Ski holidays in Austria
It seems on my last post on the Tirol snow card I had failed to read the small print. The card which covers 77 Ski areas, 923 Lifts, 3105 kms of piste and is valid between 01/10/09 and 15/05/10 costs €590 but for those with the residency papers in Tirol then the cost tumbles to [...]
As the £ tramples all over the € in scorching past the 1.10 mark, a plate of chips in Courchevel 1850 now only costs the equivalent of an average daily wage in the UK. The double whammy of a shocking currency and weak economy has meant a rise in shorter breaks and better value. This [...]
After a sustained cold and wet front the skies have cleared to reveal the extent of the first winter snap and it is all good. Pretty much all the region in Austria got a good dump of snow and whilst the weather is set to be milder this week in Austria the ski holiday resorts [...]
Here in Innsbruck the weather has been very wet, windy and for the areas above the freezing level (today that was about 1100m in Innsbruck) there has been big accumulations of snow. Last week there was no snow on the peaks. According to the snow reports the Hintertux Glacier has had a metre of new [...]
The first snows of the season arrived over the last week in Innsbruck but milder weather and sunny days soon saw off the dusting. The Pleisen as Axamer Lizum is pictured as seen from the valley. The glaciers of the Tirol are awaiting the first sizeable snowfall before opening. The weather is set to be [...]
Even at the end of May the Stubai Glacier is boasting 3m of snow after a winter that just never seemed to stop snowing. A couple of lifts were closed for scheduled maintenance yesterday on the Stubai Glacier but the ski area still comprised over 30km of ski pistes and whilst the snow got heavy [...]
Most of the lifts may have now stopped here in Innsbruck but the glaciers are in superb shape and powder skiing is on offer to anyone up on a local glacier over the next few days. Ski tourers can still be found on the local peaks but the Stubai Glacier, Pitztal Glacier, Hintertux Glacier or [...]
For those looking to escape to the snow over the Easter period, conditions should be sensationally good. I was in the Vorarlberg ski holiday resort of Stuben am Arlberg yesterday and the trip back to Innsbruck through St Christoph was pretty sketchy with lots of snow coming down. This morning saw a good snow accumulation [...]
The hills are alive with après ski as the Skigloo, the après ski hangout located high in the mountains above Innsbruck returns to life this week after extensive remedial work over the weekend. Conceived as a place to meet up and relax after a day on the mountain, the Skigloo occupies a secret spot high [...]
The latest snow fall to hit Tirol and the Innsbruck region over the last few days has given way to warmer and clearer spring conditions but with it the avalanche risk for the region is generalised as a 4, meaning extreme risk of avalanches across the Innsbruck region. Much of the off-piste today in Axamer [...]
Whilst waiting for a ski bus today I came across the visiting UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, minding his business and enjoying the festivities that Fasching in Innsbruck offers with a close friend. The facial hair was a dead give-away. He skipped the day skiing to partake in the local festival – a [...]
Well the famous Fasching carnival is upon us here in Austria – a time of great excess and celebration before lent begins. In the run up to Fasching there is a weekly build up to the Fasching carnival in the ski holiday resort of Gotzens located above Innsbruck, with groups of themed revellers wandering between [...]
After several days of snow here in Innsbruck, today saw what will be a brief lull in the wintry weather with clear skies and clod lingering in the valleys beneath around 1500m. Te powder skiing in Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck was excellent with perfect visibility and some very deep banks of snow, particularly in the trees. [...]
Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck delivered some very deep snow today, especially in the trees and two days of constant snow. In the afternoon the snow got a little heavier but the depth in some areas that had not been tracked was possibly half a metre. There is snow forecast all week and into the first half [...]
So after a few very cold and very clear weeks here in Austria the skies have clouded over and heavy snow is falling across the Tirol. The snow started around 7 this morning and by 10:00 there was good powder skiing, with about 20cm of powder on offer in Axamer Lizum and very few crowds. [...]