 Poster: A snowHead
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As the title suggests is anyone in resort and can update on conditions? Not out there for another 10 days and based on conditions so not worried but thinking about possible off piste or guided day of snow allows.
Thanks in advance
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm not in resort but am planing a ski tour up the nearby Wildspitze mountain in April so have been keeping my eye on the weather. It hasn't seen the most snow in Austria but it has seen a steady fall building up a very good base.
http://www.bergfex.at/obergurgl-hochgurgl/wetter/berg/
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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How's the snow at obergurgl and solden please?
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Solden and Obergurgl could be on the cards in 2-3 weeks time  , so I'd like to echo snowyowl's query : how are the conditions out there currently?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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We are just looking for accommodation ~ I think Soelden is the front runner for us after discounting Saalbach following the reports on that thread. Wakey Wakey, people.... 
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Miserable lot! Well we've booked anyway..off next Wednesday. The webcams look good, weather forecast is getting colder with snow.
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We've booked too! Will be there from 3rd April - bring it on! 
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We leave on 1st, have to get back so only skiing 5 days, we will keep the snow cold for youskidm, haven't been to Obergurgl since 1986 or 7 and looking forward to all that yummy food, germknodel, kaiserschmarren, carbs, yum  b
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Obergurgl is currently at the top of my list for an April 5th trip. Interested to hear about the conditions. Look like a decent dump of snow is on the way, but I'm always doubtful until it actually happens.
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Looks like there will be a lovely top up this weekend (let's see if it actually happens!). Have a good one snowyowl.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Out there on the 29th so things are looking good.
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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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Off out there on the 29th. Pleased to see there is possibly some new snow coming, although that does look nippy.
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You know it makes sense.
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foxtrotzulu, Kelskii, skidm, mr snowy has found a different weather forecast which is about 5c above these figures. Snowfall still the same. Usually it does have to warm up for the snow to fall...I'm not taking any chances though, I hate being cold! We are driving so keeping the winter tyres on and taking the chains with the expectation that we may well need to use them! Snow boots for resort...I had thought that this time of year would not need them but am revising...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I was there last week. Still plenty of snow although a bit patchy at the bottom in Hochgurgl and Solden. Pretty hard packed though and it was hot, hot, hot all week so some slush by late morning lower down. They need some more snow.
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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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May I recommend David's Hutte for a very nice Aperol and a bit of sunshine! Still plenty to ski on. We went up to the glacier at Solden which was pretty good too
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Am I right in thinking that the 60-70cm of new snow forecast by Bergfex would (if it were indeed to happen) put the slopes into a very nice condition for this time of year?
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J2R, It'll do for me....! Only trouble with a big dump of snow on icy base and sunshine is that it's a formula for avalanches.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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bagginsmum, noted! We are planning to go to Solden at least once, maybe more so are considering lift pass combinations. Is there a car park at Solden do you know? I know there is a bus but car might be more convenient if parking is easy.
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In Solden there are free car parks at both main lifts. It's possible to ski Solden and Obergurgl on the same pass, if you ski 5+ days at one resort you can ski 1 day at the other.
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skidm, thanks. Am wondering whether we might want to ski more than one day at Solden, we are used to high mileage. It doesn't look like you can upgrade the pass more than once!
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I've been in Solden all week. I've enjoyed it a lot, great piste skiing! Snow is not too bad, especially considering it's supposed to snow a lot tomorrow and a bit more on monday and tuesday, with temperatures significantly decreasing. The glaciers are cool, with nice snow and all, but the slopes are not too exciting as far as I'm concerned. I preferred the Gaislachkogl area (in the morning, before the snow got too slushy), all the way down with piste n.10. Chairlifts are painstakingly slow in this area, but the slopes are great, especially n.2 and n.10. Not to mention that Gaislachkoglbahn is much less crowded in the morning. Everyone goes to Giggijoch instead, which tends to get overcrowded, but they don't know what they're missing 
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl had a bit better snow the day I went (thursday), since the slopes have North exposure. It was even a bit too icy in the morning. I liked the pistes better in Obergurgl than Hochgurgl. On the whole, Solden it a lot nicer in my opinion.. Still if you're in Solden, it's definitely worth spending the extra 10€ to spend one day in Ober/Hoch (remember to say it when you buy the skipass!).
Best meals I've had in Solden: (1) Gampe Thaya (great kaesespaetle!), (2) Huhnersteig, (3) Obstlerhutte. The other restaurants were really bad!!!
Have fun ))
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BTW if you're looking for accomodation in Solden, I can recommend Apartment Kraxner where I've stayed this week. They're not too Internet-savvy, I don't think they have a website (though you can find them in the accomodation list of the Solden official website by typing "Kraxner" in the search field). I'm not even sure they use email, I had to call them on the phone to reserve, but I found the place really cheap (25€ per day including breakfast!), convenient and comfortable. Ok, it's pretty basic (at least the room where I stayed, haven't seen the bigger apartments which are still 25€ per person per day), but for me, it was perfect. It's 50m away from the Kaisers skibus stop, which is the most convenient neighborhood in my opinion. The family is really nice, genuine, friendly, and helpful - my best experience in Tirol so far in that respect. I'll definitely come back to Solden, and I'll definitely stay here again.
Josef Kraxner
Kaiserstraße 19, 6450 Sölden
T: 0043 5254 200 812
F: 0043 5254 200 813
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snowyowl, no, you can't upgrade the skipass more than once. But you could buy an extended skipass for one day less and use that last day to go back to Solden, buying the skipass directly in Solden for that last day. It's not that much more expensive (btw the skipass is way too expensive over here! might be the only flaw of this resort!)
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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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nobrainbcn, Noted!
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We are here enjoying lovely weather and excellent conditions. It's warm, today we started at 9.15 and I was slightly cool in a base layer , a mid layer and a light shell. By lunchtime I was plenty warm enough. OH wearing a base layer plus jacket, he's a warm mortal.
The snow is a bit hard packed lower down, but the pistes are well groomed and not melted. Hardly any porridge!
The roads are clear and you don't need snow boots around resort.
We have a really beautiful apartment, very pleased. The downside was only the 16 hour drive to get here...Next time will fly or break the journey.
Happy skiing!
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for that, snowyowl. It's looking a little better for next weekend now, with the possibility of some new snow. While that would be a delight, what I'm most concerned about is just to avoid rain. We'll see. Keep the reports coming!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Forecast is sun. There is plenty of snow, it won't all go before next week for sure and during the week it was deserted .today is Saturday and its busy with weekenders. Found a queue with all of 15 people in it....and so well behaved. we are used to France.....
Come in early today with a locked calf muscle:-( don't think its anything serious,, but don't want push my luck. We have a lovely balcony and I have tea and a good book.....when Mr snowy comes in will start on the alcohol, that will cure it!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just arrived in Obergurgl and it's looking pretty fab from down in the resort. Can't wait to ski tomorrow.
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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?
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It would be great to hear from skiers currently out there about the slope conditions for Obergurgl and Solden. Will be there in the next few days. 
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VoodooBob, good, particularly at Hochgurgl. Slightly hard packed lower down, in places, and soft by beer time on the home run to Obergurgl. Lovely sunny weather, bring sun cream. Bit of a wind today so we had lunch with our jackets on. But out of the wind and high up it is hot. All runs open and I have only seen one bare patch, and a small handful of stones, but the cover is getting thin in some odd places. Off piste heavy, and tracked.
Going to Solden tomorrow. Watch this space. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Nice one snowyowl. Looking forward to your Solden update .
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VoodooBob, Hot, hot hot!. 24c at the car park when we came down today. Factor 30 not strong enough.
High up , good to very good, lots of red/blue wide runs, couple of mogulfields at the side of the blacks, but sunny side is melting fast so do those first. Up on the glaciers (lots of lift riding, the investment here has been huge) the snow is good. Lower down some icy/hard packed. We turned up at the lift which would take us back to the Geislachkogel which was scheduled to close at 16.45, at 15.30, found it shut  so had to ski the long run 7 right down the bottom .heavy, porridge, slush, mud, couple of roads to cross, dead snowboarders, you know how it goes, really very hard work and has reawaken my old knee injury just as well its our last day!
Solden has a few more places to go than Obergurgl, but if you are looking for difficult terrain on piste you won't find it here, except those moguls. But for intermediates it would be a great place to learn and consolidate.
Have fun!
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Wow snowyowl, that is hot! Thanks for all that info, much appreciated. Hope the knee recovers soon.
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VoodooBob, Thanks. It's been dodgy for years.
Hope you have a good trip. Avoid the Gluhcola!
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snowyowl, was that a shade temperature?  At what altitude?
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The car was in an open car park in a deep valley a about 1400m, must have had full sun some of the day, but in shade when we got there. I had on a base layer and a jacket and I «merely glowed» enough to have to change my top in the car park 
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