November 28th, 2008 by mat
So after weeks of high alpine glacier skiing dating back to early October on the Stubai Glacier, the real action starts over here in Austria at Axamer Lizum. Never heard of it? It is the highest resort located around Innsbruck, has a loyal following of Innsbruck locals and some incredible off-piste. This time of the [...]
November 27th, 2008 by mat
So St Anton am Arlberg is set to open over the weekend with a program of events that start this evening:
Thursday 27/11/2008
Photo exhibition by Joseph Mallaun followed by an extreme mountaineering presentation featuring Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Friday 28/11/2008
Ski workshops and the bib draw for the giant slalom race, opening of the ski lounge and more movies, giant [...]
November 21st, 2008 by mat
So after a 7 weeks of glacier skiing the winter has arrived as far down as Innsbruck. The snow level is currently 1400m and set to fall throughout the evening with snow fall down to Innsbruck (575m) scheduled all day Saturday and through to Monday. Tuesday is set to be colder and clearer. My [...]
October 17th, 2008 by mat
One of the very best events of the winter season is upon us, the season opener at Solden, on the Solden Glacier. There is an FIS race weekend to start the traditional race calendar and the usual apres ski mayhem of Solden later in the day. The race program is as as follows:
Dates
25 Oct 2008 [...]