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Austria next week - Obergurgl / Glaciers advice

 Poster: A snowHead
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Good evening all,

I am looking for some advice. I've a week off next week and was thinking about going to Austria for some skiing. I've thought about Obergurgl or doing a wee tour of the different Tyrol glaciers.

I'm having difficulty in finding decent information on the snow situation. The Obergurgl website snow report stated fresh powder and 50 cm in village and 120 cm up the hill - I'm understandably skeptical. It's hard to assess conditions via webcam too.

Is there anyone here who lives in the Gurgl Solden area or has been skiing in the Tyrol glaciers very recently? Or does anyone know of another forum I don't want to spend a wedge only to be disappointed with shash brown pistes or sheet ice.

Cheers

Sean
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try this https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=4852894
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Will be able to give you a real-time update from Sölden/Obergurgl on Thursday when it opens

Should be masses of snow there - we're currently at the Stubai glacier & the snow is awesome - possible to ski back to the valley at 1700m: another 25cm fell Sat/Sun but the viz has been a bit iffy - however today looks like it should be bluebird
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This is a very good streaming webcam/weather site for multiple Austrian resorts - like what you get on your hotel telly when you're there

http://youtube.com/v/A8QeBNcI4K8

Need to click the link as embedded site won't play
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Hi sean1967. See my Austrian glaciers trip report (and pics) from last week under er....Trip Reports wink .

Our last ski day was Thurs 11th Nov. There was masses of snow and, as has been advised, there's been more snow since. It's like winter cover on the glaciers and we were skiing non-glacial runs (at Hintertux) to 2000m.

So nothing at all to worry about and your fears of skiing strips of snow are groundless.

Get your trip booked and, as they say on Crimewatch, 'Don't have nightmares.' Laughing You'll have a great time. And do tell us all about it.
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@sean1967, it snowed a lot over the weekend, fairly wet/heavy (which is good for this time of year) but over 2000m should be good. People are already skitouring the local hills here. There won't be much powder by next week, but piste skiing should be good. Ischgl will also open on 25th, and would be my pick of the bunch if the dates work.
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Thanks for all the advice.

Could anyone recommend somewhere to rent skis for the week? Ideally somewhere near Innsbruck, hopefully cheaper than renting in resort!
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How about six days at €12-€17 per day? (Cheaper than easyjet (etc) ski carriage Very Happy)

From Intersport in Milders in the Stubai Valley (ie near Innsbruck). www.intersportrent.com

Other retailers are also available wink



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mountainaddict wrote:
How about six days at €12-€17 per day? (Cheaper than easyjet (etc) ski carriage Very Happy)

From Intersport in Milders in the Stubai Valley (ie near Innsbruck). www.intersportrent.com

Other retailers are also available wink





Muchas gracias amigo
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@sean1967

Or you could try these. If you use the discount code ALPISKI you can get up to 65% off Very Happy

https://www.alpinresorts.com/en/ski-rental

I've got no connection with them, other than receiving promo emails from them (as a former customer).
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however today looks like it should be bluebird

Fab day yesterday after 2 days of poor viz

http://youtube.com/v/Krr8J-9LfJ0
Looking good today for Stubai, then will report from Sölden/Gurgl tomorrow
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geoffers wrote:
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however today looks like it should be bluebird

Fab day yesterday after 2 days of poor viz

http://youtube.com/v/Krr8J-9LfJ0
Looking good today for Stubai, then will report from Sölden/Gurgl tomorrow


Excellent stuff Geoffers.

Looking forward to the Solden Gurgl report.

Cheers
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Are you talking about Glacier runs only, - or are there other (non glacier) runs open yet in Obergurgl ski resort itself?
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Sölden & Gurgl ski areas are open from tomorrow (Thur 18 Nov) - planning to ski Ober/Hochgurgl tomoz so will report back on status later
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clarky999 wrote:
@sean1967, it snowed a lot over the weekend, fairly wet/heavy (which is good for this time of year) but over 2000m should be good. People are already skitouring the local hills here. There won't be much powder by next week, but piste skiing should be good. Ischgl will also open on 25th, and would be my pick of the bunch if the dates work.


Clarkers, do you have info on how Ischgl is looking?

I'm thinking doing Obergurgl and some glaciers then Ischgl for the Thursday Friday
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I can definitely report the whole of Obergurgl/Hochgurgl is open snowHead
Currently sitting in the Höhe Mutt after a fantastic morning's skiing on quiet slopes with endless untracked Toofy Grin
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Currently sitting in the Höhe Mutt after a fantastic morning's skiing on quiet slopes with endless untracked
Sounds ok I suppose wink Enjoy!
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High point today was seeing one of these (Lammergeier) thermalling up pretty close
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We're coming out to Obergurgl on the 6th of December providing of course the Tyrol doesn't go into lockdown as is the case with Salzburg province from this coming Monday. Should know later today, after today's big meeting for the rest of the regional province's. I'm starting to twitch a little. LOL
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