Poster: A snowHead
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Skied on the glacier at Kaprun, very busy as no snow anywhere close by (Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Schmittenhohe, etc), car park very full and lots of coaches.
Snow conditions were good for the most part, though in some places the glacier ice was showing through, making life interesting. Skied down to the Langweidboden a couple of times but very scraped and icy the 2nd time (just after lunch). Most runs were open and it was possible to be selective to avoid the longest lift queues. The best runs were up high as expected, but were very busy, as were the t-bar queues. Really needs a big dump of snow to get a good depth of snow on the pistes (and to open the runs off the Maurer Gletscherlift which was closed).
The weather was nice and sunny with a good breeze at times blowing plumes of powder from the mountain tops.
Tested some Atomic GS12's size 160 - excellent ski with brilliant edge hold on, even on the icy scraped sections - however, for me, not as good as my Metron B5's.
All in all a good first day to the season
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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AlpineWalker, great to have some "proper" reportage and not just more gossip and silly chat. Well done ... but .... where are the photo/s???? Conditions sound very similar to here, but it would be nice to see. Come on - if I can go up specially to report and take photos in the middle of lessons, surely?????????
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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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Thanks for the feedback.
Was it just icy or were there rocks poking through on the piste as well?
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nice to hear, seriously considering a 4 hour drive to ski here next week :0
Hopefully some decent snow is on it's way this week........
Cheers,
Greg
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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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A friend was at Ishgl for the opening last Sat 02 Dec and the Pussy Cat Dolls were there. Not many pistes were open and so they gave away the ski tickets. His new skis hit a rock so what he saved on the ski ticket pays for a ski service.
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Is that the local bus or the full PostBus? I would have thought they couldn't charge for the local one going from the Postplatz in Zell to the Talstation at the Kitzsteinhorn, but the long distance one I'm fairly sure they would, given the hassle it can cause. We'll be travelling under our own steam there, but if this is the case on the local, then it may be a worry. If not a riot...
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BASkier, Sorry mate. Was just a dig at some of the low cost airlines (and possibly BA from next year)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Not likely to change the baggage policy any time soon given the grief over August with the hand baggage, so you're safe this season and probably next. Besides, do you want to be a cash cow or a customer? The former if you're Ryanair, the latter if you're BA. Check us out on www.ba.com/ski for the latest.
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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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Not yet, but I'll keep my ear to the ground. Still, BA and the other European flag carriers (that's Lufthansa, Austrian, Air France, KLM, SAS, Alitalia, Tarom etc) won't charge for skis, but it is only 1 set per person. Or as Frosty rightly suggests, put both sets in one bag, and nobody knows the difference, as all the baggage systems for oversize (as skis are classified) are done by piece and not weight, and they don't count towards the overall allowance.
Useful tip: However according to the latest, http://www.britishairways.com/travel/bagsport/public/en_gb , boot bags are not counted as part of your normal hold baggage, so stuff it with gear and save room in your suitcase for all that lovely schnapps/Minttu/grappa/saucisson/Sachertorte/marmot grease that you bring back
Oh, and don't forget to use Manage My Booking to do On-line check-in the day ahead and you miss most of the queue at checkin, and add your Advanced Passenger info if you are flying to the States, as a lot of people get upset if we have to turn the aeroplane around to chuck you off...
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You know it makes sense.
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I used to hate BA for their snobby and snotty cabin crew, but nowadays they are my airline of choice for ski trips.
I have to go peak weeks and they are cheaper and better in every way than the budget airlines.
Hmm just noticed I am a wee bit off-topic!
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