Nearly perfect skiing conditions in Fieberbrunn, St Johann and the Ski Welt
Fieberbrunn in fresh snow 4th Feb 2010 - image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk
But for some high cloud the skiing in Fieberbrunn, St Johann, Kitzbuhel and the Ski Welt region today was superb. There had been around 30cm of powder overnight in Fieberbrunn with endless fresh lines to take. I drove through Soll and the Ski Welt resorts first thing and the mist was lifting to show off big snow deposits and blue skies. The high clouds soon rolled in to spoil a 10/10 day but in terms of the snow then it was tough to beat over the last month. The tree skiing in Fieberbrunn made for good visibility and in any case the light was hardly flat, it just lacked that sheer blue sky. Great skiing all the same and I skied in both Fieberbrunn and St Johann in Tirol. There is a sign at the top station of St Johann that lists a whole bunch of far flung destinations - one obvious omission was Kitzbuhel, the Kitzbuheler Horn mast is maybe 1km away and still not lift linked, a real pity although I am not the first to feel frustration!
Still no link between St Johann and Kitzbuhel - image © www.skiingaustria.co.uk
A video snow report from Fieberbrunn today:
lucky you! i was in fieberbrunn last friday and had some good powder as well, but would of course take an additional 30 cm of snow. i really like the area and there are great off piste skiing possibilities. with the current avalanche situation one needs to be super careful and not take any risks!
Yes the snowfall today will have done little to make the ski areas safer - great for the half term break though. I drove through the Ski Welt resorts on the way to Fieberbrunn and it was the most snow I had seen in Soll, the place was deep in snow. I didn’t really get off-piste in Fieberbrunn as I brought my GS skis by mistake - nicht gut!