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Hochfügen is pretty in autumn
The excitement is building... For some, time spent webcam watching has increased, others are obsessing about the amount of snow on the glaciers, holidays are being booked, new skis are being bought, it has been [...]
Hochfügen… Not long now…
Aah! Two videos that make me smile :-)Hochfügen Promo TrailerBig Mountain Hochfügen 2014Winter will soon be here!
So the 2014/15 winter season starts in Hintertux
It's that time of year again... Time to take our ski clothes out of summer hibernation, check that our skis are ready for winter and, finally time to put our ski boots on!After a week [...]
Hiking not in Zillertal
We went hiking at the weekend. Normally, when we're choosing where to go, we look at areas that we have been skiing or at areas where we want to ski always with an eye open [...]
Unpredictable problems or possibilities?
“Blind, paralysed…and bald: But Mark Pollock’s TEDx talk is about possibilities, not problems… And it’s absolutely inspiring." This is how thejournal.ie described Wings For Life Ambassador, Mark Pollocks’s opening lines at TEDx Hollywood last month. [...]
July Skiing in Hintertux
Spring and summer has been kind to Hintertux glacier so far. Considering it is the end of July the condition of the snow was great! A bit soft and slushy but no glacier ice in [...]
Sailing or Hiking – it’s a difficult decision!
Normally by now my summer hiking is well under way. This year, though, I've only just started. At first, I was delayed by lots of snow still lying around, but then I got distracted... For [...]
It snowed in Hochfügen.
It snowed in Hochfügen so we went for a walk today. Thanks to the Eisheilige we were able to take our skis with us.The Eisheilige, or Ice Saints, are three saints (or maybe four or [...]
An interesting alternative in Hintertux
Whilst skiing in Hintertux on Saturday we saw that some people had set up a timing device. We didn't think much about it as there are often groups race training, although the location was a [...]
