J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by robandliza

Dear all

This really is a question that I should be answering rather than asking considering how many times I've done it but it's always been the same way. I'm looking for alternative routes

The usual route is round the outskirts of Munich, onto the A8 to Siegsdorf then on from there via Lofer

I do,however, remember one such journey turned into about an 8 hour drive because of the mass of traffic. It was during Bavarian half term and this year the holidays clash again so I'm looking at alternatives to consider

Google maps does give alternative via Pinzgauer Str/B311 but I have no idea if they are our A road equivalent or country roads
Does anyone have any experience of that or any other routes which may avoid huge tailbacks?
The A8 tends to clear after the Innsbruck turn off from memory so an alternative route to there could also work I guess

Also, if I were to keep to the usual A8 route to Siegsdorf, am I right in thinking I don't need a Vignette to get to Maria Alm?

Any help much appreciated

Thanks

My thoughts exactly Dave

As an aside for those of us that have experienced picking up a hire car at Munich Airport, have you ever wondered where the legend of German efficiency and organisation ever came from?

Tony_H wrote:

Wanderer wrote:I am firmly of the view that winter tyres are an essential piece of kit when travelling to ski resorts.

However, I am travelling to the Dolomites in February and cannot get them from any of the car hire companies in Venice, despite the Italians introducing new regulations requiring cars in the alpine areas to be properly "equipped" :twisted:. It would appear that having chains meets the legal requirement.

I feel I have no choice but to take a very expensive taxi transfer instead. Its very frustrating :evil: :evil: :evil:.

I rented a car at Munich a couple of years ago and drove to AUSTRIA. The hire company said winter tyres were a chargeable extra when I went to pick the car up, something ridiculous like 30EU a day so I said I would stick with regular tyres. Low and behold, all the rental cars had winter tyres fitted to them anyway, so it was all a massive scam to get you to pay extra!!!! And that was AVIS!!!!

I thought that was the case! I'm just getting quotes for a car to do exactly that and winter tyres are 16 Euros extra per day
Something didn't smell right as I got a car fitted with snow tyres last year for roughly half the price of this year's quote

Just spoke to the desk in Munich and lo and behold cars come with winter tyres fitted as standard

Guess I won't bother to pay the extra and "risk" it

Another +1 for Solden

I organised a long Easter weekend trip for 6x40 somethings a few years ago and Ischgl didn't want to know. We ended up going to Solden and had a blast.The après ski bar at the bottom of the piste was pumping

4 of us shared the top floor "suite" at Hotel Sunny Solden and we had plenty of room. Certainly a bedroom each from memory
We've also done Cervinia for the long Easter weekends and that's always a laugh too

http://www.genzianellasport.it/

This is the baby

There is a ski shop next to the gondola where we left skis and boots but I can't remember the name of it I'm afraid.....I've got a picture if that helps :)

I've just had "F*** off Taff, now no one is going to answer me are they" shouted across the desk

Can someone out there please help Mattblack321, whoever he may be

What a coc

Who uses their real name as their username

Don't these people realise that they could have their identity stolen now?

He must be a total technophone.......a real loser....