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Niederau - Wildschonau resort snow
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Niederau - Wildschonau Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Niederau - Wildschonau Ski Resort

Niederau - Wildschonau Ratings

Overall: 3.9. Based on 14 votes and 82 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.7

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Niederau - Wildschonau is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.7

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Niederau - Wildschonau has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.0

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.3

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.4

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Niederau - Wildschonau

Public Transport: 4.2

  • There are no buses or taxis to Niederau - Wildschonau
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.6

  • No places to stay in/near Niederau - Wildschonau
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.0

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.8

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Niederau - Wildschonau

Ski in/Ski out: 4.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.1

  • There are no child care facilities at Niederau - Wildschonau
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 3.8

  • Niederau - Wildschonau relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.6

  • There are no snow groomers at Niederau - Wildschonau
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Niederau - Wildschonau are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.4

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Niederau - Wildschonau is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.3

  • If snow conditions are poor at Niederau - Wildschonau, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.7

  • Niederau - Wildschonau usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.5

  • The staff at Niederau - Wildschonau are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Niederau - Wildschonau are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.0

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.8

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.8

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.6

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.2

  • No intermediate terrain at Niederau - Wildschonau
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.1

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 2.5

  • Not even a kicker at Niederau - Wildschonau
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.8

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Niederau - Wildschonau
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Niederau - Wildschonau has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.8

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.0

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.1

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.1

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.2

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.5

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.8

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.0

  • Overall, Niederau - Wildschonau is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.0

  • Overall, Niederau - Wildschonau is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 28, 2008
francesca from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We were checking the reviews with a view to a family holiday and I'm stunned at how infantile and full of yourselves you are. You do have high opinions of yourselves!(not Dudley) It's pathetic. Why should Dudley not ski in Niederau just because he is an accomplished skier? Didn't he mention children...
February 27, 2008
claire qayum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bring it on. I'm loving it!
February 27, 2008
claire qayum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Oh my word, you are an unhappy bunny! Fancy going to Neiderau after 28 years of skiing. Oh well, there's hope for you yet! The Vicky is a shocker and here's a warning to all the unfortunate people who are heading out there. As for us Brits travelling out there to live, well, unfortunately we are very big friends of all, note, all of the red ski school instructors and they welcome us with open arms. Pity you would never get to live out there. Oh well. I can only presume that you and Jon are single men because no decent woman would put up with that. P.S. Loving the banter! Shame you can't take the truth and seen as though that was your first visit to the Vicky, what would you know. Perhaps we could all meet up next year. But we won't be slumming it in the Vicky, we will look for a more respectable place to stay. May not be 3 star as the 2 star Austrian hotels run rings around that dive. Top placing for the resort and returning in March 08. Meet up with us we'd love to have a drink with you.
February 27, 2008
Fiona Walker from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I really do not know why this Jon and Dudley are getting so upset, the hotel was shocking but obviously we made it better for you, which is why we complained. I have been going for five years and that is what I base it on. I am in Ski school as I have a lot to learn, what is wrong with that? I will not take these sort of personal comments and I suggest you both grow up and thank god you will never go again. We only wanted to warn people of the hotel. My son was injured badly in there and it was due to wet floors being mopped if you were in that position I am sure you have some compassion and understand our anger. My son did not come first or my daughter but I was proud. We heard from our friend, who instructs, who saw your group and taught some of them that week and said your groups behaviour was shocking and you were ruined it for others so that hotel was right down your street then. I myself prefer class but we cannot all be the same.
February 27, 2008
dudley warnes from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lorna, I also take things as I find them and my review was also based on facts. I suspect people in your party expected a five star service but would only pay for three star... Claire Talk about hitting a nerve!!! :-) Gates??? yes I think we have those at the end of our drive! Thank you for all the information regarding your race conditions and how the Neiderau Giant Slalom was organised... I really did find that interesting! Our party chose the resort because of the large number of beginners and children in our group and it was perfect for us. Reading on...mmm, all this advice you are giving is wonderful...so if, as you say, race conditions change from day to day, why bother harping on about your race time and how well you all did??? Bet you were really popular in ski school as well as the Hotel Vicky!! So many ski trips and still in ski school... plateau springs to mind (remember the spelling!!!) I myself have only skied for 28 years and so was still a little nervous at the prospect of going into a ski school that would culminate in a race down a nursery slope...wish I had your courage.. I'll pass your comments about my house on to the cleaner..thanks. If I was taking the glory through my children I would have said daughter 1st, sons 1st and 2nd..I was actually having a chip at your self-inflated ego... but then modesty is a virtue, and as both you and Lorna keep referring to me as "mate" I conclude that virtue and chav don't go hand in hand..... see what happens when you get personal!! Message to Jon... Funny post :-) Try Ischgl, it rocks....heading there on Saturday. In the meantime, where did I put my ski magazines???
February 27, 2008
Jon Fielbach from Ski Austria Austria
Message for Claire Qayum: Disappointed to hear the likes of you are moving to this beautiful part of the world...damn, another typical Brit spoiling the region...we'll just have to find another ski resort. A little bit of advice though: if you are going to compare yourself with the 'other half'of Austria, you should at least know how to spell your words and how to behave in a 'other half' manner!
February 27, 2008
claire qayum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hi Dudley, Sorry misinterpreted your details of the race. Obviously you are not aware that the kids have gates taken, do you know what gates are, and my lad got 28 secs and different conditions. We had received a massive snow fall on the Wednesay evening and it was pure powder, no good for the race, but 28 secs, well say no more. You didn't say where you came, not a little disappointed are you! Never mind mate, we will be there next year, stiff competition ha ha hope you're not in our class! Keep reading the ski magazines you'll get there in the end!
February 27, 2008
claire qayum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hi Dudley, I really do hope that you receive this e mail regarding the Hotel Vicky. Obviously we all have different standards in life. We have been travelling to Neiderau since 2001 and have been to the resort as many as 3 times per year so you can see that it is home from home for us. The Hotel Vicky has gone down the pan. We've seen it, you haven't. You have nothing to compare it with whereas we have 8 years of experience staying at that hotel. Obviously some people can accept living in the gutter others can not and, unfortunately, our group expects better standards than that! It was a shocker. We have travelled all over Austria staying at the Sports Reisch hotel in Kitzbuhel at Christmas 2007! You need to experience how the other half of Austria live. The Vicky is a British hotel and by god it shows! The staff were apalling! Oh, by the way, you are obviously not a skier else you would know that conditions in a ski race differ from day to day but that information is for the more experienced skier! Then again its only a beginners resort but obviously a little difficult for yourself. We have many friends in the resort, locals that is, and have planned to move out to live there in the near future so as far as the resort is concerned; superb! For information to others, if you are prepared to slum it, the Vicky is for you. Try an Austrian hotel then you will see what clean is. Sorry, wouldn't like to see your house. Oh well, as I said before, we all have different standards! P.s. Where did you come in the race?! Not 1st place like me! ha ha better luck next time mate. Some parents take the glory through the kids. We don't. We took 1st place, kids, ladies and mens. Oh well, try a little harder next time. Cheers!
February 27, 2008
Lorna Fox from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Niederau is a fantastic resort, Ski School is one of the best! Which is why I will be returning next year! Unfortunately, I stayed at the Hotel Vicky along with Claire and Fiona and would like to reply to Dudley Warnes that his "Conclusion" is short sighted, unwarrented and quite rude! You were not there at the same time as us so have no idea what you are talking about mate! Everything that has been said about the Vicky was based on fact. I am pleased to see reviews on the Vicky that are very favourable, since our stay at the beginning of Feb and I can only "conclude" that our complaints and reviews have helped the management of the Vicky to pull their finger out and provide the level of service that should be supplied from a three star hotel.
February 25, 2008
dudley warnes from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
54 of us have just come back from Niederau and had a great trip. The resort, runs and ski school are perfect for beginners/intermediates and more varied skiing is available 15 mins away on the free bus at Aufach. We stayed at the Hotel Vicky where nothing was too much trouble for the very friendly staff. Despite being a three star hotel, the food far exceeded our expectations despite several of our party being quite discerning travellers!! The rooms, whilst basic, were very clean and the beds were the most comfortable I have ever slept in... Before arriving at the Vicky, I had been alarmed by the reviews posted by Fiona and Claire but have now concluded that these were biased and unwarranted. Oh, and just for the record Claire, my 10 year old daughter won her race in 31 seconds!!!! keep waxing those skis!!! Conclusion...great value resort and great little hotel..recommended.