The Skiers & Snowboarders Thread

[rugbyskier]

Thoughts from the brains trust on a good ski location in Austria early in the New Year please?

We are planning to be in Munich just after Christmas and have an onward flight booked from Innsbruck on 10 Jan.

St Anton is coming up top of my initial searches but open to suggestions.

Here's one out of left field - Oberstdorf on the Bavarian/Austrian border. Seven ski areas on the one ticket, linked by a good bus network. The town has lots of nice shops and restaurants and there's a spa complex Therme Oberstdorf opening this year.

 

[offshore171]

Intermediate, bordering on advanced for Miss H.

Intermediate for me but I do get dragged onto some easier black runs trying to keep up with Miss H.

Meantime, Mrs H is a fully fledged beginner, despite multiple trips and lessons. A book and a fireplace will keep her happy I suspect.

I think Lech would be the better bet.

It's also got a nicer, more picturesque village scene. Whereas St Anton village at times resembles Ibiza in the snow. Think large groups of heavily drunken dutch and german blokes noisily roaming the streets at 2am. Not really a thing at Lech.

Note you can still access the whole region from Lech, including Zurs, St Anton and all the other Arlberg resorts.

Alternately, if you're open to a smaller resort, with a fantastic village, plenty of non ski activities for Mrs H consider Seefeld.
My recent trip report Lapland for the Polar Night, + Austria and France

It's on the train line to both Munich and Innsbruck (both about an hour) so access wise it's unbeatable.