Schoolies snow trip

So everybody is already organising their Gold Coast accommodation for schoolies, but it really just doesn’t appeal to me a whole lot, so a bunch of my mates and i are thinking a boarding trip to Austria is in order. All still in ideas stages at the moment but i’d love some thoughts, maybe you’ve been there, maybe you’ve been somewhere better (keeping in mind the trip will be around november december january time so don’t forget your snow seasons), maybe you want to join us or just have a picture of a cat that would spice the thread up a bit i want to hear all advice and comments.
Cheers

yea gc is overrated for schoolies, goto bali instead

I did a Contiki tour of Europe and 2 chicks at the end stayed on to do a Contiki snowboard trip to Austria or Switzerland I think it was. Maybe something to look at? Depends on the budget really.

I spent a week in St Anton in January and highly recommend it!
There isn’t a green run to be had so might need to consider this depending on your groups skill level (went with one mate who hand’t been on snow before so it pushed him pretty hard).
Can catch a bus for day trips to Zurs and Lech but there is plenty of terrain to keep you occupied in St Anton - long runs, ~1300m vertical from main lifts, lots of easily accessed off piste, quick and comfy lifts
There is a train station in St Anton and its only 2hrs from Zurich or ~3hrs from Munich so easy to get to/from.
Apre was pretty awesome with people of all ages getting into it from about 3:30 onwards.
You will go to Taps, Mooserwirt and Krazy Kangaroo and then ride down the rest of the run in the dark full of liquid confidence!
Do it! I cant wait to go back!

Edit: also spent a week in Tignes in France, can ride into Val d’Isere as they share terrain and lifts. Both great places!

If you haven’t got a sleeve, ripped and bigger than the rock, more orange than snooki and got goals of making it “BIG” on the GC then you probably won’t enjoy it.

Haha each to their own but a freakin hate the joint. My misso used to live there so I’ve had my fair share of the GC haha.

DEF GO TO AUSTRIA!

much agreement with you on the gc comments, if your going to have a piss up of a holiday atleast do it somewhere nice and away from every hipster in aus
and thanks steve and goofy that gives me some good things to look into from the sound of it

Yep I agree with the Contiki ski trip idea to.

But Another idea is getting some cheap accom in Innsburck. Its a university town so heaps of you people and student specials in bars etc.

Heaps of resorts around the valley and buses that go up to each of them. Its a great system actually.

You can get an all Austria resort pass - but may be a bit expensive.

Here it is http://www.skiamade.com/en/winter

Explore the site and weigh up costs.

cheers ozgirl i will have a look

I brought a couple of bottles of vodka.. Drank with a few friends..  And spent my money on a computer ($2500 custom build) lol!!

when I go to gc its in march.. No school holidays no schoolies.. And its to see friends that live in the area (mudgeerba, bonogan and south brissy) and I go for a car cruise through the hinterland (mount tambourine) with the Mazda club guys in qld.. Lol

so I agree that snow is an awesome idea.. And contiki sounds like an easy way to do it…  ( none of my friends like the snow that much, they have talked about a weekend down with us.. But that’s is… All Mr.h0zs friends (I’m friends with them too, but through him) come with us… And we all range in age.. (Mr.h0z is 27 I’m 26, and the rest are from 25 down to 21)

wish I could have done something like that for mine.. But we are making up for it now.. (40 days planned this year)

I never did schoolies. Was meant to go to Samoa surfing but it never eventuated.