 Poster: A snowHead
|
Markymark29,
It is a quote of mine.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
Interesting 
Here's a tourist question - is it worth avoiding Lech/Zuers that day, or is it worth planning to be there to see it?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
So, when he's skiing over what seems to be fairly recent wet slides on a S. facing slope... what is he thinking? If it were me (and not knowing the details for that day) I might have turned back at some point... just sayin'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
| sah wrote: |
Interesting
Here's a tourist question - is it worth avoiding Lech/Zuers that day, or is it worth planning to be there to see it? |
I wanted to ski the Weisse Ring one day a few seasons ago and caught the bus from Raus to Zurs, not realising the event was on. I could not ski from Zurs to Lech because they had closed off some of the lifts for the event. For some reason they were running a bit late so the connection was still not open at mid-day.
In retrospect it might have been better going to Lech and starting the circuit from there, once the racers had all left, as hopefully the lifts would reopen progressively afterwards.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today, we spent the wholel day skiing off Stuben chairs in good deep powder!
Some drift jumping and some trees, but mostly just GREAT!
What an area!
Did I mention that yesterday we jumped over the road tunnel between St Anton and Zurs? Great fun!
St Anton off-piste is limitless.
Now to get some food and drink!
Ciao,
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
stanton
Really? What's the fine? There were lots of tracks... I'll have to mention that to the guide 
Thanks for the tip!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
Get up early folks! Cold temps will make for top sliding.
62 bucks a day skipass you need to be on the hill early!
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
In St Anton at the moment and a very loud air raid siren went off last night. What's it for? Seems old school. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tordi wrote: |
| In St Anton at the moment and a very loud air raid siren went off last night. What's it for? Seems old school. |
The Fire department are vollunteers. There must of been accident in the Arlberg Tunnel pr on the Pass.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
Heard that too. Assumed it was some idiot pratting around...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
| stanton wrote: |
| http://youtube.com/v/M29Al4YcTF0 |
Very nice video. I've skied St Anton more times than I can remember over the years and I've skied snow like that once. These guys turn up and hit 50cm of blower smoke on their first day!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
boabski, Er about three posts above?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
nozawaonsen, doh and double doh 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hi, driving from Zurich this evening, arriving around midnight in st anton. What's the snow like at the moment in the resort and nearby area...will I need snowchains?
Thanks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
alex99,
no snow chains if you got winter tyres (Compulsory). its best to drive through the tunnel as its snowing and settling on the Pass right. now & it is always subject to black ice after
the sun goes down. I hope you have a confirmed parking spot?
Its easier,safer & more reliable to take yhe train from Zurich.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| Tordi wrote: |
| In St Anton at the moment and a very loud air raid siren went off last night. What's it for? Seems old school. |
Most (all?) Austrian towns have a loud siren like that, to warn of problems at one of the neighbouring countries' nuclear power plants. Normally tested on Saturdays though, so maybe it gets used for other things too (calling the firemen as stanton says above, maybe).
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
report for today: Maas and Riffel chairs, far to skier's left... fields of 50cm powder and no liumit! But the long walk up to the chair seems to put some people off!
Tomorrow the Valluga North Face couloir is beckoning!
Ciao,
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arrrgh Saturday best day of the week to be on the hill 
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
Last Day: Bluebird sky, Valluga North face, big couloir, 50cm+ powder, then Zurs huge powder, then Lech and more powder and the week was done!
What an off-piste experience!!!
St Anton was really incredible! Now off to La Grave!
Ciao,
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
gratefulfrog,  sounds like my perfect day!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
Arrived today and got a couple of hours in on the slopes. Loving it so far. The hotel Rundeck is really nice!
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
| Quote: |
St Anton was really incredible! Now off to La Grave!
|
I'm beginning to go off you.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Mon 21-01-13 11:25; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
I was really impressed with St Anton!
Boris, our guide, took us to deep powder every day for the entire week! Twice the Valluga north face, and so many other pitches I can't remember the names! And there was so much more to do, it would take an entire season to do all there is to do, and maybe even that wouldn't be enough!
Ciao,
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
gratefulfrog, Great to hear your feedback, Valluga Nord is on our list for 2 weeks time, plenty of snow on it, any rocks or is it fully covered? Also looking to do the drop over the tunnel roof this time down to Stuben snow permitting. Have skied St Anton probably 40+ weeks now stopped counting, and havent even scratched the surface, keep finding so much to go at. 16 days planned for Feb March, mildly giddy!
Enjoy La Grave, never been but its on the list.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
Markymark29
Plenty of snow on the Valluga last week. We did the NW couloir last Sunday (week) and the N couloir Friday. Both had 50+cm of powder.
The knife-edge traverse to get to the NW couloir had some rocks and was a bit delicate, but not too bad. We didn't rope up. Anyway it's only about 20m traverse before the 1st turn into the powder. After that it was a smooth ride to the bottom. Avalanche risk there seemed low that day.
The N couloir had what felt like a wind-slab, or other fragile layer underlying the powder at the top, so we were one-on-the-pitch at a time for the upper section. There was plenty of great powder all the way to the walk-out with no rocks to speak of. Friday, we were the 1st to ski it so we all had 1st tracks!
I guess you know that they won't let you on the cable car up to the Valluga unless a mountain-guide is leading your group?
The tunnel jumping was fine, right into deep powder, but that was nearly a week ago now, so who can say what it's like now.
Enjoy it!
Ciao,
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gratefulfrog, yes sorted with a guide for 2 days,. Sounds great cheers m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quote: |
The tunnel jumping was fine, right into deep powder, but that was nearly a week ago now, so who can say what it's like now.
|
Out of interest, where is this? I'm guess over the gallery on the Zuers road just south of the Flexen pass, or is it the gallery on the road just above St Anton? Which run leads to it and where do you ski to?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
sah, Flexenpass av tunnel, it's in Andy Thurners guide book
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
