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A better end to the day than the start.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Schön!
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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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In Schladders last week. Plenty of snow and some good powder on Wednesday on the Reiteralm and the Planai on Friday. Raining when we left on Saturday morning. Glad I am back in UK for Christmas as it looks way too warm over there now. Enjoy the slush guys!
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Herr Hefski, Slush is second only to powder. Went for a Christmas Eve Ski Tour with some friends at Wagrain today. A decent freeze overnight and freezing lower down though warm as we ascended the hill. The route we took was along a forest road which was rather thin on snow (was previously ploughed and driven on). Mostly through the woods so shaded from the spring sun until we exited on to the piste and to the destination hut for beer and food on the terrace. Short ski on piste afterwards and sun exposed slopes slushy, a sign board was saying +14 at about 1800m ( I think it was in the sun). The valleys were still cold and foggy in places so the lower slopes not thawing too much and piste in great shape still. Great to get a taste of spring, snow in forecast from Wednesday. Planning full moon ski tour Friday night, normally means snowfall, I've never yet done this tour and seen the full moon.
some interesting uphill conditions.
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waynos, Im not in the pic! Ange x
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Good Luck for the Full Moon Tour. Where do you go at night if it is snowing? sounds likely to end up with a trip to the Schladming Krankenhaus.
Merry Christmas to all and enjoy your skiing. I think I would take some slush rather than the rain and mud here in Oxfordshire.
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Herr Hefski, the full moon tour is at fageralm, normally over 100 skiers make their way up to the one open hut serving food and beer. It's all on piste but not lit, hence the need for a full moon or headlight bright head torches, I've no plans to visit the hospital, done enough trips to there.
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waynos, A full moon light ski tour sounds awesome. Looking at sky tonight should have great visibility. Can you get a lift or is there loads of skinning/climbing involved?
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CraigJ, skins only unless you catch a late lift and hang around on the mountain, it's about 2 hours up.
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Scarpa, excellent, I'll be about for some of your trip. Ange is Ripping the hills nowadays
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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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I have heard that since Ben's tragic injury she has taken on the skier of the family mantle.
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You know it makes sense.
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Scarpa, Yes I understand Ben is enjoying his time off the snow and more time at home.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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flangesax, Ange you weren´t in the pic cos you had done a "Cavendish" !! Great day guys!!
Can´t wait for the moonlight tour, Santa bought me a headlamp this year so i don´t have to ski down in the dark without one like last year 
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Poster: A snowHead
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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?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It has been snowing steadily in the part of the Amadé region I'm in for most of this week with periods of sun in between. This morning it has been snowing down to valley levels which makes a change from the rain and sleet/drizzle we have had on and off. Nice to come down to breakfast and see it snowing outside the hotel restaurant.
Weather forecast is for heavy snow today and fine weather over the weekend - at least it means that transfer day should not be a problem. Saying that there have been some problems with HGVs on the A10 Tauernautobahn, it is currently closed again southbound due to a truck losing control on the snow-covered road and split a massive amount of fuel. Hopefully there will be no problems tomorrow! This is the second time this week that the section south of Flachau has been closed due to HGVs not coping with the conditions.
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Out today, was only going for a couple of hours as ski touring tonight. However some decent powder about down to around mid mountain. Lots of fresh tracks around the mitterhaus area in the forest. Still need to keep an eye out for partly covered logs, tree stumps, bushes, rocks and streams but all adds an extra dimension to the experience. Around 15-20cms fresh, did clear up but snowing again now. First day I've noticed it's much more busy, the piste were busy with nice bumps forming, though I think most guest didn't appreciate the bumps. Off out for a full moon ski tour soon, looks like we will not see the moon to start, maybe it will clear up for the ski down about mid night after a couple of beers.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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just back from moonlight tour. the skies cleared just as we set off revealing the full moon. the light and views awesome. after a couple of hut stops a nice refreshing weissbier mixed with cola we skied back down, powder just before midnight, excellent end to a long ski day. nice and cold out, planning first lift tomorrow, 8:15.
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Super day today here with lots of day trippers. Clear blue skies and sunshine, cold temperatures though. Perfect bluebird day. Fresh snow waiting for those arriving today and more forecast for the beginning and middle of next week.
Lots of people changing location and the traffic reports for the A10 Tauernautobahn were talking of hold ups around the Salzburg north interchange (where the Vienna and Munich traffic split) and heading south through the tunnels towards the resorts from about 8.00am this morning.
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5 weeks and counting... 
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Great conditions in the Ski Amade today. Nice snow dump yesterday clear and frosty night followed by sunshine today. Seems to be the busiest i have ever seen the place with traffic jams coming in and most carparks full by 10.30. Still sorry to leave the place and looking forward to coming back for the whole season next winter!
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Scarpa, what dates are you out there? I'll be over some time in March if you fancy a day tour or two.
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Samerberg Sue, I'll defo grab a ski or two with you. Will be quite like old times as long as you don't give me that blasted cough 
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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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zammo, I'll be out late Feb and most of March, staying at guesthoff Flangesax 
I'm intending to take up touring, will have to sort some kit out while I'm out there. Also will be taking the climbing kit out, there are some good ice falls not too far away if you like that sort of thing.
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Scarpa, sounds like we'll be there together!
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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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friends have just come back from a fabulous week in Rohrmoos (Schladming)
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Poster: A snowHead
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This is the kind of reading I like although not your bug Sue - out in Radstadt at The Bruggler on the 14th for a week (regrettably THE inn was already full  ) If any very patient Snowheads are round and about that week it would be great to meet up.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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This is the kind of reading I like although not your bug Sue - out in Radstadt at The Bruggler on the 14th for a week (regrettably THE inn was already full ) If any very patient Snowheads are round and about that week it would be great to meet up.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Fine photos - Happy New Year!
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Nice pics. I like the surreal mistiness.
Must go back there sometime (direct train with no changes, so has to be done)
Happy New Year!
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Looks like some more snow is forecast for Friday and into early Saturday for the ski Amade region. And it looks like the region will escape the warmest of the temperatures that will hit the Alps in the next week or so.
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Skied Reiteralm this morning, grey skies, breeze making it feel cold. Looks like some snow about now in the distance, lots of snow forecast Friday and Saturday, though could be wet in valleys. Piste this morning seemed pretty icy, luckily I was using my SL skis for the first time this season, not so good is it takes my awhile to get used to them and the alpine boots after using my freeride boots and skis for so long. The US Ski team were out and about, I thought one guy was Bode (I know he's not competing at the moment but is back on skis) but not too sure it was him though. Ted the Shred was at Reitealm for sun rise judging by the photo he posted on his facebook page.
Taking a look at the latest radar looks like some snow coming in. http://www.wetter.at/wetter/wetterradar
espri, a queue in Hochkonig, pretty unusual, such a pretty place to ski.
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