Obergurgl

[trousers]

Anyone been skiing in Obergurgl?

 

Pros/cons?

 

Any hotel recommendations?

 

cheers!

[scotty]

[waits for puns]

[ericofarabia]

Yep .... but about 20 years ago so Hotel / night life info a bit out of date!!!

 

Good skiing for Intermediate - very high resort - probably highest in Austria - makes it pretty much snow sure and there's a glacier up there as well. Being at the end of the valley makes the transfer from Munich quite long, about 4hrs if I remember, which can make for an early get up when you are leaving if you are on a morning flight home!! , but there again roads etc may have improved etc.

 

More of a family type of resort, not a great deal of rowdy night life, but a few apres ski evenings such as taboggining and going down luge runs in giant tyres were fun. Soll and Solden are a bit more younger type resorts I believe. Most of the skiing is above the tree line which is a shame. I think we stayed in The Edelweiss which was a huge hotel with great facilities, but pricey. Luckily for us Thomas Cook or whoever screwed up and double booked where we should have been staying and put us in there instead - bonus!!

 

Nice scenic village as opposed to some of the French purpose built places, but not very much in the way of English type bars for sports (back then anyway) which may or may not be a blessing to you.

 

If anywhere is going to have snow - they will.

[trousers]

Yep .... but about 20 years ago so Hotel / night life info a bit out of date!!!

 

Good skiing for Intermediate - very high resort - probably highest in Austria - makes it pretty much snow sure and there's a glacier up there as well. Being at the end of the valley makes the transfer from Munich quite long, about 4hrs if I remember, which can make for an early get up when you are leaving if you are on a morning flight home!! , but there again roads etc may have improved etc.

 

More of a family type of resort, not a great deal of rowdy night life, but a few apres ski evenings such as taboggining and going down luge runs in giant tyres were fun. Soll and Solden are a bit more younger type resorts I believe. Most of the skiing is above the tree line which is a shame. I think we stayed in The Edelweiss which was a huge hotel with great facilities, but pricey. Luckily for us Thomas Cook or whoever screwed up and double booked where we should have been staying and put us in there instead - bonus!!

 

Nice scenic village as opposed to some of the French purpose built places, but not very much in the way of English type bars for sports (back then anyway) which may or may not be a blessing to you.

 

If anywhere is going to have snow - they will.

 

Cheers Eric. Sounds almost ideal to me. We'll have 11 and 14 year old kids with us so need that balance between 'too lively' and 'dead quiet'.

 

It looks like most operators fly into Innsbruck which they say is nearer 2hrs transfer.

 

One last query if I may...I'm not a big 'package holiday' fan but I can see the convenience factor of doing a package for a ski holiday. Any recommendations on that front? I'd rather book things separately if it's not too much hassle to hire skis etc locally. I'm thinking this might be better value for money as we're unlikely to ski morning to dusk and may skip a day or two and do something other than skiing.

 

Cheers

[teamsaint]

i have been there, although I'm not really a klier.

I would say its pretty good for a family holiday. Tuition would be good, pretty much guaranteed skiing, and an attractive resort.

 

Lots of that strong dark rum to keep the chill out helps !!

 

THeres a big posh hotel at the heart of the resort, can't remember the name, but although too expensive to stay in, did great food at decent prices.

 

Good choice.

[ericofarabia]

Cheers Eric. Sounds almost ideal to me. We'll have 11 and 14 year old kids with us so need that balance between 'too lively' and 'dead quiet'.

 

It looks like most operators fly into Innsbruck which they say is nearer 2hrs transfer.

 

One last query if I may...I'm not a big 'package holiday' fan but I can see the convenience factor of doing a package for a ski holiday. Any recommendations on that front? I'd rather book things separately if it's not too much hassle to hire skis etc locally. I'm thinking this might be better value for money as we're unlikely to ski morning to dusk and may skip a day or two and do something other than skiing.

 

Cheers

 

In this day and age of The innernet DIY is defo the way to go.

 

We never ever use Tour companies, we deal direct with Hotels, airport transfer, ski hire companies and ski school. Admittedly at times the convenience of having flights/ transfer and hotel done for you would be nice - but you can save a lot of money doing it yourself, and tailor the dates to suit your needs, not be stuck with their schedule, - but if your flight is late it could screw everything else up if you are relying on local public transport etc.

 

For ski equipment hire we have used this compay and found them reliable. They normally deal with several hire shops in each resort so you can choose the most suitable for where you are staying. Last time out it was the shop in the hotel we were staying in!! http://www.snowrental.net/be/ski.asp?atid=newsletter2uk&lang=en&utm_medium=affiliation&utm_source=newsletteruk&utm_campaign=newsletteruk

Get Googling and contact hotels / guest houses etc direct. We've not been thru Innsbruck so can't help out with local trasport there. Try looking at Where to Ski and SnowBoard or Ski Club Of Great britain for info.

 

Just seen this in the latest Sow rental Newsletter that may of be of interest to you re yr children .......

 

4. Obergurgl, Autria

In most resorts, when your kids are older than 12, youll get charged adult prices for their accommodation and lift passes. For those of you whose little ones arent that little anymore, Obergurgl in Austria has a higher age level of 14, so you can still benefit from some very low prices for your kids. Fresh snow, flattering slopes and friendly ski instructors provide the perfect mix for a great family ski holiday. With Snowrental you can also benefit from a higher age level of 14 years for ski hire in Obergurgl, so book now.

 

Sorry to everybody else - just realised i could have PM'd but can't be arsed now!!

[trousers]

Cheers both. Looking more and more like a winner to me.