 Poster: A snowHead
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I wasn't sure whether to hijack another Hintertux thread but think I might get better answers on a fresh thread:
Does anyone have any info/stories on the extent of skiing on the Hintertux Glacier over summer?
I know it's going to vary by time of year and probably won't be as good after the season we've had, so I'm only looking for rough info, but I'd appreciate anyone's stories of visits there during summer. I'm looking to stop off there during travel in the first week of June if that makes any difference, I was just wanting to know what to expect in the way of piste opening. From what I've seen, the very top pistes are open obviously (The snowpark is at the top of the Olperer lift I think), but how many pistes below this are open? Can you get right down to Tuxer Fernhaus at 2600m? For example on the map linked below, are pistes 3, 11 and 12 likely to be open? Map for reference:
http://www.worldsnowboardguide.com/upload/images/resorts/hintertux/7pistenplan_2006_web.jpg
Also has anyone been to the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier above Kaprun in summer before? Is the place any good? Looking at this piste map below (not very good quality) it would suggest there's a fair amount open during summer, but the Google Map summer imagery doesn't suggest there's much more than a couple of lifts for messing around on
http://www.worldsnowboardguide.com/upload/images/resorts/kaprun/5kaprunsummermap.jpg
cheers!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snebbit, I have been to Hintertux several times in the last week of May, everything above the Tuxer Fernhaus was open.
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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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snebbit, I was skiing Tux right down to the Tuxerfernerhaus last August. June should be fine, but who can say? Tux normally fares much better than Kaprun.
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Went to Hintertux this weekend and skied there Saturday and Sunday. Absolutely fantastic conditions. Hard packed and a bit icy early, perfect by 11am, some soft stuff by about 1pm and down the mountain by 2.30 / 3pm and sitting in the sun with a few beers.
Lots of racing teams up there but no queues to speak of. Would recommend to anybody itching to get their ski's on.
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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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snebbit, The Kitzsteinhorn has been closed for skiing since the end of July. It is looking to re-open for skiing on the weekend of the 8/9th October. Originally it was planned to be mid-September.
Hintertux has been open all summer but useage is mainly limited to race teams doing technical training. This closes off a large amount of the available piste to general punters.
As to which lifts are open - varies from day to day and year to year, but the beginning of June is fairly safe for skiing either of the glaciers. Have you looked at skiing the Stubai or Mölltal glaciers? They stay open longer, Mölltal all summer and Stubai I think closes for a short period in August/September. don't judge the Kitzsteinhorn by it's piste map, it is pathetic and bears little or no relation to what is actually there to ski. all it tells you is which lifts are open/closed.
This year we were still able to ski down to the Langweid lifts from the Alpine Centre at Kitz in the beginning of June.
As with all glacier skiing, you make what you can of it. The snow parks at Kitz lasted until they closed at the end of July - the upper one was still showing as skiable on the web cams through August but only walkers and toboganners were able to use it. 
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