Kitzbühel Opens

The 2009-10 skiing season began in Kitzbühel on 24 October - earlier than ever before. The low temperatures combined with ultra-modern snow-making facilities and almost a metre of new snow mean that skiing is already possible in Kitzbühel ,two months before Christmas.

It's the second year in a row the 80 year old ski area has broken it's earliest-opening record, opening two months earlier than usual.

The heavy snow fills skiers with enthusiasm and forms a good basis for this season. Although the geographical location of the Kitzbüheler Alpen means that snowfall is very heavy here every winter, skiing in October is nevertheless a first in the 80-year history of the Kitzbühel cable cars.

From 24 October, Kitzbühel ski resort will be open at weekends and from 28 November, it will be open daily. All 7 of the ski resorts in the Kitzbüheler Alpen have received plenty of fresh snowfall already and are ideally equipped for the coming winter.

Kitzbuhel is often referred to as a ski area likely to suffer from global warming but it has produced figures showing snowfall averages have not declined and it keeps opening earlier each winter season.
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Brilliant news. Except I am booked for France. Twice. :roll:

Tony_H wrote:Brilliant news. Except I am booked for France. Twice. :roll:

:oops:

Yeah, tell me about it :evil:

Tony_H wrote:Brilliant news. Except I am booked for France. Twice. :roll:

Your choice will be seen to be correct we know the snow in Kitz will soon be gone 8)

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Brilliant news. Except I am booked for France. Twice. :roll:

Your choice will be seen to be correct we know the snow in Kitz will soon be gone 8)

Ian, that does sound like Michael Fish doing the impending storm report!

Everyone knows that the snow in Austria is better than that in France. Fact.

Dave Mac wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Brilliant news. Except I am booked for France. Twice. :roll:

Your choice will be seen to be correct we know the snow in Kitz will soon be gone 8)

Ian, that does sound like Michael Fish doing the impending storm report!

Everyone knows that the skiing and people in Austria are better than that in France. Fact.

You might have a point there old chap

Dave Mac wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Brilliant news. Except I am booked for France. Twice. :roll:

Your choice will be seen to be correct we know the snow in Kitz will soon be gone 8)

Ian, that does sound like Michael Fish doing the impending storm report!

Everyone knows that the snow in Austria is better than that in France. Fact.

:lol: :lol: