With roof top hot tubs offering panoramic views of the gasp-inducing peaks, to balmy Moroccan-themed pools and relaxation rooms… Snowbombing must be the only festival where you can enjoy 7 different types of saunas before watching a headline band!
SPA HOTELS
The ultimate ‘pamper before you party’ palace is the Hotel Strass Wellness area – two floors of serenity in the snow; take a Thalasso, hog a Hammam or merely melt into a massage before the big night ahead… come midnight and you’ll be positively glowing beneath that glitterball!
ALPINE AIR HEAD
The Austrians excel in wellness as much as in winter sports. Each breath of Alpine O2 fills your lungs with life-affirming spirit and delivers oxygen to your aching limbs and muscles. Take a stroll through the silent cathedral-like pine forests which enclose this chocolate box resort, or follow the flow of the Ziller river.
TAP TIP!
This is a place where not only can you drink the tap water; the locals will be offended if you don’t (except the ones who own the mountain restaurants!) This saves considerable money through the week as you can hydrate thoroughly without having to fork out for euro-depleting designer bottled water! {Indeed: so pure is the tap water that a few years back, they sent it for chemical analysis and the results proved what the locals have been saying for years; the Ziller water is healthier than many brands of mineral water!}
TAN-FASTIC!
Everyone who goes to Snowbombing returns with a tan; not an orange, “straight outta Loughton High St” ghastly complexion; more a healthy glow caused by feeling the warm spring sunshine, through an unpolluted atmosphere at altitude. And you don’t even have to spend all day gliding around the gentle pistes to get that bronzed and beautiful look… half an hour on your balcony will do the trick! All our rooms come with a balcony – 99% of them are private and secluded, allowing you to get that all-over glow or to enjoy some ‘al fresco’ action and put on a show for the passing paragliders (judging from the tales our pilot mate Juergen Stock tells us, this isn’t as common as you might think!)
SPARRING IN STYLE
At the last count, there were around 100 saunas in Mayrhofen (7 of them in the fab Hotel Strass subterranean wellness centre, which is also open to non residents!), over 100 masseurs, beauticians and therapists…and more Jacuzzi’s than Hugh Hefner’s back garden! This is a resort which prides itself on knowing how to treat a girl… Recent years have seen the high street transform into a chic stretch of designer outlets and stylish boutiques. And according to the Snowbombing offices retail queen, Sam, the prices are very reasonable and stock is always very “a la mode”.
EYE CANDY
It would be silly to pretend that we ladies aren’t hoping to check out a little bit of Austrian talent. At Snowbombing this could range from a rugged outdoor type (why do the words, ‘fit’, ’sun kissed’, ‘instructor’ and ‘uniform’ spring to mind..?), the ‘crazy sexy cool’ DJ guy type, or just a fun loving bloke dressed as a stick of celery! With over two thousand men (pro snowboarders and all) to choose from, there’s every cause to be optimistic, gals!
MUDNESS
Whisper it very softly, but the fact is that Snowbombing is about the only festival in the world which comes with a ‘mud free guarantee’ (in fact we promise the only mud we’ll see is the one the beautician puts on your face!). And which other festie offers you the chance to enjoy a rooftop Jacuzzi rather than a draughty tent or cold shower block?
Oh, and finally, one thing’s for certain; thank god for the lovely loos… If there was an award for Best Toilets at a festival, Snowbombing would definitely be… flushed… with success! (Cringe…)
Let’s face it… Girls get the best deal at Snowbombing – and the reasons why are endless!
