Hi! I am a boy from germany and I am every year in the ski resort Flachau. Like every year the alpine skiing worldcup is on the 2nd weekend of January. On January 12th and 13th 2001 there will be the alpine skiing elite in Flachau and on January 23th there will be a FIS Nightslalom. It is fantastic ... Read review
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...the alpine skiing elite in Flachau and on January 23th there will be a FIS Nightslalom. It is fantastic to see the stars like Martina Ertl, Hilde Gerg or Stefanie Schuster. But not only the women are in Flachau: the men´s worldcup is on the same weekend and the best alpineskiing men like Markus Eberle, Hermann "the Herminator" Meyer or Lasse Kjus will be there. But why are there no britains? Because this sport is not famous enough in Great ... more
Hi! I am a boy from germany and I am every year in the ski resort Flachau. Like every year the alpine skiing worldcup is on the 2nd weekend of January. On January 12th and 13th 2001 there will be the alpine skiing elite in Flachau and on January 23th there will be a FIS Nightslalom. It is fantastic to see the stars like Martina Ertl, Hilde Gerg or Stefanie Schuster. But not only the women are in Flachau: the men´s worldcup is on the same weekend and the best alpineskiing men like Markus Eberle, Hermann "the Herminator" Meyer or Lasse Kjus will be there. But why are there no britains? Because this sport is not famous enough in Great Britain. So we will see us in the time from 28.12.2000 till 04.01.2001 or in the time from 19.01.2001 till 28.01.2001 in Flachau. It´s a great feeling to stand on the ski and you are very fast. Try!!!!!!!!!
Advantages: Big valley with lots of skiing Disadvantages: Mountains not linked so some bussing required
. All of this skiing is on the Sportwelt Amade skipass, meaning you can also ski at Flachau, Wagrain, Kleinarl and Schladming on the same ticket, if you can get there!
Skiing on the mountain above Bad Hofgastein is fine for early intermediates, but other than that, I would say the mountains offer more challenging skiing than expected for this region of Austria, and mixed ability groups should be aware of this.
There is some tree skiing (good for bad weather) and some open areas at the tops of mountains, so quite a lot of variety. The Dorfgastein skiing area offers a number of big wide motorway pistes which are great fun to whizz down when it's quiet.
Lifts are in general fine, although the train up the mountain from Hogastein generates queues in the morning. Snow record is not bad and Sportgastein is always there when it's not ...
DeliaS 15.10.2004
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Advantages: Great high-mileage skiing with Amade liftpass Disadvantages: Quiet nightlife on non world-cup weeks
others, Bad Gastein & Hofgastein, Grossarl and Kleinarl, Wagrain, Flachau, Dienten am Hochkoenig and many more, so there is lots more to see. Travelling to these other resorts though is to be honest best done by car.
Snow is good for Austria as the mountains face north so hold their snow well, plus an impressive array of snowmakers get to work as the lifts close. Piste preparation is also excellent. The main problem areas are the links between the mountains which are well-travelled, quite low, and thus do suffer if it's warm.
We stayed at the Hotel Alte Post which is on the main square and is excellent. There are a number of hotels, pensions (B&B), and apartments in the town, but I doubt it's the kind of place you can just show up at and find a bed, especially in higher season weeks.
We were there for the night-time slalom both ...
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