Tag Archive for 'Hintertux Glacier'

Betterpark Hintertux Glacier opens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGCxu7_kfy0

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 Glacier were great for those [...]

Another epic day on the Tirolean glaciers, this time the Hintertux Glacier

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 pistes open at the Hintertux [...]

22 days earlier than last year – the season starts for me at the Hintertux Glacier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jbYV-eOifY

2nd September 2010 – after 50cm of snow in the last days of August there was no choice but to head for the Hintertux Glacier – the only open glacier skiing area in Austria at the moment. I didn’t get the powder prize – that went yesterday with cooler temperatures and higher clouds. I could [...]

My season opener at the Hintertux Glacier tomorrow

Well it is time to get the boots and skis in the car once again and head south to the incredible glaciers in the Austria Tirol. My season opening ski is happening tomorrow at the Hintertux Glacier and after half a metre of snow fell over the glaciers in the last couple of days the [...]