The Arlberg Snow Report 2015/2016 ( May 4th 20cm Snow overnight)

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@stanton, I'm sure you are correct, but I didn't see anything on the SkiArlberg site about extending to a season pass, only up to 21 days.

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Had a nice ski in Montafon last week. Snow good higher up but poor or closed to the valleys at 650-1000m. The area has 85%+ of slopes above about 1500m so is actually a good bet for warmer weather if you accept the lower resort bases may get rain.

First day ever in St Anton today. Again good snow higher up and ok lower down as a little higher bases 1200m+. Not a lot closed, a black into St Anton and maybe a few other small bits. Weather was nice until about 2.30-3.00pm when it was flat light so difficult to pick up the bumps. Not too busy either only significant wait was for the cable-car. Got my skis hit hard twice once while moving towards the lift gates and then on the final run back to Stuben, no apology from either person! Also had an Austrian lady who got swept up early as we started on a chair lift and then refused to take off her leg from the bar so couldn't get off. Lifty let us off as the chair turned to go back down. Didn't consider run grading necessarily harder than some other resorts. Ski routes also no harder than those in Montafon (those I skied).

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Nice powder on ski route 16 (v badly skied by me) but good fun joining 33 after the long traverse. Ski route 15 pisted into an easy red run.

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This week we will have Clouds & Snow Dust nothing significant Freeze level between 700-1100M so we will be OK Very Happy

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SKI HIRE AND FOOD IN LECH? Hello, Almighty Gods of the Arlberg. I'm going back to Lech after 3 years this Saturday (can't wait... best landscapes I've ever seen and some amazing skiing) and I'm wondering where we may hire skis at reasonable prices. The last time I was there, I was able to find cheap options for just about everything, but ski hire seemed tricky... Any tips?

Also, is there any place on the slopes where we may eat authentic and reasonably priced food instead of €30 entrecots and the like? Wink

This was another weak spot the last time...

Thanks a lot, counting the days!

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@nobrainbcn,

Hotel Salome in Oberlech has the best (good priced ) self service food in the whole of the Arlberg. They do not sell french fries just traditional good quality wholesome food.

http://www.hotel-salome.at/en/hotel-salome/restaurant-self-service-restaurant.aspx

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Thanks a lot! I'm reposting in the Resort Review forum, sorry for the partial OT Smile

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@sah, Love the Rud Alpe, their venison spaetzle is still talked about in hushed tones round my way. I like their egalitarian approach, we had a good lunch & decent bottle for €30 ph, but next table was a bunch of german industrialists giving it the foie gras & champers treatment.

Compared to the rubbish served up to us at the Sennhütte in January it was a positive bargain.

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The main Lech cash-cow is fondue.
Cheese fondue starts at approx 35 euro p.p. Meat at 45 euro going up to 65 euro p.p.

We love Lech, but that's simply outrageous for such a simple, extremely easy to prepare dish. But apparently enough who are very willing to pay, it's everywhere.

4 Burgers + drinks at 100 euro sounds very normal for Lech. And not that bad in general either, assuming it was not just a burger without frites & salad. Comes to 20 euro per meal...sounds fair to me.
But we are finding the Rud-alpe too massive.
Much more pleasant are e.g. Cresta and Formarin

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@sah,

Its always megabucks in Lech, Cresta is just about do-able but that's a treat not the norm for us.... never found anywhere else I'd stop at in Lech and Zuers and get my leg lifted!

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@Markymark29, when I was an actual ski bum instead of an internet trolling online ski bum I would not have dreamed of eating in Lech or Zuers (unless someone else was paying Happy

). Actually the same was true in St Anton, eating in mountain restaurants was for the punters and people who didn't have duct tape where their ski gloves used to be. These days I do like a nice lunch though Happy

Not sure if I've tried the Cresta, will certainly look out for it if the need arises. Is it in Oberlech?

You back out there soon? I'm pondering a weekend raid just before Easter...

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@sah, one of the best things about ski instructing in St Anton was half price emails at the Mooserwirt even when not working (free if you bought a group). Something like €4 for a huge bowl of goulash and a coke.

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@sah, Yep Cresta is in Oberlech, last hotel on right as your drop through....Warth 20-27.2.16, St A 27.2-6.3.16, and St A Thurs-Mon Easter weekend. Be good to see you if those dates work?

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Here is the rough outline of where the Duplex Gondola Complex will be at Alpe Rauz

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First day Sunday first got schindler chair and traversed across left side under schindler chair to the face, it was ok but had been skied out, then over to stuben and albona, some groups were hiking to the cross.

And some over front face from the albona restaurant

I opted to go down the piste a bit then cut across left to the face from albona to stuben and found some nice freshy stuff above the pylons, was going to cut right back to piste but met up with couple of others and we made the route down to stuben just left of middle pylon.

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So the last couple of days three of us have found some great routes.

Monday skied Lech-Zurs found some great pow on backside route from Zurs down to Zug ending in tree route to Zug.

Then Tuesday skied Rendl all day, morning was really great we found sun between the clouds

and found some fresh pow under riffel 2 chair,

Our tracks were soon followed, little bit rocky in other places

Had to wait and be patient at times for the swirling clouds to catch a break of clear visibility to enjoy the pow. From midday visibility got really poor so lunch then end of day more good stuff far left route of Rendl past avi barriers and into trees back to route to Rendl base.

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Couple of guys I met are planning to do the Malfontal tour tomorrow morning - this one http://www.outdooractive.com/mobile/de/ski-freeride/st-anton-am-arlberg/st-anton-rendlspitze-malfon/3033769/

Does anyone local have any knowledge of what current conditions are like for it?
I saw a lone skier go off back of Riffel 2 top chair at about 4pm today and traverse across...

This morning was some good snow on schindler face side of the mountain when cloud cleared mid morning.

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You need to vheck the Tirol Avi bulletin & thr Local Bulletin tomorrow at 07:00

This is todays.
https://lawine.tirol.gv.at/en/home/bulletin/

Avalanches can happen anytime and do
In the Malfontal.

Unless those people are going with a guide or
Are at least very experienced & equipped i would not go/join them.

Not sure what run out is like right now in Pettneu maybe a bit of a walk.