ineedsnow for ski / snowboard holidays
Axamer Lizum delivered superb piste skiing on Christmas Eve 2008 as well as some powder lines for those willing to head a bit off-piste. Much of the off-piste was tracked between the pistes but there was still some excellent snow to be had in areas further off-piste. On-piste the skiing was as good as it [...]
And you could really extend that to almost all alpine regions in Europe, the early winter 08/09 has been quite outstanding. Here around Innsbruck the early glacier skiing was incredible, with powder skiing as early as 5th October on the Stubai Glacier. The Pitztal Glacier also had great powder conditions but one thing was notable [...]
So snow all the way down to Innsbruck and heavy snowfall across all the surrounding mountains. The strong winds and low visibility make ski conditions not ideal, especially with temps down to -21c on the glaciers (then factor in the wind chill). Many Innsbruckers today ventured to the Christmas markets instead of the mountains.