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Me and the wife(no) just had our first ski lesson today is seefeld, Austria. Much harder than it looks, amazing the progression you make from start of the day to the end. So weird seeing young local kids no older than 5 or 6 skiing down from top of nursery slopes. Mental

I doubt their local kids if they're on the nursery slopes. They're flying past you on the blacks half the time.
 


Me and the wife(no) just had our first ski lesson today is seefeld, Austria. Much harder than it looks, amazing the progression you make from start of the day to the end. So weird seeing young local kids no older than 5 or 6 skiing down from top of nursery slopes. Mental

It gets much easier once you progress from snowplough to parallel turns. You're right - I really do admire & envy the ability of the little kids - but I suppose they have no sense of fear and not as far to fall!
 
Finally persuaded the wife (no) that it was my turn to pick the spring holiday so instead of golf in Tenerife we've just booked Bad Gastein - 10th March for a week.

Anyone been that can give useful (I know this is the SMB) tips / advice?

Been to Austria loads of times, but never that resort. Hope you have a great time. We mainly go January, but have had good conditions when we have gone late.
 
Been to Austria loads of times, but never that resort. Hope you have a great time. We mainly go January, but have had good conditions when we have gone late.
Austria is my favourite - I reckon they get the right balance between the actual skiing and all the peripheral stuff.

Haven’t been for 2 years, worried that I’ll have forgotten what I’ve learnt, I’ll find out in 12 days:-O
Good luck! It's 2 years since our last holiday although we did manage a day at the Lecht and the indoor slope in Glasgow last year.
 
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Been to Austria loads of times, but never that resort. Hope you have a great time. We mainly go January, but have had good conditions when we have gone late.

That's cos it's Germany isn't it

Haven’t been for 2 years, worried that I’ll have forgotten what I’ve learnt, I’ll find out in 12 days:-O

I didn't ski for over 10 years at one point. Within an hour I was fine
 
have some half decent places but it is limited for much of it.

if you think about it the austrian resorts are on the German border. my favorite little resort is Wank[/QUOTE]

No - Bad Gastein is in Austria - about 100 km due south of Salzburg.

That reminds me of a true story - the last time we were in Obergurgl with another family one of their lads got out of the lift on the wrong floor and walked straight into what he thought was his room only to find:-
1. It wasn't his room.
2. The 'gentleman' occupying the room was lying on the bed in the middle of said activity.

We had plenty to keep the conversation going for the rest of the week!
 
No - Bad Gastein is in Austria - about 100 km due south of Salzburg.

That reminds me of a true story - the last time we were in Obergurgl with another family one of their lads got out of the lift on the wrong floor and walked straight into what he thought was his room only to find:-
1. It wasn't his room.
2. The 'gentleman' occupying the room was lying on the bed in the middle of said activity.

We had plenty to keep the conversation going for the rest of the week!

thought all the places starting with Bad were german.. learn something new Everyday
 
Looking at having a long weekend skiing 1st weekend in march. I can get great flights into Munich and will hire a car.

give me some inspiration. currently thinking of Ski Welt so Soll, scheffau and Ellmau

could also fo where I've been numerous times is the Ski Jewel around Alpbach but be nice to try somewhere new

only 3 maybe 4 days skiing so needs enough ground but doesnt have to be hundreds of km.

only the two of us at present so flexible where we go

flights booked. should manage 4 full days skiing
 
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Just back from les gets/morzine/avoriaz and can confirm, its epic amounts of snow. Skiing knee deep powder on wednesday as it snowed all day, (nearly killed me), some of the higher resorts in lock down so i heard. Love the snaar me!!
 
My lads off to Bulgaria this afternoon for his annual ski trip.
I never got much further than Weardale in the early sixties, when we had some real snow.
Loved it, but knackered me knee joints up, so that was the end of it.

Skiing in a pair of green wellies probably didn’t help. :-O
 
I'd like to have tried skiing, probably have been rubbish though.

Boarding looks harder but more fun.
Were a mixed group, boarders get called "Speedy Boarders" (ala easyjet), coz their not!!
Fair play to one of the lads who is a really decent boarder, who rented skis for a day to give it a go, and did pretty well, he said the skiing felt much faster too. Boarding seems really cool but spend a few days on the mountain with them and they spend more time sitting on their arse than anything else, skiers rule.
 
still plenty of snow coming down.. 3 weeks thursday I'll be on the plane

missus has come round to wanting to drive to Portes du Soleil at easter now too.

reckon I can do it on a smallish budget... well ski hiore and lift passes excepted.
 
still plenty of snow coming down.. 3 weeks thursday I'll be on the plane

missus has come round to wanting to drive to Portes du Soleil at easter now too.

reckon I can do it on a smallish budget... well ski hiore and lift passes excepted.

Ski holidays do refine the term smallish budget though! Off to Chamonix that weekend and pass for 3.5 days is more than 230 Euros.
 

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