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Switzerland:
According to the Swiss weather forecast, you will not find "skiable" snow at the most famous Swiss resorts below 2500 metres at least until November 25th. So, check places at high altitudes like Zermatt, Saas Fee, Verbier, St. Moritz/Pontresina and surroundings.

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Hello!
Concerning Austria I do recommend you to go to a ski resort with a glacier (like Sölden in the valley of Ötz or the valley Kaunertal) - these regions are really snow secure.
Best regards
Isabella_W

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... or may be Pitztal and Hochzillertal

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Hi....

has anyone any idea which countrys skifields would be the easiest to get to

That will depend a lot on where you're coming from and how you're going to get there.
Will you be responding to all the advice here, unlike in your previous thread 6 months ago?
Just asking.

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You need a glaciar resort to have snow for sure. Those mentioned by #1 are all very good resorts and pretty expensive too. Austria will be a bit cheaper and has very good resorts too

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Ahh I love posts about snowboarding in Austria! I would recommend the Arlberg mountain region of Austria, this includes the resorts of Lech, Zurs, St. Anton and St. Christoph. There will definitely be snow there in December (there is snow there now). I have grown up in this area and worked there as a ski/snowboard instructor for the past 5 years. The Travel Channel rated it as the 3rd best ski resort in the world due to its length of trails, quality of skiing and nightlife. You can literally ski nonstop between miles and miles of trails that connect up to 7 separate towns sprawled across the mountains all connected by free bus systems. St. Anton is the cheaper of these towns (Lech and Zurs are very pricey) and even has a hostel run by some expat Australians.

Ischgl is another resort south of the Arlberg mountain region which is even cheaper and has a much larger crowd of young people, the trails are good but not as extant.

Both Austria and Switzerland have no shortage of ski resorts, but in terms of price Austria will absolutely be cheaper than Switzerland. The Swiss are famous for their high lavish prices and the fact that their currency is currently higher than the Euro has not helped. Though some food for though: this has been bad for the Swiss economy since all the tourists, both European and foreign, now flock to the surrounding alpine countries for cheaper vacations (Austria, France, Italy and Germany).

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Forgot to give you links in case you were curious:

Here's the ski map of the Arlberg region:
http://www.stantonamarlberg.com/images/stories/panoramen/ski-panorama-jpg/SkiarlbergPano12-13_CMYK.jpg

And one final note, the area boasts the longest ski race in the world: Termed "The White Race," (Der Weisse Ring in German) it is a huge circle between 3 towns all inter-connected by ski lifts. Anyone can try and time themselves to see how they fare compared to the hundreds of other skiers who have tried it before.

Hope all that helped!
:D