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Hannah Umlandt from London has written 7 reviews and been voted helpful 10 times

Zurs

Reviewed 20 Oct 2014

I did a ski season in Zurs (working in Zurs and living in Lech) and I would recommend both resorts to anybody, especially beginners or those with children. Zurs is a great resort for honing and developing skills especially for children. The Kinderland area has three magic carpets which and a button lift that serves some slightly varied easy beginner runs and even a little beginners border cross area and a beginners slalom course (on a friday this will be frequented by the ski schools especially in peak weeks but head there on any other day and anybody can test them selves on the timed course.) Once you've got the hang of those, there is a perfect two man chair that extends it a little but brings you back to the same area. Look out for the gummy man! He runs the button lift on kinderland and gives out free gummy bears (which end up littered along the button). Once you've comfortable with that head towards the hexenboden lift which will give you some longer, wider and quieter blue pistes to practice on. For intermediates and advanced try Red 10 (head up the zursesee lift and ski blue 11 to the top of red 10) it has the most incredible views and is one of the longest in resort bringing you all the way back down to the centre of Zurs. A favourite of mine was to do the 'white ring' from lech to zurs and back. Your legs will be burning but it's worth it. Try to do it in the morning though if you're traveling late season as the run back down in to lech (schlosskopf 62a) can get quite wild and busy. Cut it out a bit by heading through the snow park! If you are set on staying in Zurs the Seekopf lift has a great restaurant at the top of the lift and the Alberghaus hotel does a great lunch menu if you're on a budget (brilliantly large pizza). There is a free shuttle bus during the day(and for a small fee the 'James' bus will bring you back in the early hours) that will take you to the more lively town of Lech (5 minute drive) where you can shop, have an apres ski beer on the terrace of 'Schneggarei' (go inside and have a go at the famous nail game..which gets trickier the more apres beers you have!) and if you want to take the night on 'Archiv' bar under neath the Ruffiplatz lift is open till 2am and promises a good night. Another area to ski when staying in Zurs if you want a bit of variety is St Anton. Get the free shuttle bus (blue bus) to a half way point and you can ski all the way round to st anton but be aware..by the end of the day these runs get chopped up and are quite mogully (If you're a fan of the moguls then go for it..I am not and always need the beer that's waiting for me in the Krazy Kangaruh' at the end) Alternatively you can pay and get on the yellow bus which will take you all the way to St Anton and you can ski the area and end your night with it's word famous apres (The Krazy Kangaruh or The Mooserwirt...either sides of the same main run in to St Anton). Then you can catch the same bus back or organise a taxi (de lecher are the best firm to use here) Also watch out for royals. It's a favourite of Wills and Kate...you could find yourself sharing a gondola with them.

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