Patrick Maisl

Review of Ski amadé

Skiing - only for higher earners!

Skiing - only for higher earners!
In the past 10 years, ticket prices have risen to such an extent that people with normal incomes can no longer afford it.
Over 50 for a day ticket is simply a cheek!
The slopes and lifts can be so well developed.
Local skiers are completely *****
If a family from Germany goes on holiday in Austria for a week and then does not come for the whole year, it probably doesn't matter more or less whether the lift tickets cost 40 or 50 per day.
But as locals who would like to drive more often, the only option left is a completely overpriced season ticket. So you have to drive at least 14 times so that it pays off. If you consider that the snow situation will also get worse with us in the future, you have to take every free opportunity (even in bad weather) to drive. And it's not fun like that.

Just over 20 years ago, my parents groaned when the family ski day cost over 1,000 schillings (2 adults, 2 children plus a little something to eat and drink on the mountain pasture). 1000 Schlling would be the equivalent of about 72 today.
Today, 200 is not uncommon for such a day. That is almost 3 times !!!

In summary, I can only say: The slopes are great (given the right snow conditions), the lifts too and the Amade network is very spacious - but the prices are cheeky and should be checked by the federal competition authority. Amade creates a monopoly here to dictate ticket prices. The only option is to switch to small ski areas that are not part of Amade. But it will probably not be around for long due to the strong competition.

In the past, every schoolchild in western Austria could ski - which will probably not happen in a few years - very sad!
And thanks to actors like Amade, who make the tickets more expensive by 1-2 every year ...