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Soll Reviews
12 reviews of Soll in Austria.
Voted 19th out of 39 reviewed ski resorts in Austria
- Superb(3)
- Good(7)
- O.K.(1)
- Poor(1)
- Awful(0)
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Snowboarding in Soll 2016
Reviewed 2 Jun 2016
We’d been to Mayrhofen and St Anton before, Soll is quite small in comparison but the ski area is excellent and suits us. As snowboarders we found it great fun and didn’t mind the slush at the end of the season. It’s probably best for middle to advanced level skiers/snowboarders. There were a couple of bars in the village with atmosphere but we tended to just go back to our chalet. Soll is a pretty, normal Austrian village – smart chalets with stylish architecture and not too twee.
The price of things on the mountains is very reasonable and the restaurants became popular with everyone in our chalet. It was nice not having to watch our pennies while eating and drinking as everything was English prices.
Antiquated ski area
Reviewed 10 May 2016
The village itself is a nice and pretty wee place, with a few pubs etc. We normally go to higher resorts at the time of year we visited Söll (late March) and it would’ve been better if we had as the snow quality wasn’t great. The ski area is quite antiquated and was lacking steeper slopes for me. I would say it’s best for intermediate/red run skiers as my girlfriend who’s a beginner was very restricted, you can’t ski many blues without skiing reds to reach them.
Solden has more atmosphere...
Reviewed 21 Apr 2016
There’s nothing wrong with Soll’s ski area, but I probably wouldn’t go back – I keep going to other places then returning to Sölden which I love!
We were quite fortunate as we managed to get snow – the previous week there wasn’t any snow at resort level. The pistes were quite clear. All runs seemed to come back to one point… But whereas in other resorts you’d find people milling around and meeting up there, here it kind of dissipated. There wasn’t a mega buzz about it.
Overall we didn’t think the resort was amazing, usually you’re lured into shops and end up with new goggles or earmuffs but you didn’t get that here. It just didn’t have the same atmosphere of the places we’d been before – even the French resort we stayed in last year had a bit more character.
Our friends who’ve skied loads of times said they’d rather stay in Going. We skied over to Ellmau and back (which you can just about do in one day) and would have preferred to be staying in Ellmau and skiing over to Soll instead.
We’re not ones to go out and about a lot, but we did have a nice meal at the Postwirt hotel which is bang in the centre of the resort.
A handy tip: A friend stayed in Soll the week before and had their skis stolen. They realised that if you leave your skis in the resort during certain hours you’re not covered by insurance. Having thoroughly read the small print this time round, my husband and I decided to swap our skis and put the odd pairs together whenever we left them, in order to make it more difficult.
A good ski area all round
Reviewed 16 Apr 2015
We normally go to different ski resorts but went back to Söll on purpose as we enjoyed it so much.
The only way Söll would be better is if there was more going on in the town itself – there’s more going on in the nearby towns. Söll mainly has restaurants, bars and a couple of very good supermarkets.
I’d recommend the resort to people of all ages, the après is very good for young people and there were also quite a few elderly people there who’d been coming back for years. The skiing’s excellent, with some lovely long runs. Soll’s quite central so you can ski to one side and go over to Westendorf and Brixen or ski to the other side for Ellmau and Scheffau. Some people skied all the way to Kitzbühel but that takes a lot of skiing in one day. There are slopes for all levels, we saw quite a lot of people tottering about who were clearly beginners as well as people zooming around who were more advanced (towards Westendorf the runs get more mogully if you want more of a challenge). You can also do night skiing in Söll which we didn’t get round to, but the light up a lot of the runs so you can ski until around 9pm.
Return trip to Soll
Reviewed 25 Mar 2015
I’ve been to Soll a couple of times before – the SkiWelt’s a good area of nice slopes and the apres is great (go to Whiskymuhle). The snow wasn’t good at the beginning of December and the park wasn’t open but we still did more than enough skiing through the week.
Get the locals/reps to explain the piste map before you ski!
Reviewed 23 Jun 2014
Booked this 3 days before we left! I think the weather was against us as the easier slopes were slushy. There was beginner stuff and advanced stuff but less for intermediates, so we were either skiing really easy slopes or the top end of reds (which were more like blacks). The piste map is rubbish so you need local reps to pass on some local knowledge.
Picturesque and quiet resort
Reviewed 23 May 2014
I had never been to Soll before, I had been to Austria but not Soll. It was good. It’s quiet and small. Picturesque. It’s difficult for me to comment on the skiing because we went in March and it wasn’t the best snow. It got choppy and slushy, especially towards the end of the day. I imagine in Janurary or February it would be very good, it’s a very well linked resort, there is lots to ski.
We’ve been coming back for a decade
Reviewed 16 May 2014
A bunch of us have been skiing here for 10 years because the facilities are so good. You take your skis and boots up to the cable car station and put them in there, so that when you go up in the bus you can wear ordinary shoes and just get changed and out onto the slopes – the skis are ready and waiting and the boots are nice and heated.
You have access to the whole ski area and can go right over to Kitzbühel now as they’ve added a connecting lift. You go up to the middle station from the cable car and have access to 5 chair lifts and a cable car which goes up to 6000 foot – half of the group do this and ski round the mountain to other villages and the rest stay around Soll. I tend to stay in the Hochsoll region and get the occasional bus to Ellmau (you can get there, have lunch and come back all in a day).
We’ve never had a bad year in terms of snow and they have snowmakers on nearly all of the runs which certainly helps. The last time I went was the very beginning of January but I’ve also been here at the last week of March when the round about was free of snow but the runs were still in good condition.
There are some nice places in the village with good Austrian music and good food. If you’re teenagers there are also places that are on till the early morning. At one time this was a loud place but now it’s no such thing, very quiet and friendly.
There are two ways to fly into Soll – to Innsbruck or Salzburg. I’d recommend Innsbruck as it’s slightly shorter.
Brilliant value ski resort
Reviewed 8 May 2014
I find Austrian ski resorts are generally the best. The accommodation is usually clean and tidy and well looked after. Soll and Austrian resorts in general are great value for money. Soll itself is more of an intermediate resort which is fine if you’d like to stay on piste, but if you’re looking for off-piste or advanced stuff there isn’t really much. There’s a park I think but I wouldn’t go here for the park alone. Off the slopes there isn’t a lot going on. The après is alright but it’s not like St. Anton, it’s quite spread out. I think Soll is probably good if you are going with a few mates or for families.
very nice
Reviewed 6 May 2014
Soll is very nice, there are quite a few different slopes including some nice challenging ones (there are easier ones too but I find it’s always good to push yourself!).
Some people I know went back again this year which is an example of how nice a resort Soll is.
We went to a few bars and restaurants, if you were there looking for a wild party you wouldn’t be in the right resort, but there’s a good selection of places to go.
SkiWelt is big - we're returning visitors
Reviewed 18 Mar 2014
I previously skied in Soll a few years ago and returned last year with my girlfriend.
I’d say it was best for beginners and intermediates in terms of the ski area.
One really good thing is the SkiWelt area which is pretty big.
We got the whole area pass and there was plenty of skiing for the week.
Soll is a gem - huge area, much cheaper than France
Reviewed 13 Mar 2014
Soll is fantastic, it’s a gem.
The area is so big - the biggest skiing area in Austria – and covers a few different resorts. Good mix of terrain for boarders and skiers and some great restaurants on the mountain.
A lot of people head to France, I’ve been here in December, January, February and March and it’s always been quiet.
It’s also really cheap compared to France, 3 euro for a pint of beer and 6 euro for pizza where you’d pay something like 20 in a French resort.
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