lpski1

Going to Mayrhofen at the end of the month, any recommendations for decent bars/things to do, apart from the obvious skiing/snowboarding. ? any must see's ?

Cheers

Virgin to Austria

NACRO

It's a great resort, I really enjoyed it. I'd say a train ride (on the narrow guage railway part of the way-dead slow) to Innsbruck is well worth it if you can spare the time from skiing.

Go have a beer with the locals at the little hut on the edge of the forest in the town centre, drink wheat beer and check out some of the other ski stations other than the Penkenbahn.

lpski1

thanks for those top tips, will deffo pop along to see the natives and liase in my very bad 'High German'.

How long does it take to travel to the Hintertux Glacier ?



[Edited by lpski1 - 1/20/2004 11:07:14 AM]

NACRO

About 40 mins on the bus, well worth a trip too, I'd forgotten about that place. Another thing to do if you are in a car, or take a coach trip, is go to the grossglockner (I may have spelt this worng)an absolutely awesome road and view.

mattstant

one of the first places i ever went skiing very freindly and very pretty.
The lift sytem was antiquated and there were a lot of queue's but that was over 10 years ago.

Mind you i think people who go skiing are pretentious wannabes trying to show of there non existant wealth : eh NACRO

[Edited by mattstant - 1/20/2004 12:01:11 PM]

Mike Nolan

http://www.natives.co.uk/resorts/may/index.htm

Mark Miwurdz

Good call. We were there 2 years ago when Holland empties for 2 weeks of national holidays and the Penkenbahn can get extremely busy.

Have a great time.

Cheers
Kav

NACRO

mattstant, it's only in the UK that skiing is an activity largely practiced by aspirational rolex wearing tossers. Here in France and in Austria it's the sport of the common man, you have a very blinkered and parochial outlook, small mind- small man

Phil

Mayerhofen

What a great place

I was there for a month several years ago now

Stayed at the Hotel Strass [connected to the Sports Strass] excellent hotel and great resort I am envious

Lifts are a pain but the resorts worth it

Dave T-S

I've summer skied in June/July on the Tux glacier twice. Last time I was there they were building a new gondola - the Gletscherbus IIRC - up from the car park. Probably 15-20 mins drive (longer by bus) to the Hintertux car park from the village, then 10 mins or so up to the glacier.

Cross your fingers the other local resorts have snow when you go, if not the glacier will be mobbed.

tonybooth

I have just got back from Zell Am See. I can safely say that they were the best skiing conditions I have ever experienced.

Cheers

TONY

Markus

ahh, places of my childhood! When I was a wee lad we stated at Jenbach and took the train up to Mayrhofen, great place, I always remmber the sex shop on the main street and the cinema showing XXX films lol. Oh, this was in the summer not winter btw. However, facilitites did look excellent. Also been to Zell as well and that is fantastic, great lake for swimming in, but it's a might cold to do that at this time of year.

Dave T-S

Tony
I'm just back from Haus/Schladming Top conditions