German Skiing and the Passion of Christ
Posted by Administrator in Passion Play. Ultram No Prescription Prevacid For Sale Ultram Generic Buy Prednisone Online Toprol XL Without Prescription Amoxil No Prescription Elimite For Sale Cipro Generic Buy Stromectol Online Aricept Without Prescription(Cont.) While you are waiting for Oberammergau’s next Passion Play (in 2010, tickets on sale from 2008), you can stay in this lovely village in a beautiful mountain setting that also happens to be one of Germany’s leading ski areas with challenging terrain on the Laber (1,683m) and easier trails on Kolben (1,270m).
Berchtesgaden is another pretty resort town surrounded by spectacular mountain vistas and only 20 minutes from Salzburg (a Ryanair destination), across the border in Austria. It has a modern history tied to American military bases in the area, the US armed forces even running a small private beginners ski hill for its personnel. The area has strong tourism infrastructure, if rather limited skiing. Another World Cup - in bobsleigh - will be staged here in January.
German skiing used to be expensive for us Brits, but favourable currency trends and lower lift-price inflation than in other Alpine areas means German skiing is surprisingly affordable.
For the best bargains consider one of the smaller ski areas away from the Alps. Winterberg, an hour’s drive from Cologne, for example, is comparatively low at 640m and with a small vertical of only 190m. But for €20 (£14) you have access to around 20 lifts, most of which have snow-making and are floodlit for night skiing. As an added bonus, there’s a big après-ski scene (check out the legendary mountain hut on Ettelsberg) so it’s no surprise that crowds of up to 50,000 can descend at the weekend - the numbers bolstered by masses arriving from Holland. Fly low cost to Cologne, Dusseldorf or Dortmund, and rent a car to get there. Read more