Ski holidays in Austria
When St Anton am Arlberg has a January snow pack of 5.2m forecast snow is hardly needed - yet the incredible winter of 2012 rolls on. With barely a white patch of mountain but for the glacier areas at the start of December, it has been almost weekly heavy snow systems that have been rolling [...]
So the 5 day storm has basically run out of steam at a time when the snow base at the Galzig mid-station in St Anton is a stunning 5 and a half metres. Little wonder that several of the 5 Arlberg resorts were completely cut off in the last week - 5 metres is taller [...]
After a November that can best be described as mild to reasonably cool, very sunny and very, very dry, then the arrival of December is bringing winter fully back to earth with heavy snow set to hit the west of Austria from this weekend onwards. Records for lack of precipitation have been smashed in the [...]
After a month-long period of blue skies and sun and a complete lack of rain or snow, the cycle seems headed for a welcome end over the Austrian Alps with snow forecast in Kitzbuhel in the east and Ischgl and St Anton in the west. It hasn’t been the temperatures necessarily over the last month [...]
One of the more obvious ski lift links in the Alps is back on the boil with consultations underway regarding a lift linking the western extent of the St Anton am Arlberg ski area with the Lech - Zurs ski area in Zurs am Arlberg. The Arlberg ski area has long comprised of the ski [...]
Just back from St Anton where the season opening weekend brought grey skies and intermittent snow today after the epic conditions of yesterday. There were some forlorn looking people in the restaurant I visited today who were talking about the night before - St Anton parties pretty hard and the season opening party is a [...]
First an email yesterday evening from a friend in St Anton saying it was dumping with snow, then another from Gerlos today with 40cm of snow in the resort this morning and a trip down to Innsbruck to see snow all over the city - this latest weather system is going make many ski holiday [...]
Most have heard of the Arlberg, fewer my local hill Axamer Lizum. And whilst Axamer Lizum has a loyal following amongst Innsbruck locals who know its off-piste secrets it can’t really claim to have the international appeal of St Anton, St Christoph, Stuben or Lech - Zurs. One thing Axamer Lizum outdoes the Arlberg for [...]
2 options to enjoy your time this August in St Anton am Arlberg - summer hiking, biking, relaxation, dining, spa….. or better still to get the blood pumping for the coming winter season by seeing a selection of alpine films at the St Anton Film Festival. There might be no snow on the ground in [...]
I can’t say from where I heard it as it may get someone in some bother but the St Anton am Arlberg to Kappl in Paznaun ski lift is pretty certain to get the go-ahead. The ground has yet to be cut for the new lift pylons but from interested parties it [...]
So as promised the video from the mass start and soon after mass chaos race, Der Weiße Rausch - the White Rush. This video took some time to cut - late season deadlines and plenty of film to go through but here you go:
B@lls maybe for the men but there are many women racing as well, not sure what gets them down the 12km from the Valluga but something quite special. The ‘White Rush’ or ‘Der Weiße Rausch’ is one of the elite ski races, these people are made of iron. A mass start provides snow littered with [...]
A couple of great days in St Anton getting a real mix of snow and spring sun. Yes what better way to spend the last month of the winter season moving between the Zillertal Arena and the Arlberg, staying in 4 star luxury at the Hotel Montjola in St Anton - great food, staff and [...]
As the season winds down in the non-glacier ski resorts over in Austria it is time to enjoy 2 of the best ski regions in the Alps in one weekend. Today it was Hochkrimml for some spring skiing (although it was snowing) and then I am off to St Anton tomorrow and into Monday for [...]
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 drive took twice as long as planned I arrived in Davos to find most of the ski [...]