Hi RobAMerc,
We went to Saalbach last Christmas....Snow was okay but very much subsidised by the cannons (of which there were plenty)...It was my first experience of Austraia and we had a mix of beginners and experienced skiers. It was my wife's second time skiing and she found the blue runs significantly more difficult than the same colour in Italy two years before. I also didn't find Christmas day itself to be celebrated in any real way so it was a bit of a let down for the kids.....Of all the trips I've done (mostly France) I would have to say that the best value for money was Sauze D'Oulx in Italy.....Inexpensive trip, very short transfer time from the airport, plenty of runs....Maybe not a trip I'd book in advance of seeing what the snowfall is like though !
Let us know how you get on?
r2d2