Winter 08/09, well it is finally here and what a really great start.
Powder skiing on the Stubai Glacier with 60cm of new snow over Friday and Saturday – and it is the 5th October!. The runs are complete down to the Gamsgarten base and the red 9 and blue 7 down to...
View ArticleGrace – 2 today but skiing before 3
With my wife around mid term pregnancy then this is my last winter where there is likely to be the prevailing weather conditions governing my decision to ski. Spending the majority of the winter in the...
View ArticleGood snow – poor light, Schlick 2000, Innsbruck
With what seems to have been light snow each day this last week around Innsbruck and further snow over night, the snow cover in the Innsbruck region resorts is excellent. Today I dropped in on Schlick...
View ArticleImages of 08/09 – October powder at the Stubai Glacier
For anyone else ruing the end of another winter season there is some solace – autumn glacier skiing. Why wait until Christmas to start skiing again – this picture was taken on the 5th October 2008,...
View ArticleThe Stubai Glacier opens without me
Just a few km’s down the road the Stubai Glacier opened yesterday without me – I am deep into an Msc thesis that needs submitting next week and despite the opening and the ‘moderate’ snow fall that the...
View ArticleSeptember powder heaven on the Stubai Glacier
This September just gets better and better. I waded through over half a metre of new snow to get to the Stubai Glacier viewing platform to film the latest video snow report. The amount of snow that has...
View ArticleStubai Zoo opening kicks off another Park season on the Stubai Glacier
Air higher than the mountains - image © www.ineedsnow.com The weekend saw the opening of the Stubai Glacier Park, the Stubai Zoo. The Stubai Zoo opening featured a huge Park display and competition as...
View ArticleMid-June and still 14km of skiing open at the Stubai Glacier
Mid-June and before the protective blankets are dragged across the Stubai Glacier, south of Innsbruck, the ski area is still offering 14km of skiing in mid-June before the summer season starts and the...
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