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A grey sort of day

The whole of the drive up from Fügen to Hochfügen today was in fog and cloud, in the car park was misty, the ride up in the gondola to the 8er Alm was foggy, as [...]

The season is not over yet…

Earlier this winter I heard people doubting whether there would be any skiing in Austria at Easter.Well, the season just doesn't want to end...  This photo was taken on Easter Monday - a day of [...]

Winter came back!

A few days of sunshine brought spring to the valley...  All the snow disappeared, the grass went green as it started to grow again and the snowdrops and crocuses showed their heads.  It's a different [...]

Hero Snow in Hochfügen

Spring is on it's way...  Down in the valley the snow is starting to melt, but up in the ski area we have hero snow and empty slopes... The last few days have been perfect. [...]

Big Mountain Hochfügen

Due to the distraction of two of the busiest weeks of the ski season, I completely managed to miss the opportunity of writing a Blog Post about the Big Mountain Hochfügen event.  Doh!The week leading [...]

Another great day in Hochfügen!

The day started white...  It was snowing with poor visibility and very cold.  The cold meant the snow stayed light and fluffy, though you couldn't see it.As the day went on, the clouds started breaking [...]

Scared to Move

How often have you heard someone say „Just relax, you´ll be fine!”?  But, how difficult is it to relax when every nerve ending is screaming at you to stop?!So far this season I have had [...]

Amazing Day in Hochfügen

After snowing all day on Friday the clouds cleared out during the night and the temperature went very cold.  Saturday dawned cold and crisp with not a cloud in the sky.  The pistes were perfect. [...]

Monoskiing in Hochfügen

Martin first came to Hochfügen 3 years ago.  He used to ski before he had a spinal injury and he really wanted to learn to ski a monoski so that he would be able to [...]