Save some energy for Solden’s other specialty – full on euro après ski. Its 85 discos, bars and restaurants are designed to blend seamlessly with the skiing, ready to pop their corks whenever you are. Beginning in the afternoon at the mountain huts at Gampe Alm. From there all roads lead to Phillips, the large indoor-outdoor complex at the base of the beginner T-bar next to Ausserwald. If you manage to escape (and some don’t), the delights of the strip are well under way by 9pm.

Après ski in Solden's town centre
The centre of Solden is packed with bars. Chris&Co has live Sport on TV and serves (relatively) cheap beer; the Joker has darts, pool and shows music and ski videos; there is live music at the Snowrock Cafe till late. A cozy bar stool can be found at Die Alm, or a hard rock one at the Harley Davidson Otzi Alm bar. Fire and Ice is a large two-storey glass space that makes a lively starting point at the top end of town. Moving down the high street, Bla Bla is next – a shoulder to shoulder tent affair complete with bubble machine. Otzi Keller, with a small cover charge, provides pool tables and darts, as well as dancing and thonged waitresses. If you’re still with the programme by then, there’s always the table dancing darlings of the Rodelhutte at the far end of town, open daily so the sign says.