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Encamp, Andorra
Description: Encamp is linked directly to the Grau Roig skiing fields (Pas de la Casa, Gran Roug, Soldeu, El Tarter, and Encamp) Pas de La Casa , which in turn links up to Soldeu and El Tarter. It is a very relaxed resort and is ideally suited to families especially those on a budget. Beginners and intermediates will enjoy themselves in Encamp. Encamp itself is a the end of the GrandValira and you will have to tak the gondola home at he end of the day.
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La Massana, Andorra
Description: La Masanna is possibly the nicest town in Andorra it is well placed for access to the Vallnord ski areas of Pal and Arinsal via a ski lift. There are a number of restaurants and bars and the nightlife is relaxed
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El Tarter, Andorra
Description: El Tarter along with Pas de La Casa, Soldeau, Canillo and Encamp are all part of the Grand Valira. All the mountains are linked making it one of the largest ski areas in Europe. Low prices, good ski schools an exceptional nightlife make it a place the Brits love. El Tarter itself is a little spread out with no real centre. You will also find El Tarter has slightly less nightlife than Andorra.
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Arinsal, Andorra
Description: Very British as is all of Andorra, Why? Cheap, Cheap, Cheap. And new lift systems help. The Brits love it and in particular Arinsal. It is a long narrow village undergoing redevelopment. Stay in the middle if you can. Another big plus is the friendliness of the locals
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Pal, Andorra
Description: Pal is a picturesque quiet mountain village just over from its more illustrious neighbour Arinsal. By road the journey is about 5km. Do have a look at Arinsal to learn more about the resort. Ample car parking makes it a popular choice for locals at weekends but lift lines are not much of a problem.
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Soldeu, Andorra
Description: Fun friendly and cheap are words that spirng to mind when describing Soldeau.There are 6 resorts in the Grand Valira area Pas de la Casa, Gran Roug, Soldeau, El Tarter, Canillo and Encamp . All the mountains are linked making it one of the largest ski areas in Europe. Low prices, good ski schools an exceptional nightlife make it a place the Brits love.
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Pas de la Casa, Andorra
Description: A duty free mecca on the border with France. A little dreary to look at but lots of accommodation near the lifts helps. Watch the cars as you cross the road! Maybe not as convenient as Soldeu for the skiing but the young at heart amongst will love the party atmosphere. It is the biggest and the most well know resort in Andorra. Great for shopping so take and empty bag to fill up with those cheap goodies.
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Hochzillertal, Austria
Description: A favoured resort of the demanding German public (www.skiresort.de) not least due to its excellent slopes which always get there fair share of snow. Little queues is always a plus and with slopes upto 2500m a snowsure holiday is assured in one of the most beautiful valleys in Austria. It is the home mountain of Gold Steff Eberharter.
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Maria Alm, Austria
Description: Maria Alm is a pretty Austrian village based at one end of the Hochkonig area. There is a free ski bus operates between any of the mountain bases (Maria Alm, Hintermoos, Hinterthal, Dienten, and Mühlbach).
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Holzgau, Austria
Description: Holzgau sits in the Austrian Alps close to the German border.
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Bad Hofgastein, Austria
Description: Bad Hofgastein is the market town and spa village and the centre of activity in the Gastein Valley in Austria. The centre of the village is pedestrianised - it's a pretty town with lovely views of the surrounding mountains.
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Gargellen, Austria
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Alpbach, Austria
Description: Alpbach is situated in western Austria and is part of the Tyrol province. A beautiful charming resort much loved by the British. There is even a British Ski Club for the Alpbach visitors. The resort looks south towards the Wiedersbergerhorn where most of the slopes are to be found. Try and stay in the main village for atmoshphere and the apres ski
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Ehrwald, Austria
Description: Ehrwald is a pretty little rustic resort set in the Zugspite area. There are two ski area and best suited for beginners and intermediates though there is one black run.
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Neustift, Austria
Description: Neustift is a pretty Tirolean village with a little local area of slopes called Elfer. Hotels and food are good and there is quite a lot to do in the village including bowling, swimming and saunas.
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Lermoos, Austria
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Paznaum /See, Austria
Description: See is a short journey of about 10 mins down the valley from Kappel It is an uncrowded resort well worth a visit for a short duration We see See as a quiet resort and well suited to families with its lower prices than Ischgl altough it could be prettier
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Filzmoos, Austria
Description: A small compact resort with slopes ending in the village. The ski area is split in 2 via a road that runs from Eben to Ramsau. On one side is a gondola leading to a read and black run on the other 7 lifts service the rest of the terrain. A small resort indeed but may give a beginner a good holiday.
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Dienten, Austria
Description: More information to come soon about Dienten
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Bad Gastein, Austria
Description: The Gastein valley is famous for its spas and wellness centres - there are 17 thermal springs producing 5 million litres of Radon enriched water each day. Bad Gastein is the most well know town set amoungst a large gorge valley and attracts an ever increasing number of British skiiers who enjoy the massive waterfall roaring through the centre of town. A word of warning it is probably best to have a car to enjoiy the whole ski area as the bus service is somewhat limited.
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Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
Description: More details to come soon about Bad Kleinkirchheim.
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Seefeld, Austria
Description: Seefeld has twice been the venue for the Winter Olympics and is close to Innsbruck. It has a brilliant network for cross country skiing and is generally a very good resort to learn to ski in. Seefeld has a wonderful pedestrianised centre with a number of people who don't even come for the skiing. Upmarket indeed with three 5* hotels as well! Maybe cross country enthusiasts amongst us hould head here because there are around 262km of excellent tracks. Innsbruck is close by too.
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Pitzal, Austria
Description: Pitztal is the southern most located valley from the town of Imst, the capital of Austrian Tyrol.
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Kappl, Austria
Description: Kappl is a 15 minute bus ride down the valley from Ischgl and tourism here is very much a family affair in this beautiful village. Have a look at the information on nearby resort Ishchgl
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St Anton, Austria
Description: The town of St Anton has about 2500 residences and is still full of Austrian hospitality and Tirolean Charm. It sits at the foot of the Arlberg pass and if you keep on heading up the road you will reach St Christoph and over the pass to Stuben. It's a great town for Apres ski which goes on until quite late so if you do want a bit of peace and quiet you could always book accommodation at the Nasserein end where you can head up to the slopes on a gondola each day. If you want to sample the nightlife hop on one of the resort busses.
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Gerlos, Austria
Description: Gerlos is part of the Zillertal region and is an authentic alpine resort. There are around 160km of slopes in the region between 1300m and 2505m with direct access from Gerlos
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Soelden (Hochsoelden), Austria
Description: Only an hour from Innsbruck this is a popular resort and also a bit more expensive than some of the other Austrian resorts due to the proximity. Being such a high resort there is some great glacier skiing and pretty snowsure
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Soelden, Austria
Description: Lets get the problem out of the way first - traffic. There it wasn't so hard was it as long as you don't walk on the main road. Soelden is a sprawling place along the river that attracts many visitors especially from Germany & Holland. The apres ski is absolutely brilliant here.
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Ischgl, Austria
Description: The resort is on the Swiss /Austrian border and has a compact pedestrianised centre. Glamourous hotels abound with good apres ski. The best place to stay is close to the SilvreHabahn lift in the centre of town. A real plus is that there is a moving walkway from town to the other two lifts. The Pardatschgratbahn and Fimbabahn with money recently spent here is is fast becoming one of the top resorts in Austria and we at Snowbrainer highly recommend it.
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Nauders, Austria
Description: Nauders sits on the border of Italy and is not far from Switzerland as well. In fact it's easy enough to reach the small Italian ski resorts of Haider Alm and Schoneben. This is a good resort for families looking for a bit of peace and quiet. There are a few bars to enjoy some apres ski and you'll find that most people eat in their hotels. There's a nice mix of activities available for non skiers.
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