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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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January 21, 2008
claire qayum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Neiderau has a great atmosphere but thee is not a lot to do at night. There's the famous cave bar. All of you are going to be rocking. We laugh from the minute we get to the airport until we leave, then we are crying believe me. The Vicky is full of fun, night and day. Red 19 is wicked! We have been to France and Switzerland but the atmosphere here is great. Everyone is really friendly and the ski instructors are wicked. Theres gunter the hunter, who has an apres-bar in the village, you won't miss him. Then there's dishy Christian, Peter and Tony who's a brill instructor and many more.
January 09, 2008
David Booth from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just a reply to Claire's review. Have never been skiing to Austria, only France and Canada. Staying in the same hotel as yourself and arriving the same day. So I'm sure I will see and hear all you guys. Thanks for the review on the hotel, sounds pretty nice. Going with my girlfriend and another couple. See you there.
January 09, 2008
claire qayum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Hi, it's us again travelling back to the hotel Vicy for about the 10th time. Have been going to Neiderau since our son was 4 years old, he is now nearly 11! 18 of us returning so be prepared, you will hear us before you see us. We are all in training for the fun race but it's not fun for us, we are serious, ha ha, waxing up our skis ready. Hope we are all together in the same ski school class! Hotel Vicky is basic. The food is fantastic and the atmosphere is great. The kids love it. So look out for us or listen out for us, we are prepared with our riddle for the quiz night and stiff competition for the Cup! Yahoo! cant wait. Hope my fellow ski buddies read this, they will know where I'm coming from. Ski school is brilliant, probably the best. Have been to many other ski schools and Neiderau is superb. Don't listen to anyone else! Not a lot of runs but varied terrain and some great secret off-piste. See you there! Arriving Feb 2nd 2008!
February 22, 2007
Ray & Julie Hanning from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Returned 10 Feb after staying at Hotel Vicky, where we had a brilliant time. Basic rooms but the beds were so comfortable, the food was very good, (wife loved the cakes for afternoon tea) and all management and staff at the hotel were friendly and could not be more helpful. Our first skiing holiday and we loved it. Everything is close to hand. Ski school is great. We were amazed how much we progressed in a week. Such a beautiful village with enough pubs. Especially liked Bobo's. Not a lot of shops but who wants to shop when you're busy having so much fun learning to ski and meeting great people who are enjoying the same experience. Cant fault anything. Just brilliant.
February 14, 2007
Lisa & Andy Nightingale from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We stayed at the Harfenwirt with our best friends and their daughter (10) beginning of Feb 2007. What a great time. We are all 1st timers and complete beginners to skiing. The snow wasn't brilliant but we did have a small amount of snow fall one evening so it was better. The ski school was just excellent and if we can learn to ski then anybody can. The ski lifts did get busy and we did have to queue, but then that was just expected. The resort was perfect for beginners and very safe, we would definately come back here again. The Hotel Harfenwirt is recommended. Very clean but basic,very warm and the food was good too. The breakfast was a little basic but we could live with that. We did eat at the Hotel Austria one evening and the food was very good there. As for the apres-ski......just fab. Bobo's and the Sports Bar are a scream.....Overall a great, hard-working holiday.
February 04, 2007
Sam from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We stayed at the Club Hotel Vicky at the beginning of January 2007. We travelled with 3 children aged 9,7 and 4. Hotel rooms were basic but very clean and warm. The staff were a young crowd but very helpful and polite, nothing was too much trouble. The girls in the hotel creche were lovely and my little girl really enjoyed going. Tea, coffee and fruit juices along with freshly baked cakes were served in the bar in the late afternoon. My kids really enjoyed this facility with unlimited access to cake and juice. With reference to a previous posting I must add that alcohol was not on offer free to adults or children at this time. Noticed a sign on the staff kitchen wall from the manager reminding staff to work hard but to have fun! A really happy team worked hard and made their guests very welcome. Must add that the food was very nice and there was a good choice including a vegetarian option. Staff catered for my fussy youngster who just wanted plain cooked pasta with a little meat. As for the skiing- Ski school was very well run. My kids really enjoyed it and made good progress. Snow conditions were poor due to the lack of snow like most places this year in Europe, but we managed to ski for the whole week. A resort for beginners, second and third year skiers but would disappoint advanced.
January 30, 2007
chris from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from Niederau staying at Club Vicky. Niederau is a very pretty location. Unfortunately there was little snow and what runs were open towards the end of the week were packed with long queues as you would expect. The problem with a relatively low resort I imagine. The various companies arranged trips out to higher resorts which is fine if you can ski! I was dissapointed that our company charged (55 euros) also the ski schools offered lessons on icy nursery slopes which put a lot of 1st time skiers off. Difficult to make a judgement overall as to the lack of snow. I would probably not go back there and if going to Austria would choose a higher resort, to have a better chance of snow and more importantly to be able to claim on travel insurance, below 1000ft and some companies will not compensate you. Good luck with your skiing.
January 22, 2007
Pete from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Excellent holiday. Staffler Hotel very good. Ski school great. Conditions not perfect but still skied 5 days out of 6. Apres- ski the best yet!! Be careful buying your lift pass through the reps, it is cheaper at the lift office at the bottom of the gondola.
January 20, 2007
jon from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
On the 16 Dec 2006 I took my partner & son (17), & daughter (14) to stay at the Club Hotel Vicky in Niederau. It was the worst hotel we have ever stayed in EVER, The staff just didn't care about anything, the food was awful and very small portions. Most of the staff were hungover in the morning, The bed linen was not changed in the seven days we were there. I had a hole in my bed sheet. When we did pluck up the courage to complain we were made to pay big time, we were ignored at breakfast.The staff gave alcohol to children aged 5/6 in the afternoon thinking it was apple juice....the staff thought this so funny !! Thompson ski holiday run this hotel and should be ashamed of themselves, I felt totally ripped off. My advice to anyone thinking of going to Hotel Vicky is DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY...ITS AWFUL !!
January 16, 2007
Helen from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Second time staying in Niederau Jan 07 and also second time staying at the Hotel Austria. The hotel was as good as ever and I think the restaurant has improved. Unfortunately not great snow this time - the ski show and the races were cancelled due to the icy nursery slopes. The kids still had their races though. Only one nursery slope open by the end of the week. Black runs closed also. Quite warm, no need for scarves or hats - was no colder that the UK has been recently. The Wildschonau Ski School as is good as we remembered - first class instruction and a great class of people. Apres-ski in the Sports Cafe was excellent, as usual. Hardly any lift queues but probably because of the snow. Have booked again for 2008 because we feel there's still enough to challenge us for another year.