4 days in austria
Dec 8th, 2008, 01:26 AM
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4 days in austria
Am traveling to Austria (landing in vienna) for 4 days with my wife in mid december.. have been to Vienna before. Wish to spend our time in smaller places with snow all around.. We are not skiers but would love to learn the sport , since we would be there.. would have a car at disposal.. places i have been advised about other than salzburg, innsbruck are zell am see, lech, mayerhofen etc.. but confused which ones to go to ???? please advise....
Dec 8th, 2008, 06:41 AM
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Vienna is not the most convenient airport to the major ski resorts of Austria.
Munich, Innsbruck, Salzburg much more convenient.
However, at this date assume you have already purchased tickets.
Of the places mentioned Zell is the most convenient for connections by train or auto- by auto 4 hours plus - by train look to
www.oebb.at
Most all resorts have sufficient snow cover so you will see white.
Lech is the most distance from Vienna- high end resort beautiful but not best for beginners.
Mayrhofen is not far from Innsbruck- good for beginners - many english guests.
Also investigate Schladming a good place 1 hour south of Salzburg
Dec 8th, 2008, 09:34 AM
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We spent New Years in Salzburg and my son skis so we got quite familiar with skiing there. They have a terrific tourism infrastructure and a daily ski bus that makes a round of the various ski resorts (a different one each day) including Schladming, also Kitzbuhl. Salzburg makes a wonderful base to see lots of delightful villages nearby.
Dec 8th, 2008, 02:53 PM
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When we lived in Vienna, my husband use to go to Hochkar to ski. It's about an hour or so from Vienna.
I did a google search and came up with a few sites that might be of help. Try this one:
http://www.bergfex.com/hochkar/
I did a google search and came up with a few sites that might be of help. Try this one:
http://www.bergfex.com/hochkar/
Dec 8th, 2008, 08:01 PM
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We did a home exchange with a couple from Hall in Tirol last December, and it was wonderful. The bus ride to Innsbruck was about 20 minutes from there, and we were able to catch the Nordkettbahn up to a ski resort. We didn't ski either, but it was great to get up there and enjoy a beer while looking over the snow-capped mountains and city of Innsbruck. Just another idea 
