 Poster: A snowHead
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On my way out tomorrow, and intend to get a couple of half days in between keeping the family happy..... they are open aren't they?
Staying a short drive from Kaprun.
Any info welcome!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi there,
I've been on the Kitzsteinhorn in summer a number of times, at this time of the year the ambient temperatures can be pretty high even on the glacier. Get the earliest lift you can and hustle up to the top. If you've been lucky and there have been low temperatures overnight, you may get some nice crisp skiing for the first hour or so, after this it gets progressively softer and wetter. I've rarely stayed beyond 12 noon. The skiing area is limited both is size and vertical drop. All lifts on the glacier are t-bars or pomas. It can be quite breezy at times and feel very cold despite the sun, so layer up. Wear plenty of sunscreen at all times.
It's great way to keep up the buzz during the long summer break! It can be great fun, not terribly busy and a chance to get some practice in 
Enjoy.
AW
PS you can hire skis, boots, etc at the Alpincenter, however, this slows your early rush to the top by about 15/20 mins.
PPS if you have a local walking pass for the lifts, you get a discount on your ski pass and equipment hire. 
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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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afcbtim, yes, they are open, but ...not ideal for skiing at the moment.
Last week it was raining for three days and washed away a large amount of snow.
Now it is rocks, mud, gaps everywhere.
If you have a better thing to to then forget about skiing.
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you can see the webcams at www.kitzsteinhorn.at/en/. Looking pretty grey up there! However, this same week last year we had a lot of fresh snow and I had a fantastic couple of days. Keep your eye on the weather and the cameras!
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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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yipe! just checked out the webcams, it's pretty rough looking at the moment! 
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yes, they are looking worse than ever. Tux and Kaprun are still open, Moltall has just closed, but it looked much better than the other two 
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Just looked at Kitzsteinhorn website - there's no snow left at the top and so the ski area is closed
Exactly this time last year I had a great day up there, with so much fresh snow they had actually opened more lifts. Anyone headed to Kaprun - take your hiking boots!
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Wow, it looks worse than August 2003 after the hot summer
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