So hectic is the après-ski in the Glemmtal Valley in Saalbach that it is surprising any holidaymakers can muster the strength to hit the ski slopes in the morning! Copious amounts of excellent beer and schnapps flow in the mountainside inns and village ice bars, along with some rollicking music and good-natured gemuchtlikheid.Dancing on the tables is expected and drinking anthems with cries of prost! echo everywhere. Most parties get going even before the ski lifts close at 4pm, in the chalets above the villages. One of the most popular mountain bars is the Goaßstall on the Hinterglemm side, which features indoor and outdoor bars and live, as well as artificial, goats that hit the dance floor among the glitter and fake snow.Another favourite is the Spielberghaus, which is reached by snowmobile along a four-mile (6km) track through the forest. Revellers are then transported home on high-speed sleds. In the villages there are a dozen options for late night fun at hotel bars, piano bars, beer halls, and clubs. Discos get going at around midnight and keep the pace until the early hours.
