2 in 5 – Innsbruck serves up early season powder heaven again
Hiking for lines that were everywhere 09/12/09 – image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk
2 days now out of 5 have delivered some outstanding powder skiing in Innsbruck and I did not ski the other 3 – I am sure the stats could have been even better had I headed up the Innsbruck mountains. Cold in the shade and very still, the conditions above Innsbruck this afternoon were outstanding. Overnight snow had left maybe 20cm of new snow, in some areas the snow banked up to form some deep pockets. And unlike last Saturday the skies were blue – conditions were superb.
Perfection in early December, Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck –image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk
There were some excellent steep powder routes and very few people on them. Snow is forecast for the coming 3 days and then after a cold lull of two days it is set to return at the start of next week. Winter may have arrived 2 weeks or so late but it is delivering some sensational powder skiing before the main season begins.
great! My pictures from yesterday at work definitely don’t beat yours. Great that at least you got some nice runs in. Every winter I start the discussion with myself whether it is better to be self employed or work for a big company. In the winter I would definitely much more prefer to be self employed. I would be so much more productive at my work after a few powder runs in the morning. My brother, who is self employed schedules his appointments after checking the weather forecast for the next few days. Last winter for some reason the best powder days were always on Thursdays, so you can imagine that he didn’t have many meetings then.
Well I guess it is like me sat on a chair lift and worrying about the £, Google or the snow forecast. But yes on a day like yesterday it is a job that I couldn’t hope to better. In essence it is a job that I have always dreamt of doing, in an online industry that is continually changing and in a country that has so much going for it. But yes, yesterday really was a great day at work. Your brother seems to have the right work / life balance.