Ski holidays in Austria
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 apparently speaking to lawyers right [...]
The Tirol Snow Card - 1 Ski pass, 77 Ski areas, 923 Lifts, 3105 kms of piste, valid between 01/10/09 and 15/05/10 - €590
So 4 days in a snow dome or unlimited access to these areas for 7 months:
Alpbacher Bergbahnen, Axamer Lizum, Bergbahn Kitzbühel, Bergbahn Pillersee, Bergbahnen Fendels, Bergbahnen Fieberbrunn, Bergbahnen Fiss/Ladis, Bergbahnen Kappl, Bergbahnen [...]
Austria continues to see very cold and clear conditions. Today I was in the linked ski area of Hochzillertal and Hochfugen. At first there was widespread cloud cover and very flat light but as the morning wore on the skies cleared leaving superb cloud formations. The area was busy as it is the easiest of [...]