Comments on: Innsbruck delivers a big powder day – 5th December 09

By: matt

matt — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:26:10 +0000

Hi Petteri, great news, bring your powder planks - we have had some great powder days so far this winter, it is shaping up to be one of the best December powder fests I can remember.

By: Petteri Koste

Petteri Koste — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:29:55 +0000

Very nice, see you again in week 12..

By: matt

matt — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:40 +0000

The snow is set to fall all week here in Innsbruck - the timing has been perfect as was the opening day on Saturday, it was the best I could remember. I usually don’t venture off-piste after an accident a few years ago when I wrecked my knee ligaments landing on a rock buried under powder snow but I came off a bit better in the powder this time. Off to the Zillertal Arena later in the week and then Zauchensee and the Dachstein Glacier over the weekend - hopefully some great skiing coming up.

By: John

John — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:27:42 +0000

Nice too see all the snow & fun you’re having there Mattman , save some snow for me & canx the wind! just getting my order in early this time!

By: matt

matt — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:22:25 +0000

Well i am hoping for 6 months, June always throws up some great conditions on the glaciers - Austria is a 9 month a year ski destination, 12 if you go to the Hintertux but 8 or 9 months of great skiing. Have not tried the camera on a jump yet but it does film a fall really well. I was doing something similar underneath the Pleisen lift, hit one rock and then landed on my hip on another - it took quite a time to get up with a dead leg! What a start to the on-glacier season though!

By: austrianlocal

austrianlocal — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:53:48 +0000

nice camera setup! Can you do jumps with this as well? Was really a great day up in Axamer Lizum and it feels so comforting to know that we have 5 month of skiing ahead of us.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:02:57 +0000

The abfahrt looks great higher up and is covered to the base-station at Gotzens. The lower slopes are patchy but we have more snow coming this week so hopefully that great ski piste is open soon. Not sure on the Skigloo front, I think it won’t happen – I have only just sorted out the health care payment from last winter when I spent far too long digging that crazy après ski bar. We will see but I have to say to much time digging that thing last winter means a no – regrettably.

By: Ben and Cherie

Ben and Cherie — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:02:39 +0000

Looks great. Hope the abfarht is open soon. Ay plans for a skigloo this season?