Comments for ski austria http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog Ski holidays in Austria Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on In from the cold of Davos by matt http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/in-from-the-cold-of-davos/comment-page-1/#comment-1499 matt Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:10:02 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=788#comment-1499 Yes I think I was driving the day you got the powder, there was so much in the Arlberg it was incredible. I was stuck in traffic jams with 4 wheel drive Audi and BMW cars strewn on the autobahn - luckily the Renault and its new winter tyres just ploughed through it all. Yes I think I was driving the day you got the powder, there was so much in the Arlberg it was incredible. I was stuck in traffic jams with 4 wheel drive Audi and BMW cars strewn on the autobahn - luckily the Renault and its new winter tyres just ploughed through it all.

]]> Comment on In from the cold of Davos by austrianlocal http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/in-from-the-cold-of-davos/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 austrianlocal Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:15:22 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=788#comment-1483 very nice forecast for the next few days. i love the month of march and april. i had my best day of the season last saturday getting first tracks on hafelekar at nordkette. they had about 35cm of powder. very very nice! very nice forecast for the next few days. i love the month of march and april. i had my best day of the season last saturday getting first tracks on hafelekar at nordkette. they had about 35cm of powder. very very nice!

]]> Comment on Heavy snow in the Arlberg and beerrrrrrr in Davos by matt http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/heavy-snow-in-the-arlberg-and-beerrrrrrr-in-davos/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 matt Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:01 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=782#comment-1478 Just to clarify Innsbruck and Davos are some 3 hours apart so they are not ideally twin resorts to commute between, that would be an early start for sure. Just to clarify Innsbruck and Davos are some 3 hours apart so they are not ideally twin resorts to commute between, that would be an early start for sure.

]]> Comment on Zeas to gruezi - swapping the incomprehensible Tirolean for the unfathomable Swiss German by matt http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/zeas-to-gruezi-swapping-the-incomprehensible-tirolean-for-the-unfathomable-swiss-german/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 matt Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:54:26 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=779#comment-1477 Yes Davos was in great shape with cold sunny days and plenty of fresh snow. The apres ski was rather different to Austria and was certainly not encouraged by our hotel bar staff. The staff even claimed the first night at 0200 that they did not have a karaoke microphone. So what followed was ‘Donald, Where's Yer Troosers?’ unplugged. Good times for most. Yes Davos was in great shape with cold sunny days and plenty of fresh snow. The apres ski was rather different to Austria and was certainly not encouraged by our hotel bar staff. The staff even claimed the first night at 0200 that they did not have a karaoke microphone. So what followed was ‘Donald, Where’s Yer Troosers?’ unplugged. Good times for most.

]]> Comment on Heavy snow in the Arlberg and beerrrrrrr in Davos by Best ski resorts http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/heavy-snow-in-the-arlberg-and-beerrrrrrr-in-davos/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Best ski resorts Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:44 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=782#comment-1473 The skiing areas are organized very good, offering all sorts of transportation and many valleys connect to each other. There is not a rare chance that you start skiing in one valley in the morning an end up in a total different one at the end of the day. Some areas offer so many lifts and tracks, taht even after a week you have not seen them all. Another very important fact is the snowboarding friendly enviroment, allowing boarders the use all lifts and tracks. Many areas are host for big international skiing and snowboarding competitions and Innsbruck is even considered the "snoboarding captial" of Europe. The skiing areas are organized very good, offering all sorts of transportation and many valleys connect to each other. There is not a rare chance that you start skiing in one valley in the morning an end up in a total different one at the end of the day. Some areas offer so many lifts and tracks, taht even after a week you have not seen them all. Another very important fact is the snowboarding friendly enviroment, allowing boarders the use all lifts and tracks. Many areas are host for big international skiing and snowboarding competitions and Innsbruck is even considered the “snoboarding captial” of Europe.

]]> Comment on Zeas to gruezi - swapping the incomprehensible Tirolean for the unfathomable Swiss German by John http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/zeas-to-gruezi-swapping-the-incomprehensible-tirolean-for-the-unfathomable-swiss-german/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 John Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:40:01 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=779#comment-1466 Davos, great resort, very modern. Language is strange in Switzerland as half speak French & the the other half some sort of German, lack of national identity i guess? still they do have good skiing resorts , but the night life is nothing on Austria. I see Kitzbuhel has a dusting of snow last night, may it long continue until April at least. Davos, great resort, very modern. Language is strange in Switzerland as half speak French & the the other half some sort of German, lack of national identity i guess? still they do have good skiing resorts , but the night life is nothing on Austria. I see Kitzbuhel has a dusting of snow last night, may it long continue until April at least.

]]> Comment on Put the speedos back in the drawer - the March snow is coming by matt http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/put-the-speedos-back-in-the-drawer-the-march-snow-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 matt Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:52:58 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=775#comment-1456 Hi Nicola - glad the Speedos didn’t put you off reading the article! Yes snow is set to arrive anytime now although it is not here yet. Powder should be here from tomorrow onwards and if you want to ski the Innsbruck region I would aim for 2 areas over the coming weekend - Axamer Lizum and Nordpark: http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/axamer-lizum.html http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/innsbruck-nordpark.html Both have great skiing, Innsbruck Nordpark has superb steep skiing and Axamer Lizum has tons of off-piste. The problem with Innsbruck Nordpark is that the locals favour this place on powder days so it gets tracked out quickly. Axamer Lizum offers better tree cover and more north facing slopes so the powder lasts longer and there is often powder on offer days after a snowfall. For the latest snow report as it comes down the just drop a few lines on the blog and we would be happy to let you know the current state of play. I will be in Davos on Saturday but just stop someone in the street or bar in Innsbruck and ask for a powder report and I am sure they will know. Enjoy Mayrhofen as well and if you get chance head over to the Zillertal Arena - it has the best skiing in the Zillertal Valley - trust me! Hi Nicola - glad the Speedos didn’t put you off reading the article! Yes snow is set to arrive anytime now although it is not here yet. Powder should be here from tomorrow onwards and if you want to ski the Innsbruck region I would aim for 2 areas over the coming weekend - Axamer Lizum and Nordpark:

http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/axamer-lizum.html
http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/innsbruck-nordpark.html

Both have great skiing, Innsbruck Nordpark has superb steep skiing and Axamer Lizum has tons of off-piste. The problem with Innsbruck Nordpark is that the locals favour this place on powder days so it gets tracked out quickly. Axamer Lizum offers better tree cover and more north facing slopes so the powder lasts longer and there is often powder on offer days after a snowfall. For the latest snow report as it comes down the just drop a few lines on the blog and we would be happy to let you know the current state of play. I will be in Davos on Saturday but just stop someone in the street or bar in Innsbruck and ask for a powder report and I am sure they will know. Enjoy Mayrhofen as well and if you get chance head over to the Zillertal Arena - it has the best skiing in the Zillertal Valley - trust me!

]]> Comment on Put the speedos back in the drawer - the March snow is coming by nicola http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/put-the-speedos-back-in-the-drawer-the-march-snow-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 nicola Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:31:34 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=775#comment-1455 Hey good to hear the weather hotting up in Innsbruck. I'm arriving Friday night and staying for a week, but teaching monday to friday til around pm. Can u recommend the best ski pass to buy and the best place to ski on sat and sunday? will be heading to mayerhofn for the following weekend to meet friends. All advice appreciated, Thanks Hey good to hear the weather hotting up in Innsbruck. I’m arriving Friday night and staying for a week, but teaching monday to friday til around pm. Can u recommend the best ski pass to buy and the best place to ski on sat and sunday? will be heading to mayerhofn for the following weekend to meet friends. All advice appreciated, Thanks

]]> Comment on Put the speedos back in the drawer - the March snow is coming by matt http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/put-the-speedos-back-in-the-drawer-the-march-snow-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 matt Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:51:46 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=775#comment-1454 I had assumed a high degree of wisdom from your past blog comments and had hoped you could shed some light on the speedo status in Australasia. I had also heard that the French were trying to outlaw the wearing of surf shorts in public baths and by chance or design resurrect the fortunes of this aquatic fashion icon. They have done much the same with the one-piece ski suit which seems a right of passage for even the smallest French skiers. Tragic. I had assumed a high degree of wisdom from your past blog comments and had hoped you could shed some light on the speedo status in Australasia. I had also heard that the French were trying to outlaw the wearing of surf shorts in public baths and by chance or design resurrect the fortunes of this aquatic fashion icon. They have done much the same with the one-piece ski suit which seems a right of passage for even the smallest French skiers. Tragic.

]]> Comment on Put the speedos back in the drawer - the March snow is coming by John http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/put-the-speedos-back-in-the-drawer-the-march-snow-is-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 John Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:34:33 +0000 http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/?p=775#comment-1453 Mate , I'm a cockney! how would i know? c'mon the Hammers. Mate , I’m a cockney! how would i know? c’mon the Hammers.

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