Ischgl powder, après ski and beauty contest: 13th Dec was hard to beat
Well I am not sure days get too much better than this. After some great snowfall last week the skies cleared late Friday over Ischgl to serve up some fantastic skiing and this is only December 13th! We were invited by the great guys at Ischgl TVB to the Ischgl Top Model beauty contest that was running Saturday evening at the Pardorama Restaurant and myself and Innsbruck local Flo went along for some powder and great scenery.
Early in the morning we got some great runs through the trees from the Sassgalunbahn. As the skies cleared we went to the top section of the Ischgl area and although high winds closed the lifts to the Palinkopf, we took several routes down from the Greitspitz. Steep and superb routes with untracked snow although the skis will be in for a service this week – Ischgl is high and this early in the season the snow can be blown with rocks just below the surface off-piste. We took a lot of huge decelerations on our way to great banks of powder – helmets very necessary. And a message for all the snow domers in Ischgl this weekend who were heading off-piste, carry a peeps, shovel and probe – very un-cool and amateur to head off-piste without the right equipment.
Ischgl top powder - image © ineedsnow.com
Any fatigue from the day in the powder was soon forgotten as we sat at the Pardorama and were entertained by endless beauty queens that strutted their stuff. Miss Austria got my vote for her skiing ability, the rest was pure bonus.
The 13th December 2008 will long hold a place in my heart – Ischgl delivered big time!
Ischgl top model - image © ineedsnow.com
Any ideas for a better day then please post (publishable) thoughts below.
I have to second Matt’s thanks to the great guys at Ischgl TVB for giving us the chance to spend a long and great day in the nice resort of Ischgl. It is one of my favorite resorts in the whole world. The skiing is absolutely fantastic and there are lots of off piste possibilities. We were really lucky and had a perfect day with lots of powder runs and many smiles.
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The Apres Ski in Ischgl is unbelievable as well. Wherever you look there are nice apres ski places that offer a cosy environment to party hard.
We were also lucky enough to watch the Queen of the World Contest at 2600 meters and saw many beautiful girls. Unfortunately the jury did not have the same opinion as me and so none of my favorites made it to the top 5.
Here is weatherman Flo’s unofficial ranking.
1. Miss Malta (in case you read this please contact me
2. Miss Portugal
3. Miss Netherlands
4. Miss Latvia
5. Miss Austria
Hopefully some of you will have the chance to check out the great place ischgl sometime soon!
Saturday was indeed special, few crowds and absolutely superb powder skiing. The evening entertainment put on by Ischgl TVB was also first class.
Just a note for Miss Malta – you may not remember flo but he was the one who made cave-man-like mating murmurs each time you appeared. I hope your retinas have got over the burning from all the flash photography he hit you with. If you are after a man with an impressive car then look else where – but he does ski very well. You have been warned Miss Malta.
Dear Weatherman, I remember you. I love the way you handled the camera and it was so funny to watch you drink all those glasses of wine. There were several beauty queens back stage who also fell head over heels in love with you. The next time I am back in Austria I would like to meet you – will you do me this honour?