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 23rd, 2008 by mat
So the cold weather continued but clear blue skies that not been predicted in the Tirol arrived to offer really outstanding conditions. I was in the Zillertal and spent some time capturing shots of a group of snowboarders who were riding perfect powder down the back of the Durlassoden Dam, between the resorts of Gerlos [...]
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 [...]
November 17th, 2008 by mat
It was May 08 when I had my best powder day of the winter in Austria on the Pitztal Glacier. November served another superb powder day over the weekend although the off-piste terrain is more limited by the gaping crevasses that are very evident on the edges of the ski area. There were plenty of [...]