J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by nadia race

Hi the Post bus is very good , if the times wirk for you , but try austriatransfer.com its cheaper than holiday shuttle who have gone up and up . My guests had private with austriatransfer.com for €130 .that was to Leogang but look it up .

Hi when are you wanting to visit - does this include Christmas /New Year ?

Honestly you will need to take whatever you can find- My own apartments - I have 8 - have been booked up since last March. I suggest you get on Booking . Com and see what you can find anywhere - to be honest many people don't bother even loading up availability in any of February as its not just UK schools on holiday , but Berlin, Vienna the whole of Holland , also other areas of Austria. Its not worth it as loosing so much commission is unnecessary when filling up is not a problem .Each resort has a tourist office where there is a search option to look for accommodation - but it is a long process. I think looking fr snow is the least of your problems but good luck

Hello
Looks like you have a lovely plan ahead !
I would be vary happy to give you a quote for a month, I have guests staying this season from New Zealand and they stay 6 weeks.
Where I am based , you can ski dozens of resorts on 1 pass. My resort is part of the Ski Circus is Austrias biggest linked resort. Just down the road we have another massive linked area- Hochkonig/Ski Amade, and also a few minutes by car and you are in Zell am See/Kaprun. Kitzbuhel is very close too. The Super pass covers about 85 resorts, many within half an hour, so should you tire of the Circus ( WHICH WOULD BE HARD ! ) then you have other options.
I don't know when you plan to go, but might I offer you some advice. After the New Year , it is very quiet on the slopes, and far less children because school holidays throughout Europe are over. At the moment our conditions are superb . So early to Mid Jan is a great time to visit. School holidays throughout the European schools starts in early Feb and then you have much busier ski days.
Alternate is end Feb, and our skiing stays open to mid/end April depending on Easter, but you will appreciate warmer days means sun and softer pistes.
If you would like any help please do not hesitate to contact me- I drive out here on a regular basis winter and summer, and bringing your car would give you the flexibility to bring much more stuff, and although you do not need it in the village, if you want to explore the ski areas then it would afford you the best option. You will however need winter tyres, although I have never used chains .
The season pass would be the perfect option too.
If you need more info please get in touch

I live in Leogang - part of Ski Circus , and it has not stopped snowing since New Years Day. There is a point where it can be too much - and it has been a real challenge to keep pistes open. On top of this we have experienced very windy conditions - forcing lifts to close, and the route to Saalbach has been shut for a few days now. To be fair the lift pass prices have been reduced a little to compensate for this, and hopefully the situation looks like improving slightly . The plus side is that we have a great base now for the season which this year extends to late April - I have some availability in January , and from Mid March, and once the current weather settles down , the skiing conditions should be fantastic, and with no school holidays the pistes will be much quieter . Public transport, buses and trains continue to operate , and although the roads were not great yesterday, my guests all reported driving to Salzburg - normally just over 1 hour , actually took 2, but this on one of the busiest changeover days of the season. Other guests driving from the Netherlands arrived after an 11 hour drive - normally 10 , so under the circumstances things go well , and we are looking forward to some amazing January skiing

Hello just asking what price per night for all 6 do you consider budget, and also what date exactly

Hi I am in Austria for all the season early December to mid April and I take a seasonaires policy with ERV. I am also over 60 so think that if you are young you might get it cheaper than me but even if not this year its good for the future if you are skiing quite a lot.

Hello I am sorry to hear about the injury - I too injured myself and needed surgery, after which my confidence is gone, which is bad because i live in Austria and run a business here too. However I am back skiing , and I live in Leogang - ( previously Kaprun) and our location is perfect for the largest linked area in Austria , and even when it is very busy ( like the past weeks ) there are runs I did this week and did not see more than a dozen people on a 7km run. That is great for building confidence when you are not bombarded from behind with crowds of boarders and skiers. Out of high season the area is well big enough to cope with the amount of guests in the region, as I said it is vast so plenty of space for everyone with a good mix of blues and reds. If you need more help please get in touch with me, I can also recommend some good instructors who can offer you help in rebuilding your confidence, it is quite silly that with an instructor you just feel so much safer !