http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog ineedsnow for ski / snowboard holidays Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:52:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After the incredibly dry and sunny period that has existed across the Alps for the last month the snow clouds are developing and set to arrive possibly mid-week but certainly at the end of the week across western Austria. France is also scheduled to get snow, the first real snow ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/auf-wiedersehen-sun-snow-clouds-are-approaching/ With the winter kicking into gear in both Austria and Switzerland, with new snow and the glacier car parks full to bursting point - the 2 destinations are offering very similar quality but different cost implications for corporate ski trips this coming winter. Switzerland with resorts such as Zermatt still ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/corporate-ski-trips-to-austria-and-switzerland/ Mid-June and before the protective blankets are dragged across the Stubai Glacier, south of Innsbruck, the ski area is still offering 14km of skiing in mid-June before the summer season starts and the skiers and snowboarders are replaced by hikers and mountaineers. The autumn ski season will begin anywhere from ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/mid-june-and-still-14km-of-skiing-open-at-the-stubai-glacier/ The misery continues for the Austrian men’s downhill racers as Swiss star Didier Cuche took the win at the 71st Hochkrimml men’s downhill race today. What might sooth the local’s was the weather with cold conditions, sun and plenty of fresh snow across the region. You can see the latest ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/cuche-rules-for-switzerland-at-the-kitzbuhel-hahnenkamm-austria/ The stars of the 80’s weekend in Saalbach-Hinterglemm last weekend had some last minute drama when the Hoff got stranded by snow. The irony being despite the huge dumps of snow Saalbach-Hinterglemm had over the previous weeks, it was London where his performance was jeopardised. I was in the media ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/saalbach-hinterglemm-rescue-a-stranded-david-hasselhoff-with-a-private-jet-the-hoff-repays-with-an-epic-performance/ [caption id="attachment_1069" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Fresh overnight snow on the Pitztal Glacier - image © www.ineedsnow.com "][/caption] So overnight snow on the Pitztal Glacier combined with sunny weather and a cold wind to give superb ski and snowboard conditions. I wasn’t the only one to head to the Pitztal Glacier but there ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/pitztal-glacier-today-very-very-good/ No lifts running meant that the half a metre plus of powder snow was devoured by the local tourers - not a moving lift in sight and also a national holiday in Austria meant this was a great day to be a touring skier. The car park at Axamer Lizum ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/ski-touring-in-50cm-of-powder-innsbruck/ [caption id="attachment_1062" align="aligncenter" width="390" caption="Air higher than the mountains - image © www.ineedsnow.com"][/caption] The weekend saw the opening of the Stubai Glacier Park, the Stubai Zoo. The Stubai Zoo opening featured a huge Park display and competition as well as a snowboard village with all the leading players in the ski ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/stubai-zoo-opening-kicks-off-another-park-season-on-the-stubai-glacier/ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGCxu7_kfy0[/youtube] What a weekend at the Hintertux Glacier with fresh snow last week and then the Betterpark opening festival on the Hintertux Glacier under the mighty Olperer peak. Locals and many from outside the region flocked to the opening weekend jam and festival on the Hintertux Glacier. Conditions on the Hintertux ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/betterpark-hintertux-glacier-opens/ The sensational start to the winter 10/11 continues with fresh snow on the glaciers. Luckily for me I was up at the Hintertux Glacier today and whilst visibility wasn’t great it was for a reason - more snow was falling. The 1st October 2010 and there are 42km of ski ... http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/another-epic-day-on-the-tirolean-glaciers-this-time-the-hintertux-glacier/