Gasthof Schneerose

About Gasthof Schneerose

The village of Oberau has a small number of guesthouses, shops and restaurants and it is approx. 4km up the valley from its larger neighbour, Niederau.

There are 5 drag lifts in Oberau with 3 blue runs, 1 red and 1 black. The guesthouse is 5 minutes walk to a drag lift which has a blue run down the side of it. Further lifts can be accessed from Niederau or Auffach with more challenging runs for intermediate and advanced skiers.

Meals are served in the main dining room, which can also be used by the groups in the evenings. Breakfast and dinner are buffet style with a packed lunch prepared at breakfast by the guests. Hot lunches are available at the hotel when skiing in Oberau.

Accommodation

The hotel has a capacity of 55 guests, each room accommodates between 2 and 4, although the majority of rooms are twins. All rooms are en-suite with TV and balcony.

If you do not have a large enough group for sole occupancy there may be other small groups or private guests staying at the hotel.

You may be charged a damage deposit on arrival.

Facilities

Comfortable lounge with wood burner
Satellite TV
Lobby with phone
Sun terrace
Coaches can park next to the guesthouse
Wireless Internet available
Small safe in every room

Facts about Wildschönau

Inclusive lift pass: 6 day whole area pass covering Oberau, Auffach, Niederau and Alpbach
Lifts to: 2025m
Total number of lifts: 45
Marked pistes: 109km
Longest run: 5.8km
Ski bus included: No
Lift pass photo required: No
Snow cannon coverage: 90%

Travel

By coach: Friday departure, journey time from Calais 16 hours.
By air: To Munich airport, coach transfer time to resort approx. 2½ hours.

Ski Runs at Wildschönau

Blue runs: 32
Red runs: 78
Black runs: 18

Beginners generally start the week on the nursery area in Niederau and then progress up onto the reds from the top of the Markbachjoch. Auffach is known for its more challenging skiing although there are several simple blue runs from the middle station of the Schatzbergbahn.