http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog Ski holidays in Austria Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:01:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Currently trying to schedule a heli-ski flight with some very good skiers from a Stuben hotel and their neighbour, who as far as I know doesn’t own a hotel but does live in Stuben am Arlberg and is a powder champion. Illustrious company! We were set to go up today ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/when-to-heli-ski-in-austria/ [caption id="attachment_787" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Après ski Davos style - image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk"][/caption] Just back in Innsbruck after the ski trip to Davos and the frigid temperatures of the Swiss Davos / Klosters region have been experienced in the Austrian Tirol as well. Snow is set to fall over the coming days ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/in-from-the-cold-of-davos/ [caption id="attachment_783" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Powder awaits in Davos - image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk "][/caption] The Arlberg was getting serious snow today as I drove from Innsbruck to Davos, Switzerland. The highway was deep in snow despite the ploughing and there were a number of abandoned cars strewn along the route. After the ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/heavy-snow-in-the-arlberg-and-beerrrrrrr-in-davos/ Off to Davos tomorrow to guide a corporate ski group and embark on some mystifying language training. One thing that always puzzles me about going to Switzerland is the language - sure as a nation they nearly all speak impeccable English. But some of that must come from the fact ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/zeas-to-gruezi-swapping-the-incomprehensible-tirolean-for-the-unfathomable-swiss-german/ [caption id="attachment_774" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="return all male swimming thongs to the drawer"][/caption] The onset of spring invariably worsens my mood and this year is no different. I would unquestionably take 12 months of snow if possible but other than a scientific station in Antarctica I realise this is unlikely and I ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/put-the-speedos-back-in-the-drawer-the-march-snow-is-coming/ Without a single medal from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics the Austrian men’s alpine team would do well to avoid the spot-light for several years after they became the first Austrian men’s alpine team to miss out on a single medal at a modern winter Olympics. Equivalents are hard to come ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/austria-needs-a-dose-of-klammer-1976-re-runs-to-heel-the-pain-at-least-few-saw-the-calamity-live/ [caption id="attachment_768" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Air that I could only dream of - image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk"][/caption] Whilst my 9 month old son Josh still isn’t walking there is justification for not introducing him just yet to skiing. May 3rd will be his first birthday and that should also be the time when ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/family-skiing-in-lizum/ In a world of weather upheavals it has been unusually late (over recent years) for the arrival of warmer spring weather in Innsbruck. This winter might not have matched the bumper snowfall of last year, so far at least and based on anecdotal evidence but it has been consistently cold ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/spring-skiing-in-innsbruck-for-now-at-least/ [caption id="attachment_758" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="New snow and blue skies in Alpbach 21st Feb 2010 - image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk"][/caption] The Tirol got a good dump of snow over the Friday / Saturday and today I headed up to Alpbach where the blue skies and powder snow made for some great conditions, certainly ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/powder-weekend-in-alpbach/ A German snowboarder was rescued after being stranded 10m above the ski piste on a closed chair lift in the Hochzillertal, Tirol, Austria. He used euro notes and the paper and plastic contents of his pockets to create fire signals that were eventually seen by piste grooming staff. He is ... http://www.skiingaustria.co.uk/blog/german-snowboarder-stranded-downloading-on-a-lift/