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The last person to ski there had this to say...

It's cold outside; there's no kind of atmosphere. I'm all alone, more or less. Let me fly, far away from here. Fun, fun, fun ...

So I think they enjoyed it. You'll have to hike for your turns though...

One for all you GoPro selfy-takers... do pay attention to where you are when you're filming...



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Don't you start... :lol:

But yes! It has cuckoo clocks, chocolate and The Matterhorn.

Oh, and a few epic ski resorts...

Tirol kicks off winter 2013/2014!

Ski resorts across the Tirol region open in style over the next month with parties, concerts
and competitions to celebrate the start of 2013/14.

SEPTEMBER
The Austrian Tirol region is home to five glacier ski areas, including Hintertux in the Zillertal, which is open 365 days a year.

Skiing and snowboarding is already open on the Pitztal and will be joined this weekend by three more ski resorts.

Today (20th September), things will commence on the Stubai Glacier and on the Rettenbach Glacier in Sölden, whilst Kaunertal will open on 21st September.

OCTOBER
To mark the opening of the 2013/14 ski season launch parties will take place throughout October and will include:

- From 12th – 13th October, the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glacier will be the venue for the First Snow Glacier Opening with two days of free ski and snowboard equipment testing, live concerts and DJ's.

- The first FIS Ski World Cup race of the winter will take place from 26th to 27th October in Sölden. It will be ladies first for the Women's Giant Slalom followed on Sunday by the
Men's Giant Slalom competition on the Rettenbach Glacier.

- From 26th – 27th October, Tirol's highest glacier festival will take place on the Pitztal Glacier, with the opportunity to test skis, boards, freeriding equipment as well as compete in a Giant Slalom.

- Kaunertal will officially open with the legendary opening festival weekend running from 11th – 13th October. The Kaunertal Opening will include snowboard and freeskiing contests, concerts and parties as well as the "Testival", sampling new material for 2013/14 season.

- In Stubai, the MOREBOARDS Stubai Zoo snow park opening, includes a packed programme
of jib battles, trick sessions, snowboard pro and rookie contests, video workshops and girls' camps. There is also the opportunity for testing the latest brands and to party at several venues in Neustift.

NOVEMBER

From November the non-glacier ski resorts gradually start to open. One of the first is
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl, which will celebrate over two weekends the 14th – 16th November and
from 22nd – 23rd November with a programme of live music in the mountain huts and in
the indoor riding arena.

- One of the most legendary opening weekends is in Ischgl with its "Top of the Mountain"
extravaganza. The 2013/14 ski season opens on Thursday 28th November with skiing and
snowboarding in the Silvretta Arena. On Saturday 30th November, Canadian band
Nickelback, will perform a high energy gig to the masses.

DECEMBER
- In St Anton am Arlberg the start of the season will be officially marked under the theme of "Country & Snow". Feel the Wild West vibe from 6th – 8th December 2013, where plaid
shirts, boots, jeans and cowboy hats will be mixing with skis, boards and helmets. There will be three days of ski testing as well as country music bands, concerts, line dancing providing the entertainment.

- Over in SkiJuwel Alpbach-Wildschönau, Alpbach will open over the wekend of 13th – 15th
December with the SkiOpening party, including live music, DJ, plenty of skiing and the latest equipment testing. A 2 night stay starts form €109 per person, including SkiJuwel lift pass.

- In the Zillertal Arena, Gerlos opens on Friday 13th December with an open-air party and live bands playing over the whole weekend.

- Heralding the start of the winter season in Mayrhofen will be the RISE&FALL sporting event
on 14th December 2013. Building on the success of last year's inaugral event where over 30
teams battled for victory in the ski touring, paragliding, mountain biking and snowboarding
disciplines.

Tony_H wrote:I think you've gone a bit off piste there matey!!!

...wrong side of bed this morning Tony? 8) You wound the guy up...

Tony_H wrote:slag it off at the same time, but haven't been yet

The irony is strong in this one... :lol:


Moving on...


As I've said before; comparing skiing by country is silly. Given that there are hundreds of ski areas in both Austria and France, generalizations by country are a waste of time.

Back on topic - Should the OP go to Austria?

If he likes snow, mountains and skiing then he probably should! If he tells us more about his (skiing) preferences then maybe someone can suggest a resort or two to consider?

As anyone who hangs around J2Ski will know (!), St.Anton and Niederau could hardly be more different - but both have their fans and detractors.

Carry on... but on-topic and helpful please...

andyhull wrote:However the asking price of €4000 per cabin is said to have deterred a number of buyers already.

No kidding! For something distinctly "used" and not exactly unique that seems pretty pricey... I'd imagine the "postage" may be interesting as well...

andyhull wrote:How much would you pay for a telecabine and what would you do with yours?

100 Euros delivered...

...put it in the lounge (note to self: need bigger lounge) and turn it into a "man cave"... :lol:

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From The Metro ...

British skier Chemmy Alcott may be recovering from a broken leg but this ailment did not prevent the 31-year-old from breaking a world record on Tuesday evening.

Alcott, who suffered her injury in August, attended the launch of the 2014 Guinness Book of Records and set a new benchmark in a field most pub dwellers have attempted to perfect – flipping and catching beer mats.

The Twickenham-born alpine star's feat, achieved in a 30-second time-limit, was made even more remarkable as she admitted to never attempting the skill before.

From Chemmy's Facebook page...

Life long dream accomplished today! Officially broke a world record! My brothers and I used to get the Guinness book of records every Christmas and set challenges. Who would have guessed that one day I would be the proud owner of a World Record for the most beer mats flipped and caught in 30 seconds! How very very random (especially since I had never done it before tonight plus rarely if ever go to pubs!)

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After that, the Gold Medals will come easy!