Poster: A snowHead
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I'm off to Lech tomorrow. Does anyone know what standard of skier you must be to ski the 'White Ring' from Lech to Zurs and back again. My wife is a three week skier (albeit the first full week's lessons were like priovate lessons there were so few in the group). She has skied the odd red run in Zell am See before. Will she manage the 'White Ring'?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Skiing Don, she might find that a bit tricky. I would say that the circuit is prevalently red, but there are a few places where it can get narrow and / or crowded. If she feels confident on reds then it shouldn't really be a problem.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've done the White ring a couple of times. It is very dependant on the weather, if it's good, then it's fairly straightforward, however last time I did it in a white out, and it was horrible. I was with a group of far less experienced skiers, they were saying that they were pleased that I was there because they would have found it quite scary on their own, I didn't have the heart to tell them that I was hating it as well.
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Skiing Don, Only done it once, in stages, and will hope to do it again when we're there after Christmas, but I'm not sure that all the pistes/lifts will be open quite yet. Secondly, on your way back from Zurs you have to ski a red ski trail. This is a common notation in this part of Austria but means that it is not pisted (although the volume of skiers might achieve this), not patrolled, and does not have the level of avalanche protection expected with normal pistes. As I recal it the ring is a combination of red and blue with some choice.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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As Kramer says The Madloch (Zurs onwards) isn't always open - depends on the conditions. It isn't pisted either. I did the White Ring as a 3rd week skier in spring conditions and found it easy. However, I've done it in poor visiblity in Feb, packed with people and consequently it's been quite bumpy. I don't mind that, but I don't like the narrow piece near the start of the trail.
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