Folkes, I have a feeling that there will not be enough Snow in Maria Alm this year (16-23 Dec 06) for the ski area to be open. Does anybody know which ski areas are nearby and have some snow / skiing open at the moment. We do have a car and can therefore travel.
Also, I think there are 2 different ski passes covering different areas. Can anybody tell me anything about the areas covered by the different ski passes they know about.
Happy Skiing to you all.
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The skipass with most opportunities is the skiamade.
www.skiamade.at
this site will provide latest snow info and openings and resort info.
Not many places open . More to open perhaps next weekend. A little snow came over the weekend. Some cold temperatures at higher elevations let snow cannons work too. But still warmer than usual this time of year.
It appears Obertauern has best snow but no great depths yet.
You must almost check daily to see the changes.
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Schmittenhoehe in Zell am See will probably be your best. If that doesn%26#39;t pan out, try Kitzsteinhorn/Kaprun glacier, about another 25km past Zell am See.
Also, the Saalbach valley and its various ski resorts may have snow, even if it is the artificial stuff.
Otherwise, come to Colorado. The dollar is low and the snow is high.
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We are thinking of coming out your way either Feb time or next season. where do you recommend for some good varied skiing... and how cold is it Xmas time and Feb time ?...... and thanks to the comments I%26#39;ve recieved.
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If your comment %26quot;out your way%26quot; refers to Colorado, I prefer Summit County, about 70 miles east of Denver.
It has 4 major ski areas: They all have very good websites,
My preference is Copper Mountain, at the foot of Vail Pass. It is a smaller resort, but has agreat variety of terrain, from very easy to very difficult, as well as all kinds of special terrain for snowboarding.The mountains laid out so that the easy skiing is to the west, the hard skiing to the east and there are several back bowls.
There is an excellent, free, intra-resort bus service, as well as free busses to the other 3 resorts. The base of copper is at about 9200 ft.
Next in order of my preference is Keystone, larger than Copper, again with very varied terrain. Part of Keystone is Arapahoe basisn, at about 12,000ft I believe it is Colorado%26#39;s highest ski area. Some intermedikate, but more expert skiing.
The biggest ski area in Summit county is Breckenridge. It is huge and an actual town, not just a resort. It%26#39;s its size that I don%26#39;t like, although the skiing is superb.
It takes about 1/2 to 3/4 hour to get from one resort to the other. Always through the town of Frisco
You can get to all the Summit County resorts from Denver Interantional Airport by shared-ride minibusses. Rental cars in Denver are expensive, they add about 40% in surcharges to the regular rental fee. But having a car has the advantage that you can move faster from one resort to the other and to food markets in Frisco. Also, you can take day trips to Winterpark, Ski Cooper (that%26#39;s where I go on busy weekends at Copper etc.) and Vail.
The busy times are Christmas-New Year and around mid-March, when schools have their vavations and skiers come by the bus loads from Texaas, Missouri, etc.
Temps. are pleasant during the day, cold at night.
One other major ski area is around Salt Lake City (Alta, Snowbird, Park City, eyc.) But that%26#39;s a bit further than Denver. On the other hand, all ski areas are within 45 minutes driving time from Salt Lake City and- especially Alta - powder hound haven..
Well and if your comment was directed at the Austrians, than they have to help you, although I jave skied all reas I mentioned in my earlier posting.
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