Schladming, AustriaSchladming, Austria
They are skiing today 25/11/05 in the resort
Quietly located chalet hotel with sauna, games room, stüberl and bar. Great for groups and families. Free wine with dinner and afternoon tea and cakes.
This pleasant, typical 3 star chalet style hotel, is smart and modern and has good facilities. There is a good bar located next to the spacious restaurant. Our staff serve good food every evening accompanied with free wine during dinner. Each afternoon when you return from the slopes there's tea and cakes as well to help you relax. The spacious bedrooms have a small lobby, cable TV, phone,bathroom and several nice touches like armchairs or tables and stools. Some can take a 3rd or 4th bed. Many have a balcony with great views over Schladming and the ski slopes. Two apartments contain 2 bedrooms with separate access to the bathroom. The Schladmingerhof is in a quiet area with a few houses and hotels nearby. We have our own ski bus that transports only Equity clients to the slopes in the morning and returns them in the evening. For the first 2 days as an added convenience we operate and extended transfer to drop of at Rohrmoos as well which has the best nursery slopes. The regular resort bus stops outside the hotel every 15mins in the morning and afternoon. We also have a minibus for emergencies. In the evening it's a brisk 20 min walk to the centre or you can take a cheap bus or taxi. We also have our own minibus available for emergencies.
Approximate Transfer Time: 1 ˝ Hours
Approximate Distance To Resort Centre: 4 mins on Ski Bus
Approximate Distance To Resort Centre: 4 mins on Ski Bus
Schladming has a good name as a beginners resort. They can take the easy gondola to the middle station where there's a huge flat area in good snow and gentle runs back down. One of these connects with the new 6 person chair at Rohrmoos which also has miles of easy slopes. Intermediates have the best of it though, with blues and reds covering the whole 160 kms, many through beautiful forests. For advanced skiers, Schladming, with its World Cup pedigree and international cachet, must definitely not be sniffed at. Alberto Tomba and Hermann Maier are big fans, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is a regular visitor. "I'll be back".
This ambitious and forward looking resort now has one of the best lift systems in Austria, if not the best. Modern, fast chairs and gondolas provide Herculean uplift, and the powerful snow making system is used early in the season to lay a good base. Snow is the top priority here. The heavily wooded, north facing slopes, groomed to perfection, are hard to equal. A helpful local TV weather channel, piped into our hotels, gives live broadcasts and daily forecasts.
The main area, and the closest to our hotels is the Planai, which is served by a gondola. Beginners have excellent skiing on good conditions from the middle station. There is a good mixture of skiing here, but it is easy to venture east to neighbouring Hauser-Kaibling which has tremendous fast runs on avenues through pine forest. West is the Hochwurzen which has miles of gentle runs and is superb for beginners. Further west is the Reiteralm, a charming area with paths and glades, typical of Austrian skiing. All four areas connect by lift and piste.
For boarders, there is a permanent course and no fewer than 3 half pipes plus fun parks and jumps. All the ski schools teach snowboarding. Further afield is the Dachstein Glacier, included on the pass and 1hr by free ski bus.
All the classic winter holiday pursuits are available including an epic 7.5km toboggan run on a prepared piste through the pines and under the stars. It's magical and costs only about Ł15 including transport and hot drink.
The pedestrianised centre of Schladming dates from 1322, and is a sheer delight. The ancient streets are lined with cafés and bars and twinkle with fairy lights. All the traditional winter pastimes are here but it's also a real town with woodyard, railway station and brewery with adjacent pub. The vibrant nightlife makes Schladming a popular choice for those looking for a lively time but the highly atmospheric stüberln and cafés become pleasantly busy rather than raucous. There's everything from modern music, to relaxing, traditional beer cellars and tea dancing.
