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Techboy - Oct 30, 2007 - 02:14 PM
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Has anyone here been to St Anton, Austria? If so, what did you think of it?

By the way, is there a website that gives a list of snowboarding locations and reviews? If not, I might be forced to make one! Smile

snochick - Oct 30, 2007 - 02:34 PM
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There are tons

www.skiclub.co.uk
www.worldsnowboardguide.com/

to name couple

annieredding - Oct 30, 2007 - 02:45 PM
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St Anton rocks! Very Happy

Might be going there myself, my dad's driving over there this year and the hotel is owned my family friends.

The blues are more red, the reds are a bit black and the off piste is fantastic.

Mountain cafes and nightlife is also very good but nearest park is lech, same ski pass though,

Techboy - Oct 30, 2007 - 02:48 PM
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Thanks, I'll check them out tonight Smile

Techboy - Oct 30, 2007 - 03:12 PM
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annieredding - I posted just after you and missed your message until I checked just now Smile

Thanks for the info. Do you know what the snow has been like in previous years in early December?

Kieron - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:10 PM
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Last year it was sh1t. Was there for X Mas and New Year, if there wasnt cannons there would be no snow. But last year was a freak one off and should be super sweet again this season, it's usually great for powder. Rendl over the other side is nice if you want to get away, lovely red run down the back that brings back many happy memories Smile

Denizen - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:11 PM
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Last year was the same as everywhere in Austria during early december, not a lot of snow. This year s looking better, higher resorts in austria have already had an absolute ton of snow. Check out the pictures below from the 21st of October.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98777

Kieron - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:14 PM
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Doesnt look too bad going back through my pictures, but it wasnt deep at all, lots of FOD on the base.

Jaded_Parrot - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:16 PM
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Denizen wrote:

Holy Bat cakes that is a lot of snow!!

annieredding - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:24 PM
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Kieron wrote:

Doesnt look too bad going back through my pictures, but it wasnt deep at all, lots of FOD on the base.

Ah kieron you're making me miss the place! I wanna go back!

I went year before last, loads and loads of snow, definitley need to go back as it's very much an intemediate resort and I wasn't quite up to it, have greatly improved since then though Smile

Kieron - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:36 PM
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I will try to find some of my other pictures then. I will go back for sure.

annieredding - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:44 PM
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This will be my dad's 19th (I think) year running he's been to St Anton, him and his pals can't get enough of the place Smile

powdersnorkel - Oct 30, 2007 - 04:57 PM
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Just to confirm what the above people have posted - it's great. Better than great, it's brilliant.

It is pretty steep, so not that good for beginners, but the off piste is superb and the nightlife is banging (although it wouldn't be the cheapest resort in the world).

You can't beat the Moosewirt or the Krazy Kangaruh for proper European style cheesy apres-ski (get to the Moose for about 3.20pm, get a table and watch the carnage unfold...). My memories of late night activity are a little hazy but I think Kandahar Bar (?) was pretty lively and went on late, and Scotty's was a laugh to warm the evening up a bit...

If you want a good off piste guide I've been with Piste to Powder a couple of times - really friendly people, and always come out for a few beers with you after a proper days boarding in the deep stuff. If the conditions allow it, get them to take you off the back of the Vallugabahn 2 - amazing.

Am taking 24 of my mates there first week of March - can't wait to get back...

Enjoy.

Techboy - Nov 12, 2007 - 10:56 PM
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Thanks all for the feedback - 3 of us are off to St. Anton at the start of Dec! Smile

ace_mcgraw - Nov 13, 2007 - 10:04 AM
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Just to add.....

Awesome place - did a fly drive thingy - flew Ryanair to Friedrichshafen, then hired a car and drove to St Anton. Awesome place. Sorry said that twice. HAving a car was dead handy too cos could drive round the resorts. The best park was at Lech, but there was also one at the Rendl area - opposite the village and main ski area of St Anton. Found some amazing powder just underneath the main cable car at Zurs, and this was a coupla days after any snow.

Also Stuben and Sonnenkopf were amazing little places as well with less crowds, and all included in the ticket!

Techboy - Nov 13, 2007 - 10:32 AM
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How did you book the tickets - over the Internet before you got there, or at the resort?

We are planning to fly to Zurich and then get a train to St. Anton.

Thanks.

annieredding - Nov 13, 2007 - 10:39 AM
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Just tootle up to the desk at the bottom of the main gondola on the first evening and buy one.

I did the fly then train thing, easy enough, train comes into the centre of the village pretty much Smile

SevenNinety - Nov 13, 2007 - 12:33 PM
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St Anton is a great place with lots of different areas to ride. The night life is good too.

I went there twice last season, once mid March and the conditions were great with lots of powder (apparently the best all season) . I went back at the start of April and the conditions weren't so great on the runs down to the town but still good higher up.

I'm going back there mid March this season.

Have fun.

Hairydavey - Nov 13, 2007 - 05:19 PM
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Went to St Anton in February 2006 and I loved it, lots of runs and you can board over to St Christoph and Lech (where all the rich people tend to go, lech has a boardpark with rails etc). Rendl has a few ramps and a speedcheck run as well as a nice red run back down to town.

Nightlifewise there's always KrazyKangaruh's (it's at the end of the run "red 2" on the piste map just outside town, or at least it was, shuts early so you have to sometimes board the remainder of the run back to St Anton in pitch black, great fun!), and there's quite a few good bars in the town itself though the names elude me.

Take a cable lock for your board, fairly obvious I know but we were warned off that some of the locals can be lightfingered and we met a german skier outside one of the bars who was quite miffed as his ski's had just been stolen.

We stayed in Chalet Schlossoff through Crystal which was a 10 min walk outside town but it was mega cheap though it tends to always be booked up.

Techboy - Nov 30, 2007 - 09:33 PM
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Yeeeeesssssssssssssssss! I'll be there tomorrow! Thumbs Up

1st - 11th Dec Smile

Hairydavey - Nov 30, 2007 - 11:50 PM
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Enjoy dude! It's an awesome place! You have to go KK's! (KrazyKangaruh).

Techboy - Dec 14, 2007 - 10:39 AM
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Well we did it!

1st - 11th Dec. Photos here: http://techboy.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=78

Because it was the first 2 weeks of the season, the slopes were incredibly empty. The snow was awesome on most days - so much fresh powder!

kitingplasterer - Dec 14, 2007 - 06:13 PM
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hi mate, any info on where ya stayed?? after some accom for jAN

cheers

Kp

Techboy - Dec 14, 2007 - 06:24 PM
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Hiya,

The 3 of us stayed here: http://www.igluski.com/propertyinfo.cfm?pid=20071&suppliercode=844&dep=ACC#prices which was nice although the beds weren't very comfortable. Lots of nice restaurants nearby.

Pettneu is a 15 min bus ride from St Anton. Also check out Lech which is nearby. Buses run until 8pm. After that it's 30 Euros from St Anton to Pettneu.