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Post subject: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
 Posted: 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!  |
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 02:34 PM
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 02:45 PM
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St Anton rocks! 
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, |
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 02:48 PM
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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
Thanks for the info. Do you know what the snow has been like in previous years in early December? |
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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 |
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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 |
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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.
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Post subject: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 04:16 PM
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Denizen wrote:
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
Holy Bat cakes that is a lot of snow!! |
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Post subject: Re: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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 |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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 |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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...
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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! |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: St Anton, Austria - Is it good/bad?
Posted: 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! |
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