 Poster: A snowHead
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Putting a holder here.
All the stars was aligned.
Took off on schedule & landed 30mins early.
Public transport outside the airport
Dropped us off outside the hotel.
In the hotel within 20 minutes of landing!
However our room is not ready.
Was asked to come back later for upgraded room (love my marriott status).
So had a wonder around some of of the christmas markets & sampled the gluenwein.
Can actually see the snowline falling!
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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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ok ive not ventured to Austria, but this year is a possible enlightment for us. looking for some weekend skiing. So where are you that's 20 mins from airport via public transport. As that sounds perfect ! cheers in advance
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@bigtoe,
AC hotel
70,000 marriott points for 5 night
(17.5k a night & 5th night free)
Bus line f stops at the side of the hotel & outside borse die hire shop.
You can get 30,000 marriott points by hitting the easy amex bonus of spending £1k. Recommend your partner for a 9k bonus - so thats you up to 42k points (30k bonus, 3k for spending £1k & 9k refferal)
Other person hits bonus & you combine/transfer accounts for total of 75k (do this through uk cus. Service as US cust. Service will charge!)
Skiing Stubai (an hour on the bus) tomorrow, which is the furthest resort that makes up the innsbruck ski area.
Can get a train to ziller/mayhofen, alberg or kitzbuhel in about the same time.
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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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Day 2
Up early & arrive at Stubai to learn they moved the opening hours back 30mins since the weekend.
Then its announced at 8:30 that the lifts will not be opening until 10am
After 9:30 its announced the clacier will be closed all day!
So back on a bus to Innsbruck. As the other tesorts dont have enough blues open for the other halfto enjoy.
What the aligned stars gave one day, they took back the next.
Not really an issue as this was always only a 2 day ski trip & 2 days city break.
So off to swarskovi world 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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How frustrating. What was the reason given?
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What was the reason given?
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Weather, presumably? Happens quite a lot at this time of the year on high spots like that. I've missed quite a few days in Tignes, due to wind. Lifts are often closed, or open late, after heavy snow too. Very frustrating on a short trip (missed two out of four one year) but goes with the territory.
Enjoy your trip, @Mr.Egg.
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Yep weather.
Guess it wasnt looking good & didnt make us wait until 10am.
Annoyingly I considered changing my plans & not going today due to the forecast. Next time stick to gut feeling 
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Go to Schlick! Nice yesterday, looks even better today.
Lizum was also closed yesterday but I think is open today.
Winds too high for any exposed lifts... Definitely worth checking the webcams before heading up in the morning, as Stubai would have been MISERABLE even if it was open!
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I was in Ischgl over the weekend. Woke up on Sunday morning to poor weather (not exactly a surprise) was going to go up, sit in a cafe before skiing down, simply to have done some skiing. However it was probably better when it was announced everything was closed, skiing in a white out is never pleasant.
You have the prospect of a couple of days top skiing Wednesday and Thursday once the sun comes out, I will be stuck in a office looking out at the sunlit landscape.....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@clarky999,
There is not enough open to keep her happy at schlik (she wont venture off blues)
Did check the webcams & slopes open for schlik on the way back.
We’ve decided to go wed & thurs instead as now & have city break today & tomorrow.
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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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Go to Schlick! Nice yesterday, looks even better today.
Lizum was also closed yesterday but I think is open today.
Winds too high for any exposed lifts... Definitely worth checking the webcams before heading up in the morning, as Stubai would have been MISERABLE even if it was open! |
Plus the T-bars get frozen so the retractable cable doesn’t come out of the housing and the overhead cables get coated with thick ice. When there’s a bit of thaw it falls off in big heavy lumps and is pretty dangerous for users of the t-bar or those passing underneath (it was a problem when we were in Hintertux in October.
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@Mr.Egg, no damn clue to what your on about
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