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Pocket-friendly pensions or 4 star spa splendour?

The choice is all yours! One of the great things about Snowbombing is the range of great accommodation types we offer. Even Snowbombers on a shoestring budget enjoy comfort (and toilets!) festival-goers can only usually only dream about. Our accommodation is hand-picked to cater for all size pockets and all the units listed below are well maintained, traditional in appearance and are privately/family owned and not operated by huge anonymous hotel chains, giving you an authentic slice of life in the mountains. Before you book you should be aware of the location of your accommodation. Due to the size of Snowbombing, it’s necessary for us to use units on the fringes of Mayrhofen and in its surrounding villages.

High End Hotels: Red Carpet in the Mountains!

Snowbombing is unique because you can experience it from a luxurious perspective and relax in comfort... So if you want to pamper yourself as well as party and enjoy the lunacy in luxury, then look no further than one of our high end hotels. With their unrivalled central locations, excellent spas, spacious rooms and suites, staying in one of our high end hotels is a VIP experience!

Please note that due to considerable increased supplier and operating costs, we have reluctantly had to raise the price of our superior accommodation for 2012. Despite this necessary price adjustment they still offer great value for money and the quality they represent, (spa's, heated indoor pools, spacious rooms and excellent service), coupled with their close proximity to the resorts centre we believe is worth every penny and these beds will once again be in great demand, so if you are tempted to do Snowbombing in style, don’t delay... Reserve your room while you can!

Mayrhofen-based high end accommodation

All located in the centre of Mayrhofen, within easy walking distance (less than 1km) to our main venues or the Penken / Ahorn lifts, bars, shops, 24 hour garage and kebab/pizza shop! No taxi's or shuttle buses, your bed will always be nice and near to come and go when you want... and you can get to the main lift in no time at all, maximizing your time on the mountain!

Out of town accommodation

The distance to the centre of Mayrhofen will be reflected in the price you pay (but as those who booked these beds at Snowbombing 2011 will testify; the standard of accommodation you get for the money you pay can be very pleasantly surprising). What’s more, the proximity to the Horberg and Hippach lifts, coupled with the excellent (free) regular ski bus service linking the satellite villages to Mayrhofen (Penken & Ahorn lifts) during the day and our all-night shuttle service (again, free!) means these out of town beds represent fantastic value for money.

Our budget-friendly beds in Hippach, Swendau and Ramsau continue to offer fantastic value for money... We are keeping the same low prices as last year.

The standard of some of these hotels is equivalent to the High End 4 star hotels above, many have spas, gyms, and offer spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. Many of these units are conveniently located to the Horberg lift station; a (queue-free!) mountain access point which is well served by ski buses.

This accommodation is served by a free ski bus which runs every 30 minutes from 8.30am-12.00pm and from 2.00pm-4.30pm and also by the Snowbombing night shuttle which operates every 15 minutes through the night – both day and night services are free with your Snowbombing wristband!

Coaches From the UK

Those of you with a fear of flying or late comers who've missed the cheap flights, fear not, one of our coaches will deliver you from your nearest city to the festival doorstep for a paltry £118 upwards.

One set of coaches will be leaving the UK on Saturday 7th April (in the evening) and arriving in Mayrhofen the day before the event on Sunday 8th (customers on this coach will need to book an extra night's accommodation at the beginning of the event). The second set of coaches will be leaving on Sunday 8th April and will be arriving on the first day of the event (Monday 9th April). All coaches will leave Mayrhofen on Saturday 14th April, returning to the UK on Sunday 15th April (in time for work on Monday).

Departures and Coach prices - 2012

(1st price given is Saturday 7th April dept, 2nd price is Sunday 8th April)

• Dover - £128 / £118
• London - £128 / £118
• Bristol - NA / £124
• Birmingham - £134 / £124
• Manchester - £134 / £124
• Nottingham - £134 / £124
• Leeds - £134 / £124
• Newcastle - NA / £124
• Sheffield - £134 / £124
• Liverpool - NA / £124
• Leicester - £134 / £124
• Reading - NA / £124
• Swindon - NA / £124

Executive coaches are used and all have toilets, DVD players and reclining seats. Baggage allowance is one hold and one hand luggage per person, there will be a number of trailers which will carry sports equipment which is charged at £15 per person and must be booked in advance.

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Our in-house travel friends BeOutgoing have just launched and they sell the cheapest flights you can find on the internet. Chances are you'll get your flight cheaper if you book it early. A lot of the flights are released 8 - 6 months in advance so keep your eye on BeOutgoing.com for the cheapest prices.

Remember we ONLY provide transfers from INNSBRUCK, SALZBURG and MUNICH airports.
(Innsbruck approx 30 mins, Salzburg & Munich up to 2 hours from the resort)

Innsbruck Airport (INN)
Fly direct from London Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester and Liverpool.

Salzburg Airport (SZG)
Fly direct from: Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Exeter, Edinburgh, Bristol, Southampton.

Munich Airport (MUC)
Fly direct from: Edinburgh, London Stansted, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester

Airlines

The Airlines that fly from the UK to Salzburg, Munich & Innsbruck are as follows:
Jet2
Flybe
Easy Jet
British Airways
BMI & BMI baby
Air France
Lufthansa
Fly Thomas Cook
KLM
Aer lingus

Indirect flights available from;
Aberdeen, Jersey, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Jersey, Newquay, Belfast.

No need to go to an airlines homepage, BeOutgoing can do all of the legwork for you, carrying out the price comparisons for flight carriers from around the UK. Search and book your cheap flights through BeOutgoing now.

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Transfers

Transfers will be available from and back to Munich, Salzurg (£36 each way) and Innsbruck (£29 each way).

You can book your transfer with your Snowbombing package. Please be aware that you may have to wait for a period at the airport for the transfer coach to fill.

Transfers will be available from the 1^st September.

Making your own way...

From Munich Airport

By Train

• Follow signs to central/zentrum area (blue signs marked Z)
• Upon reaching this shopping area, follow signs to U-bahn / Banhof (underground station)
• Buy a ticket to Munich main train station (Haupt banhof).
• The journey takes 40 mins.
• Upon reaching the main station, buy a ticket for Mayrhofen, via Jenbach. (The final destination of this train will be Innsbruck or Milan). The vast majority of railway staff speak English...
• The journey time to Jenbach is around 90 mins. (This being Germany, the train will leave on time!)
• Upon reaching Jenbach, change trains.
• Get on the red Zillertal-bahn. (There's a separate platform for this service.)
• Trains leave every hour.
• This is the train which goes all the way up the Ziller valley to Mayrhofen...
• The journey time is approx 1 hour.
• Mayrhofen is at the end of the line.

AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE

• Follow signs to central / zentrum area (blue signs marked Z).
• Walk past the underground station and follow signs to Burger King...
• You will come to the travel agent section of the airport...
• Directly in front of you there is a desk with a sign which reads
• AIRPORT TRANSFERS/ FOUR SEASONS SHUTTLE SERVICE.
• If you get to a bar on your left called Air Brau, you have walked past this desk.

From Salzburg Airport

BY TRAIN

• Take the number 2 bus shuttle to Salzburg main train station (Hauptbanhof)
• Bus number 2 goes at regular intervals between Salzburg main railway station and Salzburg Airport.
• The bus goes every 15 minutes (Sundays and public holidays every 30 minutes).
• Journey time: approx. 20 minutes
• Costs: single ticket 1,80 Euros (children 0,90 Euros)
• Tickets available at bus driver.
• From Salzburg, take a train to Mayrhofen, via Jenbach...
• Upon reaching Jenbach, change trains.
• Get on the red Zillertal-bahn. (There's a separate platform for this service.
• Trains leave every hour...
• This is the train which goes all the way up the Ziller valley to Mayrhofen...
• The journey time is approx 1 hour...
• Mayrhofen is at the end of the line.

To book tickets go to: www.oebb.at

Car Hire

A list of car hire possibilities can be found at: www.carrentals.co.uk
For route planning, go to www.viamichelin.com and type in Salzburg Airport to Mayrhofen in Zillertal Austria.

The Snowbombing Road Trip: Top Gear all the way...

If you fancy an adventure the Snowbombing Road Trip is the perfect way to travel to Mayrhofen. It starts just south of London at a secret location before hitting the ferry to France and cruising the awesome autobahns (no maximum speed limit) of Germany. With a city stopover and lots of fun and games en-route the Road Trip, which sorts you out with the ferry crossing and the all important car flags and stickers, is available by adding it to your Snowbombing booking.

The Road Trip is now available to book for £259 per car, with a maximum of 5 occupants.