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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 [...]
Only open since last winter the Leuchtturm (light house) après ski bar at the Gotzens base station above Innsbruck is rapidly becoming one of the best après ski venues in the Innsbruck ski region. The regular events year round make for some great nights and the mix of locals and visitors can create a really [...]
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 [...]
I wouldn’t expect any skier or boarder to favour anywhere other than their local hill in the right conditions. I am no different and for me Axamer Lizum always delivers great powder skiing, whilst untracked lines can be found days after the clouds have cleared. Today the clouds were still there but the crowds were [...]
Mutters, the ski holiday resort located above Innsbruck scored a coup today by hosting an FIS men’s slalom ski race. Only a couple of years ago the ski area of Mutters was the reserve of ski tourers since the old lift system had been decommissioned. Around 2 years ago there was substantial new investment in [...]
With what seems to have been light snow each day this last week around Innsbruck and further snow over night, the snow cover in the Innsbruck region resorts is excellent. Today I dropped in on Schlick 2000, a resort connected to Innsbruck by tram and part of the Stubai Valley region. The area is compact, [...]
So the winter continues here in Austria with heavy snow over night down to around 700m on the mountains to the south of Innsbruck. The rest of the week is set to have light snow and sun, whilst the weekend is due to be cold with more snow. Great weather today here in Innsbruck with [...]
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.
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 [...]