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Visitor reviews for Turracher Höhe Ski Resort

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• January 12, 2010
  V I Hurst from United Kingdom
  

  The 3 Q's
  The resort of Turracher Höhe lies on the border of Steirmark and Carinthia. A tranquil, lake is surrounded by wooded slopes to oneside and piste to the other. The lake is home to a few quality hotels, which rely on customers returning as their quality is unique. The snow came on 13th October, 2009 and has stayed since. Local people have skied every Sunday on one slope since that date. It is unique as it retains the snow, but also because the one through road remains open all year. Quality is the main word to associate with Turrach, in all aspects. It also benefits from healing waters and people travel from miles to drink of the mountain water from cups and water fountains by the lake. Due to unique rock formations caused by the fold mountains eroding rare minerals are deposited in the water giving the healing qualities. The final word I would use to descibe Turracher Hohe is quiet. In the depths of the night the quiet is unprecedented and the only sound that can be heard is the tinkling of the huge stars in the clear night air.

• Turracher Höhe Ratings

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  Scenery: 5.0 (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.	Ski in/Ski out: 5.0 (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.
  Snowsure: 5.0 (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Turracher Höhe is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snow Grooming: 5.0 (1) There are no snow groomers at Turracher Höhe, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Turracher Höhe are groomed daily.
  Lift Staff: 5.0 (1) The staff at Turracher Höhe are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Turracher Höhe are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 5.0 (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
  Variety of pistes: 5.0 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Turracher Höhe has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Intermediates: 5.0 (1) No intermediate terrain at Turracher Höhe, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.
  Advanced: 4.0 (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.	Snow Park: 4.0 (1) Not even a kicker at Turracher Höhe, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.
  Mountain Dining: 5.0 (1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.	Ski Pass Value: 4.0 (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.

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