Ischgl powder, après ski and beauty contest: 13th Dec was hard to beat

mat — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:03:49 +0000

Well I am not sure days get too much better than this. After some great snowfall last week the skies cleared late Friday over Ischgl to serve up some fantastic skiing and this is only December 13th! We were invited by the great guys at Ischgl TVB to the Ischgl Top Model beauty contest that was running Saturday evening at the Pardorama Restaurant and myself and Innsbruck local Flo went along for some powder and great scenery.

Early in the morning we got some great runs through the trees from the Sassgalunbahn. As the skies cleared we went to the top section of the Ischgl area and although high winds closed the lifts to the Palinkopf, we took several routes down from the Greitspitz. Steep and superb routes with untracked snow although the skis will be in for a service this week – Ischgl is high and this early in the season the snow can be blown with rocks just below the surface off-piste. We took a lot of huge decelerations on our way to great banks of powder – helmets very necessary. And a message for all the snow domers in Ischgl this weekend who were heading off-piste, carry a peeps, shovel and probe – very un-cool and amateur to head off-piste without the right equipment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDiZLaBTN-4

Ischgl top powder - image © ineedsnow.com

Any fatigue from the day in the powder was soon forgotten as we sat at the Pardorama and were entertained by endless beauty queens that strutted their stuff. Miss Austria got my vote for her skiing ability, the rest was pure bonus.
The 13^th December 2008 will long hold a place in my heart – Ischgl delivered big time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJTLK6JtSdM

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Ischgl powder, après ski and beauty contest: 13th Dec was hard to beat