 Poster: A snowHead
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@SCollier1,
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Sampled the chicken at the Hendl Fischerei today. Blimey it was as good as everyone has said.
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 Going again tomorrow! It seems to be drawing a lot of people in that direction.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fantastic, thanks for the great info @Tatman's Tours.
That's reassuring re canons as I couldn't see them running on the cams over the last couple of days but can see them tonight in Hinterglemm 
Xmas may be slightly quieter than expected if the BA & baggage handler strike goes ahead..! Currently incredibly fuming..
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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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@Tatman, can you please one day sample the ribs, they looked mighty fine
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@quinton, no worries.
@Tatman's Tours I was checking out the webcams earlier and even though the temperature was showing as 5C at the time the snow cannons were blasting away, which surprised me. I thought they can only run with sub zero temps. |
temp sensor likely exposed to sun. In theory if really low humidity snow can be made above zero - to do with wet bulb temperature - and also chemicals can be used, but Austria doesn't use them.
I believe the humidity is low right now
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@quinton,
Yep, I read about the ski instructor's bit, but as it's so early, I thought there must be something more. Already intimately familiar with 'Dinner for one'.  It's same procedure as every year
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After many drinks, everyone walks up onto the Turm piste, behind Bauer's, for midnight. The lights go out, the church bells ring, people crack open the bubbly and then all hell breaks out as people let off thousands of rockets, bangers, jumping-jacks and other random pyrotechnics. If you are an elf & safety elf, stay away for the sake of your sanity. |
Thanks! This was the bit that I was interested in! We're a family of elves, so I have an interest in safety, but hopefully the fireworks can be enjoyed at a reasonably safe distance. Kids won't go to sleep before midnight anyway.
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Coming to hinterglemm 18th Jan for 4 days.(can't wait)
Hoping to party at the hinterhag each night. Last time we came we were given a table upstairs. What a night that was. Is there any way of booking a table preferably upstairs.
Thanks in advance
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@mattiwilkin,
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Is there any way of booking a table preferably upstairs.
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On the first day, speak to Milan - he's the well-built waiter who stands behind Evi when she's doing her Herzltanz and distributing hearts. He controls the booking of tables upstairs.
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I know the man. He is a Legend. We kept letting him through with 4 pints in each hand on our first night. The following evening he just offered us a table. What a night. He kept us well refreshed and was more than willing to down the lightweight amongst us drinks Everytime he was double parked.
Thanks will get in there early on the first night.
Can't wait. Hopefully the current weather set up will change by then too. Although skiing still looks good.
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He is a Legend. We kept letting him through with 4 pints in each hand on our first night.
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Lightweight - I've witnessed the waiter downstairs at the Hinterhag Alm carry a tray with 8 large beers in one hand and an ice bucket containing ice, a bottle of vodka, 6 cans of Red Bull and 6 shots glasses in the other hand (actually under his arm) and somehow manage to weave his way through the dancing throng without spilling anything. I've also seen him with double-decker trays - i.e. a full tray of beers with a tray of shots balanced on top - all carried on one hand.
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Any of sign of any snow?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Any recommendations for an instructor folks. Heading to saalbach on 7th Jan and thinking of getting an instructor for us for the first morning. Any advice much appreciated
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@boabski, I'll send you a PM
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You know it makes sense.
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poelstaler, a member of the German language alpinforum.com ski forum, has posted details he received in a reply from the Saalbach lift company of proposed developments in the area in coming years (original post here: http://alpinforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=792&sid=f6ff6d24f4a799d1127a3a3f3d7e4e9e&p=5101627#p5101627). There listed in priority order (presumably highest priority first) are
1. Zwölferkogelbahn - seems a bit unnecessary to me but maybe a priority in relation to the possible World Championships 2023
2. Kohlmaisbahn - modern gondola instead of the current group cabin lift
3. Limbergbahn - couplable chairlift to replace the current fixed seat chairlift
4. Streuböden (Fieberbrunn) - modern gondola to replace the group cabin lift. I'm not clear whether this implies both sections of the current lift.
There is no information about when the lifts might be built.
It looks as though they have only mentioned replacements for current lifts, possibly because in those cases there are no regulatory hurdles expected. I would have expected a lift from Viehhofen to the Asitz (or thereabouts) sometime soon and had hoped it would be built in a couple of years at the same time as the bottom section of the zellamseeXpress. There have also been rumours of a lift from Jausern (maybe from the bottom station of the Schönleiten gondola) on to the Schattberg, though I have no idea when that might come.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@espri, No real surprises there. The Zwoelferkogelbahn is getting a bit scruffy, and the Kohlmaisgipfelbahn is looking a bit dated. The Limberg chair lift is clanky and tortuously slow, compared with the fast, modern lifts that have become the norm.
I agree with your comments about the expectation of a lift from Viehhofen to the Asitz - some time in the next few years. Presumably there would also be a likely improvement of piste 68, with snow-making and possibly a new reservoir. (A Viehhofen resident told me a few days ago that it used to have snow cannons - presumably mobile ones - until a couple of years ago, but the environmental lobby forced their discontinuance, on the basis that they were were drawing water from natural sources, rather than a reservoir.)
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@espri, I suppose the Zwolferkogel and Kohlmais move up in priority as they get a lot of summer use too. When we were there in the summer I hardly saw a cabin empty, certainly not the ones that allow bikes.
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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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There was about 1cm of fresh snow here Sunday night, which freshened things up and gave the place a better feel, however was short lived on the south facing slopes where it has almost all gone.
Despite this, the pistes have been riding great, staying fresh on north facing slopes right down to the valley. only getting soft today on the slopes directly in the sunlight.
Snowmaking has definitely done a better job than the previous two years with slopes like 14,2b,7a and 26 being open when the weren't last year
Some photos of the last two days:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ojoedfwrcw3xy0i/AABBaxE-RoGkzFmz3L6h42I2a?dl=0
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I'm beginning to worry a bit that the slopes will be all mush when we get there. Now they're forecasting rain too. 
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@SkiingDad, first full day skiing today for us. The skiing is very good, started to get soft after lunch where we've skied, but no slushy mounds because it just isn't busy enough to get too chopped up. Could be very different at the weekend.
-2.2c at the Schönleiten base station about an hour ago, 13c in the sun at the top.
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I should add, those pistes protected from the sun are in fantastic condition all day.
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Quick question - for 9 days skiing would anyone reccomend getting the allstar pass which covers Zell, Kaprun, Kitzbühel to name but a few.. we'll have a car so wondered if it was worth it, particularly with the ability to go up high in Kaprun on clear days given current snow situation (which I should add I'm not concerned about due to the snowmaking already done) and get a couple of days out in kitsbhuel / Zell. Not skied in any others apart from Kitzbühel on the race weekend so didn't see much. All decent enough skiers so can cover distance and not worried about colours of runs etc. just wondered if it was good value to explore different resorts.
Many thanks..
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@p20pjd, yes. Endless variety, if that interests you and don't mind some driving. My skiing guests usually buy the Allstar or Salzburg Super Ski Card and we ski a different area each day. Mind you, they are chaffeured  And they have a guide who knows the areas, so no pfaffing around. On the other hand, there is a lot of skiing in the Ski Circus too. So the decision is largely a matter of your tastes.
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@espri, thanks.
I do like the idea of seeing other resorts too (particularly with 9 days available) and know that Saalbach is a huge area too. If it was 6 days or there was a metre of fresh snow, I'd probably stick to saalbach but there looks to be lots open in Zell and am thinking Kaprun would be good on a nice day. The downside is I don't know the other areas so will probably doing a bit of pfaffing..
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@honved, where is the Pfaffing you know? The one I think of is between Saalfelden and Maria Alm and I passed it yesterday. Always brings a smile
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@espri, thanks.
I do like the idea of seeing other resorts too (particularly with 9 days available) and know that Saalbach is a huge area too. If it was 6 days or there was a metre of fresh snow, I'd probably stick to saalbach but there looks to be lots open in Zell and am thinking Kaprun would be good on a nice day. The downside is I don't know the other areas so will probably doing a bit of pfaffing.. |
Kaprun is good on a nice day, but obviously very exposed being on top of a glacier so it needs to be a nice day and not windy. Certainly good for a change for a day, but can get busy if it's been poor weather and you suddenly get a good day, as everyone in Zell has the same Idea and heads there.
Zell has a nice variety of slopes and is pretty easy to navigate around so little danger of pfaffing. the "right hand side" of the piste map is usually quite quiet too as you need to be confident on reds to navigate to and from it so it keeps the beginners away, and the two blacks down to the Trass express, (13&14?) are lovely runs - if not icy.
The Salzburger pass is only about €20 more than a one resort pass so worth it, even if you only venture further afield for 1 or 2 days.
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@t44tomo, sold. Decision made. Thanks..
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You know it makes sense.
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| @honved, where is the Pfaffing you know? The one I think of is between Saalfelden and Maria Alm and I passed it yesterday. Always brings a smile |
It's your Pfaffing that I was thinking of. I've even cycled through it.
I was misguidedly thinking of Holzkirchen, which we always comment on heading south on the autobahn, and wonder how many wooden churches there are and whether they are as worth seeing as the brown tourist signs imply.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Ah, @honved, good. Though I can't think of any wooden churches in Holzkirchen, maybe in the good old days. As a great pfaffer abouter I enjoy these word plays, like Attaching up near Munich airport. Simple things for simple minds
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Poster: A snowHead
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After 4 very sunny days, today turned a little bit cloudy, but mostly clear. We did the Ski Circus Challenge route and Jnr clocked over 100km on his phone, helped no doubt by the hard and fast pistes and lack of crowds, the lack of "real" snow isn't bothering us!
Merry Christmas all!
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@hammerite, Merry Christmas Paul - nice to meet you in Bobby's. 100km in one day is no mean feat - presumably without repeating any piste twice?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Tatman's Tours Merry Christmas too.
No, we didn't repeat any piste today. Although we had done all of them in the previous few days. The only lift we used twice was the Westgipfel, once at the beginning of the day and once at the end of the day as we fancied one more run. We didn't stop for lunch until gone 2pm too just in case (Hochalm), we noted that the signs were saying the Tirol S was closing at 3pm so wanted to get back over our side just in case.
Incidentally, our conversation about Fieberbrunn on Monday... The food at the Streubödenalm is good, we went there yesterday, so it might be worth a stop there when you go over.
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@hammerite, Thanks for the tip.
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The Salzburg superski pass and the Allstar pass now cover the same areas so the choice this year is even bigger.
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Big difference today. I've spent most of the week thinking that I'm an average to good skier. Everything has been flat, hard and fast. Today when there was some fresh snow, changeable visibility and lumps and bumps my opinion of my own skiing ability changed! Still seemed to improve how I handled things throughout the day. We bypassed the Chicken Man (heresy) and slummed it at the Alte Schmeide for Christmas lunch.
Lifts were opening and closing all day depending on the wind (we tried to get home using the Reiter Ost, but that was shut so had ski down the Bernkogel and get the bus back. Snow was falling heavily in places, but as the day went on the snowline seemed to increase. It was raining up to mid station by the early evening.
We did some night skiing up until about 6pm. Despite the rain, conditions were good. It hadn't been pisted but it wasn't chopped up and quite easy to ski. The amount of visibility the floodlights give is excellent.
Another really good day.
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| Big difference today. I've spent most of the week thinking that I'm an average to good skier. Everything has been flat, hard and fast. Today when there was some fresh snow, changeable visibility and lumps and bumps my opinion of my own skiing ability changed! |
Felt exactly the same in St. Johann - especially after I had missed the edge of the prepared piste
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| hammerite wrote: |
| Big difference today. I've spent most of the week thinking that I'm an average to good skier. Everything has been flat, hard and fast. Today when there was some fresh snow, changeable visibility and lumps and bumps my opinion of my own skiing ability changed! |
Felt exactly the same in St. Johann - especially after I had missed the edge of the prepared piste |
The one thing that made me feel a bit better is that there were lots of others looking like they were struggling too!
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@hammerite,
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We bypassed the Chicken Man (heresy) and slummed it at the Alte Schmeide for Christmas lunch.
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Christmas lunch: Bacon and eggs at the Bergeralm
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