Weather report -Austrian Alps

Hi,

Just a quick report. We had 70cm of snow here but it is now compacted to
60cm. But it has been snowing since and looking at this radar:-

www.wetteronline.de/dldlradf.htm


I think we will get a big dump!!!

On the news yesterday they were forcasting 1m of new snow!!!!

Thats why this is a quick report because I'm off to do some snow clearing so
we can drive to the town and buy some food!!

So the snow looking good for skiing at Christmas and the new year.

I have a few new photos on the web site and will take some more when it
stops snowing.

Went for a quick ski yesterday no one around. I can't get over the fact that
we only live about 5 mins away from a ski lift!!!

Give an update later.

Nigel


--
Winter and Summer holidays in the alps!!!
www.austrianfamilyholidays.co.uk

Sounds good. Its snowing here in Munich at the moment, probably about 5cm
on the ground. I think I'll head down your way tomorrow and go for a ski -
conditions should be great because even last weekend before this snow, the
conditions were really good.

Anyone coming to Austria for Christmas/New Years need not worry about lack
of snow.

"Nigel" wrote in message ...
Hi,

Just a quick report. We had 70cm of snow here but it is now compacted to
60cm. But it has been snowing since and looking at this radar:-

www.wetteronline.de/dldlradf.htm


I think we will get a big dump!!!

On the news yesterday they were forcasting 1m of new snow!!!!

Thats why this is a quick report because I'm off to do some snow clearing
so
we can drive to the town and buy some food!!

So the snow looking good for skiing at Christmas and the new year.

I have a few new photos on the web site and will take some more when it
stops snowing.

Went for a quick ski yesterday no one around. I can't get over the fact
that
we only live about 5 mins away from a ski lift!!!

Give an update later.

Nigel


--
Winter and Summer holidays in the alps!!!
www.austrianfamilyholidays.co.uk

In message , AH
writes
Anyone coming to Austria for Christmas/New Years need not worry about
lack of snow.

Going on the 7th Jan. Can't wait!
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And the devil in a black dress watches over"

"pete devlin" wrote in message
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In message , AH writes
Anyone coming to Austria for Christmas/New Years need not worry about lack
of snow.

Going on the 7th Jan. Can't wait!
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And the devil in a black dress watches over"

Just back from Seefeld this weekend. I can now honestly say I know what a
face-shot is. The morning was the best ski day of my life - at least 50cm
of new snow and a really solid base. The only problem was that Seefeld tend
to groom almost everything and that it isn't very steep so getting the speed
to hit the powder required getting some speed up on the groomed slopes
first..

At some points, when I crashed in the deep powder, I would get my poles and
dig them into the ground to try to get back up. It was no good though cause
the whole pole (125cm) would disappear beneath me. Austria at least is
having an amazing start to the season.

AH wrote:
"pete devlin" wrote in message
...

In message , AH writes

Anyone coming to Austria for Christmas/New Years need not worry about lack
of snow.

Going on the 7th Jan. Can't wait!
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And the devil in a black dress watches over"


Just back from Seefeld this weekend. I can now honestly say I know what a
face-shot is. The morning was the best ski day of my life - at least 50cm
of new snow and a really solid base. The only problem was that Seefeld tend
to groom almost everything and that it isn't very steep so getting the speed
to hit the powder required getting some speed up on the groomed slopes
first..

At some points, when I crashed in the deep powder, I would get my poles and
dig them into the ground to try to get back up. It was no good though cause
the whole pole (125cm) would disappear beneath me.

In these circumstances, use both poles, crossed, horizontal on the snow
and hold at the intersection. Sometimes helps, but not if it's very
light powder and/or you're very heavy/unfit like me !

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:27:31 +0000, BrritSki
wrote:

AH wrote:

At some points, when I crashed in the deep powder, I would get my poles and
dig them into the ground to try to get back up. It was no good though cause
the whole pole (125cm) would disappear beneath me.

In these circumstances, use both poles, crossed, horizontal on the snow
and hold at the intersection. Sometimes helps, but not if it's very
light powder and/or you're very heavy/unfit like me !

I've shown this tecnique to many people, most of whom had never seen
it before. But yes, making an X with your poles and pressing down in
the middle can make a _huge_ difference to getting up in powder.

--
Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk
All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club.

Hi

I've shown this tecnique to many people, most of whom had never seen
it before. But yes, making an X with your poles and pressing down in
the middle can make a _huge_ difference to getting up in powder.

Also simple one pole may help already. Its basically the same idea as
doing a dead man anchor with an ice axe.

Florian

In message , AH writes
I can now honestly say I know what a face-shot is.

I hope you mean face plant! :O)
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And the devil in a black dress watches over"

"BrritSki" wrote in message
...
AH wrote:
"pete devlin" wrote in message
...

In message , AH writes

Anyone coming to Austria for Christmas/New Years need not worry about
lack of snow.

Going on the 7th Jan. Can't wait!
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And the devil in a black dress watches over"


Just back from Seefeld this weekend. I can now honestly say I know what
a face-shot is. The morning was the best ski day of my life - at least
50cm of new snow and a really solid base. The only problem was that
Seefeld tend to groom almost everything and that it isn't very steep so
getting the speed to hit the powder required getting some speed up on the
groomed slopes first..

At some points, when I crashed in the deep powder, I would get my poles
and dig them into the ground to try to get back up. It was no good
though cause the whole pole (125cm) would disappear beneath me.

In these circumstances, use both poles, crossed, horizontal on the snow
and hold at the intersection. Sometimes helps, but not if it's very light
powder and/or you're very heavy/unfit like me !

Yep, ended up doing it this way and it was helping, however I have those
carbon fibre poles so they are quite thin so they don't work quite so well.
Thought I would try just digging them in, but that was even worse.

However, even when I was stuck there, struggling like a turtle on its back,
I wasn't complaining one bit and the grin was still firmly on my face

"pete devlin" wrote in message
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In message , AH writes
I can now honestly say I know what a face-shot is.

I hope you mean face plant! :O)
--
Pete Devlin
[{//////news03//////at\\\\\secondrow/////co\\\\\uk}]
"And the devil in a black dress watches over"

That too!