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Luxury ski holiday in St Anton

Working at the sales end of the ski industry, you always come across chalets that make you think “I wish I could stay there”, so when the opportunity arose for several friends and I to stay in one such chalet, we naturally grabbed it with both hands. Chalet Seeberger has long been on my hit list for several reasons:

  1. The chalet is as central as you could possibly want.
  2. The catering is of a very high standard.
  3. The wines served would be good enough to grace a quality restaurant.

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European Ski Resort Opening Dates 2009-10

Remember, remember, the 5th of December. So Tignes and Val d’Isere have opened their lifts, Saas Fee and Zermatt never shut theirs and snow is falling everywhere. Saturday sees the biggest date of the season so far and it looks like the weather has read the script. Most of the major resorts are going to be fully up and running this weekend, including the Three Valleys, Chamonix and surrounds, Nendaz in Switzerland and Lech in Austria.

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Leprechaun’s in St Anton!

I originally organised the trip with my mum to go to the Chalet Katharina, however what you will find with St Anton is that you find yourself making more friends as the week goes on. This might explain why, on the 2nd day, my sister (Jenni) and her boyfriend (Jim,) my mum (Anne) and I were kitted out in Leprechaun outfits dancing on the tables in the Mooserwirt with a 20+ strong group of Irish.

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