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Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 07:36:22 GMT

Are there any of us left, who are not off to "N" this season. :mrgreen:

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 07:54:07 GMT

Me, I thought about it but decided it was not so snowboarder friendly :cry:

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:01:00 GMT

Admin Dave, perhaps you should find out if the domain N2ski.com is available!

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:03:55 GMT

me ...went once....

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:29:36 GMT

ellistine wrote:Admin Dave, perhaps you should find out if the domain N2ski.com is available!

ellistine, great stuff. :mrgreen:

Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:31:03 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Are there any of us left, who are not off to "N" this season. :mrgreen:

Me, I shall be too busy stealing ise's stash of powder in Val D'Anniviers :D

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:56:05 GMT

Tell you what guy's I'm getting worried, this thread is so slow, I don't think there are many of us left !!! :shock:

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:57:52 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Tell you what guy's I'm getting worried, this thread is so slow, I don't think there are many of us left !!! :shock:

Could be that we go for quality, not quantity )

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:59:15 GMT

Hmmm.

Niederau is a popular destination for beginners and early intermediates

Perfectly respectable, of course. But is there any more to it than that?

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:07:45 GMT

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Tell you what guy's I'm getting worried, this thread is so slow, I don't think there are many of us left !!! :shock:

Could be that we go for quality, not quantity )

Bandit, I'm hurt, and mentally scarred. i promise I am going to turn over a new leaf very very very soon, no more P*ss takes only serious stuff from now on. Look out for my next posting. If you can stay awake !!! :wink:

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:15:50 GMT

Clubman: The Ski Club of GB is well paid to give Niederau a duff write-up in an attempt to keep it secret :wink:

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:37:02 GMT

Jan I Stenmark, well the j2ski assessment doesn't seem much different, judging by the star ratings. It seems to be a low resort, with a small area, served by a few lifts. Seems to have a reasonable snow record.

I really don't want to get into a bun fight over this - especially since I am new here. But I am curious. What 's the off-piste like?

And to show my pig-ignorance, what is this thread about - do you guys normally have some sort of even there?

PS - I have linked twice to the SCGB site for convenience - no axe to grind - these days I am not a member.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:04:41 GMT

Me - I'm off to Canada for the season.

Have to say that I don't fully understand the attraction to Niederau as looking at the piste map there isn't much there but given the amount of posts it gets and the people on here that go I am intrigued and would love for someone to explain what isn't shown on the piste maps.....

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:05:24 GMT

clubman wrote:Jan I Stenmark, well the j2ski assessment doesn't seem much different, judging by the star ratings. It seems to be a low resort, with a small area, served by a few lifts. Seems to have a reasonable snow record.

I really don't want to get into a bun fight over this - especially since I am new here. But I am curious. What 's the off-piste like?

And to show my pig-ignorance, what is this thread about - do you guys normally have some sort of even there?

PS - I have linked twice to the SCGB site for convenience - no axe to grind - these days I am not a member.

I'm sure as I have said before "N" is possibly a fantastic place, this is just a bit of fun to stimulate a little bit of light hearted chat to mix in with the more serious stuff, a healthy balance.
But guy's if you haven't guessed I'm always up for a bun fight !!!! :mrgreen:

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:20:07 GMT

I get the picture. Have a great season. Peace. 8)

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:43:02 GMT

I won't be going back, I prefer to remember it as the place I had that eureka moment as a 15 year old on skis for the first time. That week in the mountains was a life changing experience for me, even if it was another 9 years before I could afford to go again.
Now I think I would get bored fairly quickly, I could probably ski the whole area in a morning. That's not knocking the resort, they all have a niche.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:44:13 GMT

How much snow does Neiderau get a year in feet?

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:54:35 GMT

Why people go back year after year to the same resort is not always about skiing, it's about being known in
resort, building friendships and experiencing a home away from home, I will visit sometime maybe 2010 and I will be then able to give an unbiased opinion warts and all.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:17:00 GMT

Will also accept a response in meters.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:27:59 GMT

Had my first ski trip last year in Igls, would have gone back but problems with the ski bus made me look at other places in Austria. After reading all the positive feedback on Niederau here, I was close to booking, untill I looked at Filzmoos. Again very positive feedback here for this resort. Filzmoos does seem to look quieter, not so busy. I may be wrong! but it's booked now.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:29:09 GMT

Filzmoos is a great wee place for a beginner/intermediate. very family oriented too.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:30:22 GMT

RobG wrote:Had my first ski trip last year in Igls, would have gone back but problems with the ski bus made me look at other places in Austria. After reading all the positive feedback on Niederau here, I was close to booking, untill I looked at Filzmoos. Again very positive feedback here for this resort. Filzmoos does seem to look quieter, not so busy. I may be wrong! but it's booked now.

Have a great time :D

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:35:05 GMT

RossF wrote:Will also accept a response in meters.

Sorry Ross, have a look this link but somehow I can't see you going there :D

http://www.igluski.com/austria/niederau-oberau-snow-history_25645

Ps Doesn't look great

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:18:28 GMT

I mean in snowfall terms per year, ie 10 feet per year. It may still get a lot of snow every year but it melts in the warmer cycles due to being so low or whatever,

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:25:44 GMT

Been a few times, but I wouldn't advocate that people should go there.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:29:08 GMT

I,m not but really feel that I should be, I hate to miss out on any-thing.

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:11:10 GMT

Never heard of the place, is it any good and cheap?

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:12:40 GMT

It is cheap...

Re:Who's NOT going to Niederau this season ?

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:44:53 GMT

RossF wrote:I mean in snowfall terms per year, ie 10 feet per year. It may still get a lot of snow every year but it melts in the warmer cycles due to being so low or whatever,

I'm not a weather man, man. :roll: