J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Neneziss

Thanks Brucie, we're really looking forward to it.

This is the pension we are staying at

Pension Enzian

and here are some reviews on trip advisor

Trip Advisor

Looks good :)

Booked the flight as well. It came up to £213 for two of us return from Gatwick. The times are good. We will be in Saalbach at around 1pm on Saturday. The flight back is at 16.10 local time so we may still have a bit of skiing that day :)

Well it's less than what the tour operator websites show especially in Saalbach. A lot of places are full already in the date we wanted

Ski Miquell had nice chalet £604 (half board) on the 30th of January or beginning of March.

There was other offers we have considered but we don't want to stay in a room above some noisy bar.

We booked a pension in Saalbach, Austria on the 13 of March. Double en-suit room, half board, close to the slopes, you can ski to the gondola - 716 euros per room (which is £654 , that is £327 per person). I think it's great price considering the location of the pension and it include the meals:)

The flight to Salzburg from Gatwick at the moment is £104. haven't booked it yet. Yesterday it was £90.5. I may wait a bit but the price is still good and I don't want to miss the bargain.

The transfer from Salzburg airport according to the website is 69 euros (£53) return and they take you right to the doorstep.

All together £484 at current exchange.

On top of that the lift pass, winter sports insurance, ski hire + we want 3 days group lessons.

Everything so far £873

Well, I think we found our gem :) But still need to book it.
DIY worked the treat :)
Saalbach here we come :)

I hope early March will still have a good snow

Edit: I apologise for my poor grammar Brucie, but English isn't my first language. Btw, how is your Polish? :wink:

Hello everyone :)

Me and my partner are wondering what to do?
With the current recession climate and TO cutting the number of the accommodation they provide is it a good idea to wait for that last minute bargains?

Last year we went to Val Thorens in March. We booked it a month in advance as special offer for £400 (accommodation + flight). It was catered chalet. It was ok but the room was tiny.

This year we decided we can spend a bit more, around £500 (accommodation + flight).

I am spending a lot of time searching TO websites looking for a good offer. So far, no luck. I am getting frustrated because I don't know what to do. Ideally we would like a catered chalet in Saalbach in Austria, close to the slopes and not to noisy at night. We also would be happy to go back to Val Thorens or to go to La Plagne.

Should we wait hoping the prices will come down and there will be spaces available?

I'm worried we may end up in some crappy place and tiny room(again) if we wait to long.

We are looking to go in January or March to avoid any school holidays.

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Good luck :lol:

Thank you,

Have to motivate myself to do it.

Started today and hope to go skiing in January to Saalbach. Nothing booked yet though.