J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Juddernaut

Thanks for the info. Looks like they are getting some decnt snow there too. I see that there appears to be a gondale that goes up to Suisi from Oritsei. Is this a useful option?

Ian Wickham wrote:

bandit wrote:I have been known to drink a whole bottle of Lanson Black Label, and I can report that it does not give me a hangover :D

Did feel a little fragile mind you )

All the bubbly products mentioned are all fine, good cava is sometimes very difficult to find, there are some bubbles coming out of Australia these days and at five or six pounds a bottle are of a very good quality and if I cannot afford the real thing I go with Aussie fizz...... 8) 8)

Oz wines, very, very good. Often far superior to some of the French muck going around.

tino_11 wrote:I'm with Dave Mac, Filzmoos is perfect for your needs!

Make me 3. Our first (and only thus far) trip ski was to Filzmoos. A great village and a great place for beginners to intermediates.

Tony_H wrote:

gemski wrote:Hi Tony

Thanks for this

I looked up italy and France last night and found them to be a bit expensive, i will look at the othere though.

Do you know anything about St Wolfgang or St Johana?

Thanks

St Wolfgang is very limited and not idea. St Johann gets reasonable snow and you can explore further afield if you wish.
Neither are places I would choose personally, both quite low so might suffer if conditions are poor, and both are limited in extent locally, but they might be ok for first timers.

Strange that you found Italy & France expensive. I booked something recently in Italy and found it cheaper than Switzerland & pretty much the same price as Austria.

Dreading that I have done the wrong thing. No snow there at the moment from what I can gather. Not sure how hand it is to get to the higher slopes. Hard to work these things things out from the web.
Would anybody have any idea how hard it is to drive (AND PARK the car near a lift) from Ortisei\St Ulrich up to Selva Gardena\Wolkenstein?

Ah, hadn't realised that. The price of the hotel we are looking at is not for the faint-hearted either!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g194841-d1084964-Reviews-Hotel_Grones-Ortisei_South_Tyrol_Trentino_Alto_Adige.html

We are pretty much novice skiers and are thinking of Ortisei in late December.

Any thoughts on;
snow
crowds
access and condition of lifts etc.


Is it a decent place etc? We have a 9 year old girl and are looking at staying here
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g194841-d1162382-Hotel_Cavallino_Bianco-Ortisei_South_Tyrol_Trentino_Alto_Adige.html#19898657