September 2nd, 2009 by matt
Season times for the big one - the Arlberg! With a new lift for the St Anton Rendl and a fair bet that the region will get more snow than anywhere else but for Bregenzerwald, then get in some early season action in the Arlberg this winter. For the resorts of Lech, Zürs, St. Anton, St. Christoph and Stuben the ski lifts are set to roll on the 27.11.09, whilst the Klösterle-Sonnenkopf season starts on the 05.12.09. The Season runs until 25.04.10 in Lech, Zürs, St. Anton, St. Christoph and Stuben and finishes a week earlier in Klösterle-Sonnenkopf.
August 31st, 2009 by matt
Saturday, 16th January 2010 sees the 5th annual runninng of the of the ‘White Ring’ (Der Weiße Ring) longest ski race in the world is being held int he Lech-Zurs ski region. Olympic Champion and World Champion Patrick Ortlieb was the innaugrual winner if the 2006 White Ring race and he record is still up for grabs. Great skiing as well even if you can’t get a race bib.
Zurs am Arlberg - the centre of the White Ring course - Image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk
April 7th, 2009 by matt
Mild, spring weather is upon us in the Tirol but only last week the weather was far more wintry with some great powder skiing up in Stuben am Arlberg. I had taken some great film using a helmet camera of the powder runs that I was getting but the camera came out of its housing on the chair and fell to the piste – there two guys grabbed it and that is the last I have seen of it or you will see of the Stuben powder runs. C’est la vie but at least the power cable and accessories of the camera cost a fortune so the people who took it will have some outlay before they see my great runs – if you are reading this guys, why not drop the memory card into the lift station at least you morons?
Ok, the videos that survived in another camera include a short film of the avalanche transceiver tester that is locate din the centre of Stuben:
And a snow report and description of this off-piste Mecca:
April 2nd, 2009 by matt
Perfection in Stuben am Arlberg, 1st April 2009 – image © skiingaustria.co.uk
With a 5km ridge, a vertical of at least 1km and snow accumulation record that is in the top 3 in the Alps, the case for Stuben being the best off-piste ski holiday destination in the Alps is strong. Added to that there is heli skiing on offer (Lech – Zurs being the only region in Austria to allow this) and you quickly get the idea that it is the most serious of off-piste destinations. Verbier in Switzerland has the label but La Grave, France and the Krippenstein Freeride Arena in Austria offer good equals to Stuben am Arlberg. When the ski guides of St Anton all head out to Stuben for powder action there can be few better recommendations.