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@kaiserchief,
Have you heard about the female Customers who are paid to sit by the window ? 
Hey Folks.....
Lift Company has a Permit to build a connection from Rendl to See (Silveretta)
More than likely will encounter same environmental objections as the Rendl Kappl
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@stanton, where did you get that rumour from? It is pretty unbelievable. The link to Kappl involved building three lifts and a small number of pistes. To get to See would involve covering a large part of the northern side of the Paznauntal with lifts and pistes plus building new uplift from See. Cant see how that has any hope of getting approval or financing. My understanding is that there is a plan to link See with Serfaus, which would involve building one lift and likely no new pistes, which seems much more likely than fantasy ski areas. I thought the Arlberger Bergbahnen AG was no longer interested in links to the Paznauntal as there is little money in it for them?
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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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After 2 glorious months, it is time to head back to Australia, enjoy autumn, and await the ski season there.
There is a suggestion on one of the forecasting sites of a bit of snow over the next week. I am a little sceptical, but it sure would be useful for those coming after us. I must confess it has been wonderful skiing in bluebird, early spring conditions, but 3+ weeks between snowfalls is too long.
Yesterday was quite a bit more crowded than the preceding days. I guess the long-weekenders had arrived.
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Bluebird days....
Going to Cloud overy next week. Maybe some dust but more than likely rain below 2200metres
Most Apres Bars on the hill closing April 10th..
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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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| ulmerhutte wrote: |
After 2 glorious months, it is time to head back to Australia, enjoy autumn, and await the ski season there.
There is a suggestion on one of the forecasting sites of a bit of snow over the next week. I am a little sceptical, but it sure would be useful for those coming after us. I must confess it has been wonderful skiing in bluebird, early spring conditions, but 3+ weeks between snowfalls is too long.
Yesterday was quite a bit more crowded than the preceding days. I guess the long-weekenders had arrived. |
yes. it's been a bit crowded recently. Very enjoyable sunny days and piste conditions thanks to low temps, but some fresh falls would have been welcome.
Have a good journey back to Oz.
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Thanks, @davidthornton.
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@stanton, a link to See? Sure!
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Some depressing photos doing the rounds of StA covered in a load of Sahara sand.
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@ulmerhutte, We are a couple of hundred kms away but it is very weird weather here too, yellow skies and the cars getting covered in sand. I would imagine the snow looks strange covered in sand. Its got really dark the street lights have come on, just like a solar eclipse, webcams from St Anton look similar, very odd
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Folks
Snowing up higher......will not amount to much ...
Rain coming this afternoon lower down
Wonderful Sahara Sandstorm here this afternoon
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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How often does sand from the Sahara hit Austria?
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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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@monkbeer, around this time, pretty much every year I think. It’s not just Austria, the dust cloud will fall across the Alps ans further south.
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| Scarlet wrote: |
| @monkbeer, around this time, pretty much every year I think. It’s not just Austria, the dust cloud will fall across the Alps ans further south. |
I second that. This event has however been more intense than the average. In 20 years of skiing in St Anton, I have not seen it turn into brown mud on cars and in the streets. Perhaps it happens more often later in March, when we are gone.
It is also not that often that the groomed pistes are so stark white against the caffé latte side pistes - again maybe it happens later. That is however something we regularly see in Victoria (Aus) in spring, when the northerlies bring a load of Mallee red soil and dump it on the snow. It is usually the beginning of the end: the brown snow melts more quickly and it also turns to Velcro, making skiing decidedly unpleasant.
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You know it makes sense.
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@ulmerhutte, I’m glad we decided against going late season, would have been going next weekend. The Sahara dust causes a fast melt.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Markymark29, I get that you had reasons for not going earlier, but it was a pretty good season for us. In a little over 2 months, we had only 1 rain day, and very few days of flat light. It wasn’t an epic powder season, but there were some great days. What stood out was the number of bluebird, still and cool days, finishing with 3 weeks of such days. No regrets about going, despite getting pneumonia as a chaser to covid. At least we had natural immunity to the latter, or so we hoped.
At this time of year, if you have the flexibility, it is best to leave it to the last minute, but you know that anyway.
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Poster: A snowHead
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loads of the season left, confident my Easter trip will be fine and still loads of time for traditional spring storms to cover up the sand!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ulmerhutte, next season I’m going to devote to skiing, especially mid/late January and try get some proper powder days. Glad you had a good season.
@kitenski, fair play, have fun.
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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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@kitenski, you might want to have a back up plan with mountain bikes. The weather forecast can always change but currently not a rain drop / snowflake in sight, warm spring sunshine mixed with cool nights.
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@munich_irish, I tried not to say that but I’d say your right. I once recall pulling up for fuel at Easter near Stuttgart and the guy behind me laughing at our roof box and asking where the mountain bikes were? Great long days in the sun, freeze thaw mornings but after 11am pistes were mush. Terraces nice and full!
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@munich_irish, always been skiable snow, even in the bad years, have you ever known the Arlberg to close early? Maybe it was 2015 and folk on here said take mountain bikes, and it was absolutely fine, the only area that really suffered was Warth. Happy skiing slush and then ski north facing slopes lunchtime onwards. I'd reckon it'll snow in the next 3 weeks before Easter.....
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@Markymark29, that seems like prime time to me.
I'm looking for an early to mid Jan trip, then one late Jan early Feb. Both booked last minute to try and get a good dump cycle before and during the trip. (fingers crossed).
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A factor in keeping the pistes good was the temps staying low right into March, -10c, cold dry air. January had the powder and changeable weather. Early January is often good with quiet pistes and good snow conditions. Not a fan of March skiing, usually slushy low down. But early March this year the temps stayed low thankfully.
I've known a metre of snow to fall in one dump at village level in late March, so there's hope yet for this season.
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Snow is Snow just shread it
Sunscreen in forecast fot n3xt 10 days
There is a drought on Austria ..
Look forward to big snow dumps in April/May !!
FFP2 Compulsory wearing of masks is back from Wednesday March 23 (expected) in all buildings (restuarants,Hotels,shops etc)
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Hi guys after being denied two seasons due to Western Australian restrictions we are planning a big one next season. I’ve got two questions.
Does anyone know what the 22/23 season dates are ?
Is there any way around the 90/180 day Schengen restrictions without having to leave Austria ?
We have Aus and UK passports.
Thanks.
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@Ozzyski, The only way around the 90 day thing is to apply for, in this case, an Austrian visa. Different countries have different requirements and types of visa. Note an Austrian visa is only valid in Austria it does not change the 90 day thing in the rest of Schengen (though in practice once you enter Schengen there are no checks on travelling around). If you dont have a visa you need to leave after 90 days and not return for the next 90. More info https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Sun 20-03-22 9:15; edited 2 times in total
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| munich_irish wrote: |
| @Ozzyski, The only way around the 90 day thing is to apply for, in this case, an Austrian visa. Different countries have different requirements and types of visa. Note an Austrian visa is only valid in Austria it does not change the 90 day thing in the rest of Schengen (though in practice once you enter Schengen there are no checks on travelling around). If you dont have a visa you need to leave after 90 days and not return for the next 90. |
Hmmm… the most convenient ports of entry/exit for Australian travellers to StA are usually Zürich and Munich, in that order. Both are bound by Schengen rules. With Emirates, and perhaps some others, you can come in and depart via Wien, but that involves a 5.5 hour train trip, or an internal flight to Innsbruck. If you decide to go via Switzerland or Germany, it may pay to find out what you need to do to not fall foul of the 90/180 rule. The last thing you want is hassles on departure and perhaps issues for future trips.
I doubt next season’s dates have been finalised, but this season’s dates should give you a reasonable indication https://www.skiarlberg.at/en/Ski-Arlberg/Ski-tickets/Season-times
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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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Thanks for the replies. We really only want to be able to come and go from the UK. I’ll look into the Austrian tourist visa. Here’s to 22/23 !
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currently looking like a big shift in weather back to winter next week, let's hope it doesn't all fizzle out to nothing!
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hey folks
After weeks of Blue Sky Sun & Sand Storms .
Weather is about to change...
Rain & SNOW on the ways ... Days & Lots of it .....
APRIL POW
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Poster: A snowHead
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Another "Saharastaub" possibly tomorrow but the Skies righ now are dark & it could already be Sand
Snow on the WAY !!!
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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?
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I’m at Lech right now and I reckon we’ve had a couple of cm up top today - very obvious skiing across the Sahara snow.
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@BartMasters, was going to ask if anyone was out as the snow looks a bit orange/dark on the webcams!
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@kitenski, was in St.Anton & Lech over the weekend. Definitely yellow snow off the pistes. Very weird! Other than that conditions are very good & with snow this week will become super.
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@Steilhang, thanks  flying into Munich on Sun 10th April, is 3 hours to get to Stuben a fair estimate of driving times?
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Yep off piste looks weird with the dirty orange snow, but pistes are all in great nick. Its not super busy here, but haven’t seen anyone going off piste.
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@kitenski, That should be about right. Forecast is for spring to be back by then so should be easy driving conditions. It is the first weekend of the Bavarian Easter holidays but the big exodus south should be Friday afternoon / Saturday morning.
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@munich_irish, GFS looking like a possible temp dip with precipitation again....but along way out
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@kitenski, 3 hours optimistic I’d suggest unless you are breaking max speed limits in Tirol.
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out there on the 5th April. 
