A day off in Hochfügen
It went warm and then it went cold again…Turns in the deep snow today felt even better…
So called, because the skier leaves three tracks in the snow. Typically, a 3 tracker will have one functional leg and will use outriggers to help with balance.
So called, because the skier leaves four tracks in the snow. Typically, a 4 tracker has difficulty with balance and co-ordination, but is able to walk with some support. They will use outriggers to help with balance.
A biski is a type of sitski. It has a seat, mounted on a frame and uses two, wide, carving skis. The skis are tipped onto the edge by moving the centre of mass to the side and so the skis carve a turn. It is more stable than a monoski and can be skied by people with very little upper body strength and movement. If a student is able to, they can use outriggers to help with balance, movement and turn initiation. If they are not able to use hand-held riggers, fixed riggers are available – a similar idea to stabilisers on a bicycle
Monoski A monoski is a type of sitski. It has a bucket-style seat mounted on a frame with a spring and shock absorber and uses a standard single alpine ski. The skier uses short outriggers to help with balance and moving around on flat terrain. To ski in a monoski a student usually needs good upper body strength and co-ordination. A monoskier is able to ski independently.
Sara started teaching in 1999. Since then she has taught hundreds of people to ski from all age groups, all fitness levels, all technical abilities and many different disabilities. She has worked with the British Disabled Ski Team and the British Disabled Development Ski Team. Her philosophy when teaching disabled skiing is to help every skier to become as independent as possible. She lives year round in Zillertal. When she’s not teaching skiing during the winter she is out on her touring skis in search of untracked snow. In summer she teaches English and spends her free time hiking, Nordic Walking, mountain biking and baking cakes!
Andy started teaching in 2004. As an engineer he provides many innovative solutions to the adaptive challenges that we encounter. During the winter, he spends his free time looking for new off piste routes and drinking Zillertal beer.
It went warm and then it went cold again…Turns in the deep snow today felt even better…
Just wow! The only was is down. Smiles on a powder day. Nearly at the top… It…
It was 18C in the valley yesterday afternoon. Everything was green and spring was most definitely just…
Day 1 of the Paralympics and Jade Etherington, with her guide Caroline Powell, won the silver medal…
It was hard to believe that Fahro was a complete, never, ever, beginner when I first met…
People tell me that this season so far has been quite bad for snow. This confuses me…
New Year week was a good one… Monoski lessons with a student who progressed really quickly despite…
The start of the winter season was promising with some amazing snow even before the ski areas…
It was good to be teaching a monoskier again. Conditions were perfect – well-pisted snow, sunny and…
The Hochfügen webcams have been quite distracting this week. The lift company have been working hard. At one…
I had a bit of a “lightbulb” moment yesterday. I guess I’ve noticed the phenomena before, but…
A storm brought some early snow to Zillertal (and the rest of Austria) at the end of…
There is a variety of hotels, guest houses and apartments available in Fügen and Hochfügen. More information can be found on the Zillertal website. If you need any advice or help choosing suitable accommodation to meet your needs (for example, if a specific hotel is wheelchair accessible) please contact us and we will do our best to help
zillertal.at