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Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?

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Started by AlistairS in Austria - 19 Replies

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Tony_H
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Oct-2013

If you want to head out at 8-9am then expect the buses to be packed, thats standard skiing anywhere!!
I found the best thing to do from st anton is ski an hour or 2 first thing, and end up down at Alpe Rauz/Stuben where you can take the bys round to Zurs/Lech/Sonnenkopf mid morning with hardly anyone on the buses.
People complain about busy lifts, buses, restaurants.....go at peak times and what do you expect ????

Personally, I'd spend more time over at Zurs etc from St Anton if there were a good lift link, but I think a lot of people may feel the same, and the slopes at St Anton are absolutely much busier than they are round the corner, and as a result this could result in these becoming busier.

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Ian Wickham
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

Tony_H wrote:If you want to head out at 8-9am then expect the buses to be packed, thats standard skiing anywhere!!
I found the best thing to do from st anton is ski an hour or 2 first thing, and end up down at Alpe Rauz/Stuben where you can take the bys round to Zurs/Lech/Sonnenkopf mid morning with hardly anyone on the buses.
People complain about busy lifts, buses, restaurants.....go at peak times and what do you expect ????

Personally, I'd spend more time over at Zurs etc from St Anton if there were a good lift link, but I think a lot of people may feel the same, and the slopes at St Anton are absolutely much busier than they are round the corner, and as a result this could result in these becoming busier.



Seems like your coming round to my way of thinking -)

Tony_H
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

Ian Wickham wrote:
Tony_H wrote:If you want to head out at 8-9am then expect the buses to be packed, thats standard skiing anywhere!!
I found the best thing to do from st anton is ski an hour or 2 first thing, and end up down at Alpe Rauz/Stuben where you can take the bys round to Zurs/Lech/Sonnenkopf mid morning with hardly anyone on the buses.
People complain about busy lifts, buses, restaurants.....go at peak times and what do you expect ????

Personally, I'd spend more time over at Zurs etc from St Anton if there were a good lift link, but I think a lot of people may feel the same, and the slopes at St Anton are absolutely much busier than they are round the corner, and as a result this could result in these becoming busier.



Seems like your coming round to my way of thinking -)


Au contraire Wickers. You complained about the buses being full, and from what I remember you were trying to head off by bus at 8.30am round to Lech.
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Ian Wickham
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

Tony_H wrote:
Ian Wickham wrote:
Tony_H wrote:If you want to head out at 8-9am then expect the buses to be packed, thats standard skiing anywhere!!
I found the best thing to do from st anton is ski an hour or 2 first thing, and end up down at Alpe Rauz/Stuben where you can take the bys round to Zurs/Lech/Sonnenkopf mid morning with hardly anyone on the buses.
People complain about busy lifts, buses, restaurants.....go at peak times and what do you expect ????

Personally, I'd spend more time over at Zurs etc from St Anton if there were a good lift link, but I think a lot of people may feel the same, and the slopes at St Anton are absolutely much busier than they are round the corner, and as a result this could result in these becoming busier.



Seems like your coming round to my way of thinking -)


Au contraire Wickers. You complained about the buses being full, and from what I remember you were trying to head off by bus at 8.30am round to Lech.
Whatabiggamistakatomaka


As I remember the same time as you !!!!!

Tony_H
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

If you cast your mind back I suggested an early brekkie and the 8am bus but some whimps didn't fancy getting up for that, hence waiting for the later bus.
Anyway, Wibble
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Ian Wickham
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

Tony_H wrote:If you cast your mind back I suggested an early brekkie and the 8am bus but some whimps didn't fancy getting up for that, hence waiting for the later bus.
Anyway, Wibble


Your memory is fading fast old boy ……I don't seem to remember it quite like that !!!!!

Snapzzz
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

Tony_H wrote:If you want to head out at 8-9am then expect the buses to be packed, thats standard skiing anywhere!!



That's certainly NOT standard skiing everywhere. I can't say i have ever sat on a packed ski bus at anytime of the day. But then i have not skied in Austria and probably won't if thats 'standard' fare for those lowlands.
Ski in Ski out. Its the only choice for me.
Skied: Arinsal, La Plagne, Alpe D'huez, Flaine, Les Arcs, Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Sauze, Courchevel, Val Thorens

Edited 1 time. Last update at 03-Nov-2013

Bedrock barney
reply to 'Linking the Arlberg - Good or bad thing?'
posted Nov-2013

I'm with snapzzz re. ski in ski out.

slippy slidey snow......me likey!

Topic last updated on 05-November-2013 at 16:34