wife and I will go back when we hit our 60's.

Agree with Tino on Filzmoos. In respect that you can ski right into the village. No ski bus. Really important if you have 3 young uns and 4 pairs of skis/sticks.
Agree with Coop re Niederau, close to the slopes and one of the top Austrian ski schools. Disgree with Coop that the runs at Auffach are the that challenging when c/w Niederau ~ good fun though. When you were in Niederau, did you not ski the Gseng? (This is the run you see under the 4 man chair. Alternatively, the Stock? This is the bottom section, under the main gondela. Drop over the edge when instead of cutting right through the trees on run 19.

thanks for all your replies, Filzmoos looks very good, like the fun aspect for the children apart from the skiing,coop have to agree that carring 4 set of skis would be a challenge so skiing right down appeals, some food for thought
cheers
Will

coop can i ask whats the blue runs are like in niederau as my partner is quite nervous and not that confident ??

thanks for the response as well very helpful

Dave - don't get me wrong but I preferred the skiing over in Auffach. Better snow and some nice off piste.

Will - the blues are very easy and a couple of the reds would be blues in most other resorts. Trust me when I say this, that Niederau is, without a doubt, a perfect resort for small children and nervous skiiers. The ski schools will bend over backwards to accommodate even the most timid skiier (I should know, my wife is one) and they go out of their way to ensure that their students enjoy themselves.

Dave Mac is the resident Niederau expert. He knows just about everything about the place.

Oh, and Tony H is also another Niederau fan-boy.