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schladming webcams are looking rather white 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Temps have dropped.. snow is falling... valleys are turning white again!
Pow day tomorrow!
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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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flangesax, T'was a powder day today for some! Masses in the bowls between Wagrain and Alpendorf. I'm totally knackered, can't even summon the energy to go down to the bar 
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Samerberg Sue, ooh got any photos?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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waynos, Nope, the visibility was dire and it really was not worth it. But tomorrow should be better. It did not stop snowing all day and we all looked like snowmen by the end of the afternoon. But if it continues overnight things should improve again. Not good for real off-piste though due to the wet layer underneath the fresh stuff. I imagine they will raise the Avi warning level but that won't stop the idiots thinking it is their "right" to ski where the hell they like! Loads of "all the gear and no idea" folks out playing today.
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Sun 29-12-13 21:14; edited 1 time in total
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Hopefully there will be a bit of consolidation by the time I get out.
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I'm hearing good things from today, including news about a newly named off piste run 
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waynos, Where is this run?
Heading out on Sunday..Snowforecast is predicting good snow Sat/Sun. Dont think I should get too excited though just yet!
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Temps have dropped.. snow is falling... valleys are turning white again!
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' music sweet music'
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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So... a busy, busy, busy day in Zauchensee....
I popped out for a few hours in for the fresh stuff. About 11am started the journey up from Altenmarkt in the van.
3/4 of the way up the road was being 'managed' by a hi-vis man... basically they have totally run out of car park spaces (probably due to building an unfinished hotel in the middle of one car park... but not building a new car park).
So after a bit of jiggery-pokery 'going to pick up my kids'.. .moving barriers and parking where they are about to build the stands for the WC, we did a bit of that skiing thing.
Bluebird day.
Over 30cm fresh on a good base. Avi warning was a level 2 today but with a strange scary reading report. The off piste was in great shape... but a bit busy. really had to hunt out for any fresh tracks.
Good fun though (as usual) and rarely thing for probelms with roots etc...
Pistes/lifts were busy but no more than any other new year (i'm guessing more people are driving there). 5 to 8 min wait for the lifts around the arena.
On the Strims side (Tauernkarbahn on the left of the valley as you drive up). The off piste was fantastic... this is a bit more of a 'local' route so was not skied out at all in places... lots of fresh tracks!
Off the back of this lift is Blue 11 to which the right hand side is a nice easy pow area now names "Nelly's Run" in tribute to Mr.Waynos' new addition to his ski team of a family!
Congrats waynos!!!
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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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waynos, congratulations!
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waynos, Congrats from me too 
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You know it makes sense.
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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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This is the percentage of open lifts and pistes.
Take into consideration that there are a handful of permanently closed lifts (old T bars and world-cup starts) across the area!
Pretty standard season really.
http://www.skiamade.com/en/winter/skiresorts
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Poster: A snowHead
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We're heading to Hinterthal in the Hochkönig on Saturday for the first time. Should get my finger out and organise a hire car or transfer, come to think of it, or I may be seeing 2014 in from the doghouse. We've been to the Grand Massif a few times over the past two years and are looking forward to seeing how it compares. My initial understanding from pals who visit regularly is that the infrastructure is great and that the local costs are lower than the GM. And that I need to stay clear of any games that involve a hammer, a piece of wood and some shots... :0)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We are a group of 3 guys heading back to schladming for a week during the night race.On one of the days we hope to ski a different resort within a half hour of Schladming.We are mainly piste skiers and were thinking of Flachau. Would appreciate any suggestions.Thanks in Advance.
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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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Take a look at Forstau/Fageralm for peace and quiet. If you don't have your transport you are tied to either the railway (Radstadt or Altenmarkt have stations) and the buses. You could find that Zauchensee/Flachauwinkel give you a good variety of slopes and tree skiing.
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Thanks Samerberg Sue.Can we get the post bus to these places and how long will they take to get to from Schladming.
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Chick,
I'm guessin gyou have done thr 4 mountains attached to Schladming? (Hauser Kaibling, Schaldming, Hochwurzen, Reiteralm/Pichl).
If not then head over to the Hochwurzen Reiteralm area!
Otherwise getting to Flachau is a bit of a schlepp on public transprt.
Give a taxi company in Schaldming a ring and see how much they woul doffer you a return journey for, that'll be the quickest and best option as you'll have time to enjoy the apres!
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FLANGESAX.Yes we were in Schladming for a week in 2010 and skied all 4 mountains.We are just looking for a bit of variation from schladming for an away day.
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Keeping a close eye on the webcams now. 4 more weeks of waiting..........
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Went to Reiteralm today.
All lifts open and all pistes too. The black off the summit is 'closed' but I think that is an ability issue rather than a snow one!
The pistes are now very, very compact. The area is snow-making again as the temps have dropped and are now consistently low.
This makes the 'dry' snow that just doesn't stick to the base by the afternoon, producing pockets of hard packed skiddy stuff (plus boiler plate in a couple of places) followed by non-compacted attempt at a mogul.
This is the busiest week of the year and so the pistes are getting a lot of abuse but they are holding out for those with sharp edges!
At Reiteralm there was no grass/mud etc.. showing anywhere down to valley.
The best skiing today was at 13:30 (lunchtime) going down to valley (where most people assume will be crap)... only 31 people using the whole piste!
Fresh snow would be well received but i'd say it isn't 'needed' for at least another 2 weeks or so!
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flangesax, I am sooooo glad I bought those SL's 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Flangesax, appreciated your update on zauchensee the other day as arrive tomorrow. How was the off piste stuff holding up today?
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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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beginning to think I should give up my ( currently unsuccessful) quest to hire some dynastar cham's & just bring the old stoklii piste bashers.
looking forward to it either way !
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nickH, 
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You know it makes sense.
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flangesax, LB was up there training with some WC lads, it was very hardcore.
We are up at Hochwurzen at 7am before the lifts start if you fancy a few runs of slalom, we have a training run til lifts open, it will be fun :)especially as I am on bus duty driving them all up and down after runs, pick you up at 7 if you fancy it 
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Fri 3-01-14 20:42; edited 1 time in total
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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kooky, you see..that's why I won;t consider sledging! See you in about a week x
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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holidayloverxx, even mr Kooky said it was "borderline" and he was down an hour before us! He saw 3 people lose control and smash into the main road….luckily no cars incoming, but one lot lost control of their sledges and the sledges hit a car in the car park
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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holidayloverxx,
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I won;t consider sledging!
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Me neither! It is insanely dangerous.
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sd2010, crusty McCrust Crust singing the Crustenstein National Anthem through a megaphone made from a crab's shell.
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The only sledging I want to do is under a club table. Mmmmm... all those short skirts.
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| sd2010, crusty McCrust Crust singing the Crustenstein National Anthem through a megaphone made from a crab's shell. |
Nice description - images of Spongebob on Skis in Lederhosen crunching down a slopeside now leaping to mind!
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8c plus a very strong Föhn at the moment in the Gastein valley.
Conditions were not great before this latest storm. Even Sportgastein has very little skiable off-piste and not all pistes open.
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We drove through the Gastein Valley last night en Route from Mallnitz. After great skiing in Mallnitz (with full snow cover to Valley level), as we left it was dumping snow.
However, 12 minutes, 1 Tunnel and one train ride later we were surprised to arrive in a green Gastein valley, where it was peeing with rain.
The good news is that they are doing a remarkable job and the runs to the Valley are open. St Johann further down the road however has far more snow down to Valley level due to its orientation.
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