J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by buntycake

Try the Berghof in Alpendorf/St Johann. Brillian hotel - only problem is you'll have to do your own transport but only 1 hour from Salzburg. The Schwaigerhof in Rohrmoos/Schladming is also fantastic. They have a pool that connects to the indoor to the outdoor so you can swim ouside and feast your eyes on the glorious mountain views. Have fun!

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I've skied in Schladming and Bad Gastein. WE booked in BG with Ski Miquel and had a good holiday. For me, BG was a smart, sophisticated town but the skiing is a bit spread out. Schladming however is my favourite ski resort in Austria so what more can I say?
The failities and extent of the skiing is fantastic in Schladming. With the World Cup coming next year they have spent a FORTUNE upgrading the lifts and building new runs. The nightlife too is varied and there's noisy if you want it. Not as sophisticated as BG but it gets my vote. I'm sure yu'll have a great time in either. The january week is the Filzmoos balloon week so you shoudl see lots of balloons skimming over the Dachstein if your choose Schlads.

If you want to step out of the hotel front door and jump on the lift - try Zauchensee. They have a good ski school, run by the former downhill skier, Michael Walchofer, and it's a very safe resort with good skiing for everyone. Try Ski Hillwood - they have a fantastic child care operation and are really nice people.

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If you are all men - Sölden could be just the ticket. When we were there, the place was full of testosterone-fuelled alpha males. Not sure if it's that suitable for beginners. The night life was frenetic. We also had a great holiday in Mayrhofen too - good night life and fine for beginners.

Schladming has great night life and the beigenners will be well looked after by Sschischule Hopl who speak good English (and don't wear lederhosen!) Söll is good fun but not so clever if there is not enough snow.
Have fun choosing

Radstadt is a lovely little town but it's not really ski-in/ski-out as there is very little skiing in the village. Obertauern is a way up the valley and you woudl need a car or good bus service.
Obertauern could meet your requirements but it is very much a purpos-built reort. Good, snow-sure skiing but mainly hotels.
Schladming/Haus/Rohrmoos and Riteralm are all connecetd and the same with Flachau/Wagrain/Alpendorf

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First - you need to decide which part of Ski Amade you want to go to. Maria Alm and Dienten are at one end, and Schladming at the other.

I don't know Maria Alm and Dienten for skiing but my impression is they are not that wee lionked. Maria Alm is pretty but has farly limited skiing.
One great place for ski-in, ski-out is Zuachensee. If you stay at the Zauchenseehof you are a stone's thrwo from the gondola. Drawbacks are that it is a ski-only resort and only really hotels to stay in though the village of Altenmarks, a skibus ride away, is very good for shopping etc. Plus, you can ski to Flachau from the resort and it's high.
depends on your budget but, if you can really spash out, the Scwigerhof in Rorhmoos (part of the Schladming 4 mountains resort) is PERFECT. The bay ski lift is at the door and from there you can ski to Schladming, Haus and Reiteralm. It's 4 star though and expensive. There are other cheaper options in Rohrmoos and most you can ski back to.

Flachau also has lot of options.
Hope someone else knows Maria Alm better than I do and can advise on those resorts

Hi - there rare good trains from Salzburg. You could make for Bischofshofen or Radstadt and from there you can get to Wagrain, Flachau, Altenmarkt/Zauchensee (also high altitude) (and Schladming). Buses run from the stations but I'm not sure how you would co-ordinate times. We often go to Schladming and usually get a taxi. It's around 100 Euros each way so not cheap but you don't need transport once you get to Schladming as everything is easy to get to. We use Taxi Thaler in Rorhmoos.
Teh tarin is good fun though if you can get the timings right.
Enjoy the planning.

Only skied once over Christmas and it was full of "escapees" from the traditional UK Christmas. Had champagne at the top of a mountain on Christmas day so it can't all be bad. Alos, nowhere near as crowded as New Year.