Poster: A snowHead
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Easy piste skiing only.
Looks like it will snow on Thu and Fri with freezing level at 1500-2000m. Sunnier on Saturday, sunny on Sunday.
Seems like Hintertux would be a better choice?
Or maybe Stubai? (for which snow-forecast shows a lot more snow coming in)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Be aware that being at the top of the 'Tux or any glacier resort in a whiteout is miserable. If you get a multi day lift pass for the Zillertal it is valid in all the resorts, so you could mix and match somewhat.
It's going to be a difficult call this weekend, up high with snow and the possibility of zero vis or lower with the likelihood of rain.
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Mayrhofen was getting very slushy by last Saturday after a warm week, Tux was still holding up well at the end of the week.
FYI there is a new heated chair installed at Tux this year servicing the areas over to the right at the top that used to only have drag lifts, we spent most of our time above the Tuxerfernhaus.
Top of the new lift last Friday.
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Like @JimboS says conditions were deteriorating in Mayrhofen and looks like it's been raining to pretty high levels today and a lot more due tomorrow ... I'd be inclined to go higher but visibility likely to be poor whichever location you choose.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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horizon,
I would go to Solden. You will have lots of skiing open, including two glaciers plus some tree runs a bit lower.
We were there this time last year and more or less had the pistes to ourselves.
Snow conditions were still excellent above 2000m when we were there last week and the runs to the town were still open, though slushy at the bottom. We had great fun on the slush bumps lower down, although they still have runs open top to bottom - one of them being a 15km run from the glacier to the town, predominantly blue but with the last bit being an easy red. That run follows the route of the car/plane chase from the latest James Bond film, Spectre. You can also visit the "clinic" from the film, which is actually a posh mountain restaurant with stunning views. We didn't eat there but had a look inside. Very nice!
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I'd go to the Zillertal, the Hintertux gletcher has more interesting skiing than the others.
There is plenty of skiing along the valley if the weather is nasty.
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TBH everywhere in the area is probably similar right now... The glaciers (and Obergurgl) should pick up a bit more being further south, but only worth it if/when the sun comes out. I'll likely be at Stubai on Sunday if you're about, but I doubt it'll be much better/worse than Tux.
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@horizon, contact @saraJ as she is based in the Zillertal all year round and has been for some years now. She teaches skiing at Hochfügen in the winter season and on Hintertux the rest of the year, so her advice is based on years of all year round experience.
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anyone got any experience of Hintertux in october/early november time? will it be open and worth a flying weekend visit to get the season started early?
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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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I was at Hintertux late November last year and the conditions were excellent, so I can't imagine that the conditions a few weeks earlier would be that worse. It's open all year round.
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@Alastair Pink, believe me, it can! October is probably the worst month for the glaciers. Of course you can get lucky, but usually you get up there and find a few ribbons of snow like stuff winding down through what looks like a mountain covered in shite. Not worth the effort unless you can decide spontaneously after an early dump.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Steilhang, +1 Can be great or can be awful, and you won't be able to know more than 5 days in advance.
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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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I have been a few times in October and November and there has always been good snow down to the Tuxer Fernhaus at least when I have been there, I'm guessing that from the top to there is about 2 or 3km, plus you have the park are at the top.
I will dig out some pics and post them up.
There is one holiday weekend in October/November that you should avoid as it is always extremely busy, Clarky999 will probably be able to say which weekend to miss.
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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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