J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by RoseR

We always stay at The Alpina, they always remember us and always know that when we go its my birthday and make a fuss of me with flowers and champagne its lovely

We have done Seefeld, Austria for the last three years now its our favourite. (although have booked for Ruka next year for a change). Its made up of five villages all with slopes although Seefeld has the best.There are three area,s all within walking distance although free buses do go there but no need really. The nursery slopes are completely seperate with one of the best ski schools ever encountered.Then there is the Geigunbul good for intermediates then the Roschutte for more advanced with funicular train for top of mountain. Also largest tracks in Europe for cross country and hiking.Good quality shops, restaurants and hotels. Best of all 25mins transfer from Innsbruck. Other plus factors ice skating, curling, fantastic swimming pools and the chance to go to Igls for the bob sleigh run, have done that twice. seefeld has a railway station so within 20mins can be in Germany with even more slopes. As you can tell we are hooked on this place. Check out the Seefeld web page

Sad I know but aerosmith has to be included

Try ebay for clothing etc some bargains to be had. Seefeld a lovely place. Great ski school and the nursery slopes are completely seperate from the main ones. Also apres ski good and fab swimming pool with every form of treatment for very low cost.

Hubby and I have booked for Ruka in log cabins, for mid January usually do Seefeld in Austria.

My husband and I fancied a winter holiday in the snow but had never skied or snow boarded before. We found an all inclusive at Axamer Lizum with crystal. We booked the boarding package. The night we arrived the rep put us into groups and gave us instructions how to get the ski bus up to the mountain where she would meet us, arrange our equipment, put us in the right lessons etc. The rep did a bunk that night so we were up the top of the mountain with about 10 others from our hotel without a clue. Any way some-one came to our aid and got us sorted with equipment etc and put us in groups. I am 50 and was put in a group of 20 year old lads. the instructor was great, Dutch with good english and very good. We had all missed the first lesson because of the time it took to sort us out with equipment. After the first couple of days all the 20 year olds were making good progress my husband and I were fairly slow so we made the decision to drop out. We would either have held the others back or we would have tried to keep up with them and ended up doing ourselves an injury. So we bought the boards and boots down from the mountain found some slight hills and slopes in the village and taught ourselves, and had great fun in the process. Also the nursery slopes they were teaching us on were the bottom of the main slopes, every time you tried to do anything an experienced boarder came hurtling down on you. crystal did give us compensation against our next holiday. We have never looked back and have been the next four years.Having taught ourselves our technique may not be spot on but we certainly enjoy it.

We always go to Austria but for next year have just booked to go to Ruka Finland. Although we want the slopes we want the whole snow experience, log cabins, reindeers, snow mobiles and huskies. Has any one else been and hs any one stayed at the Ruka Log Cabins. Would love to know any more about it, especially what the cabins are like, especially photo,s.

Try Seefeld three ski areas all with ski schools. loads of activity,s good shops and nightlife. Wonderful scenery and cleared walks. 20 minutes from Innsbruck and only an hour away from Munich by train.