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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Forecasting snow down to 1200m in my neck of the woods as of tomorrow, so I should wake up to a nice white view on Thursday when I get back home (assuming I can actually see the damned thing!  )
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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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DB, top marks for starting this thread!
Snow was down to about 1300m today in Gastein looking at the cams.
Cheers
Kersh
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Snow was down to 1100 in Dienten on Tuesday, but quickly watched the freeing level rise 
Nice to just get a little taster of things to come...
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I'm watching the web cams 
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Looks like the "Snow tease cycle" has started.  ( i.e. Big snow forecast, a fraction of what's forecast actually comes, weather warms up and it's gone again. )
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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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You know it makes sense.
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Stubaier Gletscher has 70cm Fresh. Get at it this weekend as warm temps (above freezing over 3000m) are forecast for the end of next week.
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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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decided on Stubai, just practising my best German trying to get an apartment booked
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Poster: A snowHead
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We're going to give Kitzsteinhorn a blast either tomorrow or Sunday depending on the weather. Earliest in the season I've ever polished off the kit!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Happy Birthday, Sue! Will you get to this dump before it disappears?
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Sorry to hear that Samerberg Sue, hopefully you enjoyed the whisky. Kitzsteinhorn was fantastic yesterday - even managed a few pow turns at the sides. Seems the high winds on Saturday kept the hoards away
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Sölden well prepared for ski world cup
Just two weeks before the Ski World Cup series is due to start the Austrian ski resort of Sölden in Tirol is well prepared.
The Ötztal has around 70 cm of new snow which was confirmed by the ski federation FIS.
Isidor Grüner said: "Here in Sölen it is like the middle of winter. The conditions are looking good. We couldn't hope for better conditions. It was more a coffee drinking session than a snow inspection. Nothing can go wrong now. Not even two days of none stop rain would be a problem.
Snow form snow machines is being mixed with real snow to keep the piste in good condition. 17 snow canons are being used to make the snow.
Group training in Sölden is due to start tomorrow (Tuesday) through to Saturday.
The WM in Sölden takes place on the weekend 67th and 27th of October 2013.
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http://austriantimes.at/news/Sports/2013-10-14/49950/S%F6lden_well_prepared_for_ski_world_cup_
http://www.bergfex.at/soelden/wetter/berg/
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Turracher Höhe as the first non-glacier Austrian resort opens Thursday.
Obergurgl/Hochgurgl and Kitzbühel in Tirol start Friday.
The upper part of Planai (Schladming) starts Saturday.
This weekend more pistes/areas open on glacier resorts such as Sölden.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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But Kitzbuhel is at 800 metres. That must be far too low!!!!!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| kerekip wrote: |
Turracher Höhe as the first non-glacier Austrian resort opens Thursday.
Obergurgl/Hochgurgl and Kitzbühel in Tirol start Friday.
The upper part of Planai (Schladming) starts Saturday.
This weekend more pistes/areas open on glacier resorts such as Sölden. |
Obergurgl opens Thurs 14th (tomorrow  )
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Sölden opened the Glacier Express and the lifts linking to it last weekend and is opening part of the Giggijoch side leading up to the Glacier Express lifts on Friday.
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You know it makes sense.
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| jafa wrote: |
| But Kitzbuhel is at 800 metres. That must be far too low!!!!! |
The whole area might not be open, but there is still skiing up to 2000m though, you just might not be able to ski all the way down.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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That was tongue in cheek
I'm sure if anywhere it will be over at Pass Thurn
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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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Similarly in the Hochkoenig, though current cam is just a whiteout!
http://aberg.panomax.at/
Very cold here today and looks like it should stay that way now so all good for opening day in Dienten next Friday 
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Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them,
Volleyed and thunder'd;
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Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and ski:
Into the valley of Life
Skied the six hundred.
The lifts opened for the season today in Leogang and, although I'm not sure that there were six hundred on the slopes, the cannons were certainly thundering, at least in the morning. The weather was great up till lunchtime. After lunch it clouded over. Here's a view looking up to the Asitz from the top of the Asitzbahn gondola, with the Alte Schmiede on the right (I had lunch there) and the Asitzbräu on the left (not open today).
The pistes were in great condition, though mostly hard (sometimes a bit rough) except were the cannons had pumped out new snow. Off-piste I still found difficult, heavyish and a little crusty in places. This photo was taken from the Sportbahn Asitzkogel 2000 chairlift...
The link over to Saalbach wasn't open but it should be there from next Friday, 6th December - here the top of the Poltenbahn chairlift that brings you back and the Saalbach lifts, the Schönleitenbahn, in the distance...
There were more lifts open in Saalbach-Hinterglemm than in Leogang, I think, but I still enjoyed an excellent day with plenty skiing in Leogang, until the sun started to set over the Asitz...
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Looking forward to Friday
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Me too - though it looks like it will be snowy.
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Nassfeld, Austria is being dumped on.
60 cm fresh snow reported.
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FAQ
I may go, but the glaciers will be rammed this weekend with various planned events plus the wannabe powder hounds. I may wait until middle of next week instead when it will be quieter. Plus may not be in a good way tomorrow morning as my best friend is coming over tonight to make sure I'm not lonely on my birthday (and she knows I have some good single malts in my private bar 
