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Oige

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Folks,

Has anyone suggestions for skiing Jan / Feb 2010 don't mind where we go suitable for beginners and intermediate skiiers. Happy to go on a package deal or book everything independently.

Important factors for us are:

Short enough transfer from airport.
Decent accomodation available.
Good ski schools for beginners

All suggestions welcome.

Thanks
 
Was in Austria a few years back, found it good value for money & transfers are usually 1-2 hrs
 
Ryanair flight to Turin and a variety of places one hour aprox from there also Italy very cheap at moment we did it for a few hundred each last year in Feb all ski and board rentals were down because they were having such a bad year as alot of English not travelling because of value of sterling. Hotels from 40 Euro a night accomodation was basic but clean was on the slopes all day anyway and out at night so only needed a bed and bath.
 
I should have said we stayed in Sauze D’oulx and found the skiing and snowboarding good.
 
Try the Dolomites in northren Italy
First used Ortisie in 1982 and 1983. Fantastic skiing, but major walking between some ski areas, but they have sorted the walking out with escalators and underground train.
This resort is part of the Sella Ronda and then part of the Dolomiti Superski which gives you nearly 1,500Km of slopes, catering for beginners to expert.
Unlike a lot of other resorts where beginners start in the valley on where the nursery slope are located, Ortisie start the beginner to nursery slopes located well into the mountain, accessed by a fantastic cable car ride out of the shadow of the valley into the sunshine and endless mountain vistas on the first day.

Started using Ortisie again in 2005 and have gone back every year since.
Bergamo is a great, small, handy airport. Can be out of departures and on coach in 5-10 min. Have used Ryanair bus which is great if arrival/departure time suits. If the group is large enough, private bus hire is an economic option.
Here is a good contact.
info@taxi-busgardena.com
Tel. +39 0471 796544
Get him to stop at the AutoStrada restaurant about three quarters of an hour from Bergamo, it is a three and a halve hour journey, so the stop is welcome, especialy after the early start from Ireland.
Have taken the train, really to compare standard with CIE. Great way to travel, business class is not expensive, but it is a long journey with several, confusing transfers and a taxi from Bolzano or Chuisa to Ortisie at the end.
You will not be disappointed with Ortisie, which is the nicer of the three ski resorts in that area (Christina and Silva). Here is a link.
http://www.val-gardena.com/eng/page99.html


Like a lot of resorts, don't try to book anything other Sat to Sat, they just don't do it. Own your own, there is no problem getting accommodation at any time of the week, but with a group, stick to the status quo. Regarding accommodation, they usually require a deposit by bank transfer, not credit card. Low cost, but comfortable id available €38 to €55 per night. At the other end the skies the limit.
Ski pass includes access to local pool, which is also one of the better restaurants in town.
There will be very few English speaking people at resort as it is not on the English Tour Operator programs. So it is an opportunity to immerse yourself in a truly continental environment, having said that, there is no problem with language.
This part of Italy was once part of Austria, so Italian and German are both spoken, as are all signage and town names in both German and Italian (Ortisie and St Ulrich are the same place)

Anyway, cannot praise this place enough. Well worth the extra effort to get there.
 
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