Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place loved by hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident on French reds will cope with the skiing there?
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?
Le Dieu wrote:> Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place> loved by hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident> on French reds will cope with the skiing there?
If they're fairly confident, yes - although the reds can be quite steep/narrow in places.... (and get very busy at times)
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>
More than enough if you include Lech, Zurs etc....
Is there anything to do for non-skiing grandmas?>
Health spa, walking tours, train to Innsbruck for shopping....
Any other info would be welcomed.
I still rate St Anton as the best all round resort I've been to... try to get accommodation as close to the lifts as possible - near the Nasserienbahn is often cheaper than the centre of town.
In short I'd recommend the resort to anyone, although maybe not a complete beginner.
" cupra" <NOcupra.sSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message news:3csmj9F6nmf79U1@individual.net...> Le Dieu wrote:>> Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place>> loved by hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident>> on French reds will cope with the skiing there?>
If they're fairly confident, yes - although the reds can be quite> steep/narrow in places.... (and get very busy at times)>
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>>
More than enough if you include Lech, Zurs etc....>
Is there anything to do for non-skiing grandmas?>>
Health spa, walking tours, train to Innsbruck for shopping....>
Any other info would be welcomed.>
I still rate St Anton as the best all round resort I've been to... try to> get accommodation as close to the lifts as possible - near the > Nasserienbahn> is often cheaper than the centre of town.>
In short I'd recommend the resort to anyone, although maybe not a complete> beginner.
"Le Dieu" <Ledieu@OT.net> wrote in message news:fi9ae.1256$395.722@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...> Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place loved
hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident on French reds> will cope with the skiing there?>
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>
Is there anything to do for non-skiing grandmas?>
Any other info would be welcomed.>
A. D.
Feb = half term - are you going for the school holidays?
We were there at Christmas a couple of years ago and the queues were very bad in places. Worse than the lift queues were the number of skiers on the main 'arterial' routes coming down in the mid to late afternoon.
I would not go back there at semi peak time again and I hate to think what New Year and Feb half term week are like.
Non skiing facilities were good though, so Grandma should be okay.
"Clive Perry" <cdperry@trout.btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:d4blcg$7bm$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...>
"Le Dieu" <Ledieu@OT.net> wrote in message> news:fi9ae.1256$395.722@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...>> Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place loved> by>> hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident on French >> reds>> will cope with the skiing there?>>
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>>
Is there anything to do for non-skiing grandmas?>>
Any other info would be welcomed.>>
A. D.>
Feb = half term - are you going for the school holidays?>
We were there at Christmas a couple of years ago and the queues were very> bad in places. Worse than the lift queues were the number of skiers on the> main 'arterial' routes coming down in the mid to late afternoon.>
I would not go back there at semi peak time again and I hate to think what> New Year and Feb half term week are like.>
Non skiing facilities were good though, so Grandma should be okay.>
Clive>
Having priced it up I think we'd take the kids out of school for a week let Feb. It's almost half the cost. And with any luck half as crowded.
Clive Perry wrote:> "Le Dieu" <Ledieu@OT.net> wrote in message> news:fi9ae.1256$395.722@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...>
Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place loved>
hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident on French reds>>will cope with the skiing there?>>
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>>
Is there anything to do for non-skiing grandmas?>>
Any other info would be welcomed.>>
A. D.>
Feb = half term - are you going for the school holidays?>
We were there at Christmas a couple of years ago and the queues were very> bad in places. Worse than the lift queues were the number of skiers on the> main 'arterial' routes coming down in the mid to late afternoon.>
I would not go back there at semi peak time again and I hate to think what> New Year and Feb half term week are like.>
St Anton is not as busy in Feb as it is at New Year, in my experience. It does get busy for sure, but it's not as bad as the big French resorts. Going a week either side may make a difference, but you should check when the Germans and Austrian holidays are; there's no point in avoiding the UK holiday only to find that the resort is just as busy because it's a German 1/2 term week.
St Anton is suitable for families, but not optimal. Suggest to travel to Lech am Arlberg (same ski area) but more family orientated. Or Zug am Arlberg (cheaper).
Le Dieu schreef:> Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place loved by > hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident on French reds > will cope with the skiing there?>
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>
"Lars" <lars@geenmail.ch> wrote in message news:4287936e$0$1103$dbd4d001@news.wanadoo.nl...> St Anton is suitable for families, but not optimal.> Suggest to travel to Lech am Arlberg (same ski area) but more family > orientated. Or Zug am Arlberg (cheaper).
Thanks Lars,
A. D.>
Le Dieu schreef:>> Is St Anton a suitable resort for families? I've heard it's a place loved >> by hardened ski bums so I'm wondering if kids fairly confident on French >> reds will cope with the skiing there?>>
Is there enough skiing (on-piste) to keep you occupied for a week?>>
Is there anything to do for non-skiing grandmas?>>
