Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Where to Ski and Snowboard (Chris Gill and Dave Watts) Updated annually, this is an indispensable guide to the
slopes, covering everything from terrain to lift passes.
Which Ski Resort - Europe: Our Top 50 Recommendations (Pat Sharples and Vanessa Webb) Written by a freestyle
champ and a ski coach, this handy guide has tips on everything from off-piste to après-ski.
Websites
Bergfex ( www.bergfex.com ) A great website with piste maps, snow forecasts of the Alps and details of every ski resort
in Austria.
If You Ski ( www.ifyouski.com ) Resort guides, ski deals and info on ski hire and schools. You can beat the slopeside
queues by prebooking your lift pass online.
MadDog Ski ( www.maddogski.com ) Fun skiing website full of insider tips on everything from slopes to where to stay
and après-ski.
On the Snow ( www.onthesnow.co.uk ) Reviews of Austria's ski resorts, plus snow reports, webcams and lift pass de-
tails.
Where to Ski & Snowboard ( www.wheretoskiandsnowboard.com ) Key facts on resorts, which are ranked according
to their upsides and downsides, plus user reviews.
World Snowboard Guide ( www.worldsnowboardguide.com ) Snowboarder central, with comprehensive information
on most Austrian resorts.
Lift Passes
Costing around €250 or thereabouts for a week, lift passes are a big chunk out of your
budget. The passes give access to one or more ski sectors and nearly always include ski
buses between the different areas. Lift passes for lesser-known places may be as little as
half that charged in the jet-set resorts. Count on around €35 to €50 for a one-day ski pass,
with substantial reductions for longer-term passes. Children usually pay half-price, while
under-fives ski for free (bring a passport as proof of age).
Most lift passes are now 'hands-free', with a built-in chip that barriers detect automat-
ically, and many can be prebooked online.
SOS SIX
The standard alpine distress signal is six whistles, six calls, six smoke puffs, six yodels - that is, six of whatever
sign or sound you can make - repeated every 10 seconds for one minute. If you have a mobile phone, make sure
you take it with you. Mountain rescue ( 140) in the Alps is very efficient but extremely expensive, so make
sure you have adequate insurance (read the fine print).
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