J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dave Mac

Suggest you phone Ellis Brighams.

Ian Wickham wrote:

Dave Mac wrote:Austria is half of the price of France.

But then again Austria is half as good again ..... :lol:

Oh, I do so agree , Ian! :wink:

We arrive the day before you leave, Biki

RMH, While I much admire your determination, if you are on a tight budget, Austria should allow you much better value.
Your big cost hits are accomodation/Food/lift pass/drink. ~ These are not in any particular order! For Austrian costs:
Accomodation: about 20 Eu/night, b&b
Food: Lunch, Gulashsuppe 4 Eu, Abend menu 9/11 Eu
So to eat and sleep, 30 nights, about 900 Euros.
Season lift pass from 300 Eu
Drink: You are on your own, girls, I don't know your tastes and capacity! However,Austria is half of the price of France.

Due to the snow, we haven't had a postal delivery for over a week. Today, an avalanche of mail hit the porch floor. Among the dross was an envelope post-marked Kitzbühel. It's our Kitzbühel AllStar season passes. They cover from Zell am zee, Saalbach/Hinterglemm, Hochfilzen, Fieberbrunn, Schneewinkel area, Kitzbühel, Pass Thurn, SkiWelt, Wildschönau, and Alpbachtal.
Tried to persuade the OH for an Easyjet flight tomorrow, but she wants to wait the 19 days!

Only in America, could you find designer snowflakes!

paulschlote wrote:Niederau is a good place for beginners without a doubt, but you mentioned some of you are experienced skiers. You will without much difficulty be able to ski all of niederau in a little over half a day.

Hi Paul. Errm, I can ski all of Niederau's main runs in 47 minutes. That has not prevented me from skiing there for 41 years. I have skied in many places, on many continents, but I keep returning to Niederau.
If I used your logic, I can ski just Niederau, in 47 minutes, nip over to Hopgarten, do all of the Ski Welt in a smidgen over two days, so I would then need to go to Kitzbuhle, (under 2 days) and I still would need another resort to fill a week!
In almost every ski place, the best skiing has to be searched for, and found. Assuming you are not up for some good off-piste, then for those who do like challenging skiing, as Finn points out, there are areas of Niederau that are used by a number of International teams.
The Hochburg has been used as a downhill run, sadly, leading to the death of a Polish international racer. FIS downhills have been held on Tennladen.
If it is good enough for Hermann Maier, it is good enough for me!
For those skiers who knock smaller resorts, listen to your wives/girlfriends ~ do not worry, size isn't everything!

Zell, if it is a bit icy, ask the locals who does the best ski service, in particular edge sharpening. Then take your skis in and get them sharpened. Smile nicely, and say you heard from XXX that they did the best edge sharpen in Zell. Their vanity will do the rest. Then ski smoothly!