 Poster: A snowHead
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Wonder if Joan will be back this winter!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hotels in Lech will open coming sunday! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anybody around in St Anton next week? (from 13 Dec).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| DB wrote: |
| Anybody around in St Anton next week? (from 13 Dec). |
stanton will be.
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| richjp wrote: |
| DB wrote: |
| Anybody around in St Anton next week? (from 13 Dec). |
stanton will be. |
I doubt it. He just tries to make it look like he‘s in St Anton. I‘ve offered to meet him in the past for skiing or ski-touring numerous times. It‘s the only time he shuts up.
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@DB, he's too important to ski with the likes of us. Try to understand.
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| Steilhang wrote: |
| @DB, he's too important to ski with the likes of us. Try to understand. |
Either that or he‘s just a sad old Dutch bloke trying to get attention from people he will never have the balls to meet on the internet. Pretty sad really.
The avalanche situation does look tricky
https://lawinen.report/bulletin/latest
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Nice to see some green on the live map today, finally.
Stop the brutal skinning!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Good to see skiers out again.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| DB wrote: |
I doubt it. He just tries to make it look like he‘s in St Anton. I‘ve offered to meet him in the past for skiing or ski-touring numerous times. It‘s the only time he shuts up. |
that's my guess also. It's just general info what anyone can dig up with a little bit of googling
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You know it makes sense.
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The highest point in the Netherlands is 323m but surprisingly you can‘t see the Valluga @ St Anton from there.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@stanton, Good point on the rented stuff. I stopped taking my skis years ago, I've got at least three pairs languishing in the garage. Handy for the very occasional snowfall at home that's all. I just take a case and boot bag. Why lug ski/board bags on and off trains, in and out of airports, after having paid the airlines for the inconvenience.
The group from the U.K., who I ski with, insist on taking their skis. I see them struggling on trains trying to store them, by which time we're passing Langen and they are panicking to get to the exit door. One trip a guy didn't make the door in time and ended up in Innsbruck.
Years ago rented stuff was usually poor quality, but now you can rent the best, one day powder, one day piste, whatever.
Yes, it is costly, but ski ownership is also.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@davidthornton, yeah, nah! 
We go for 2 months. Hiring premium skis for that period would probably cost close to the purchase price. As for boots… mine have been worked heavily to comfortably accommodate my odd-shaped feet. I could not imagine just jumping into hire boots.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ulmerhutte, agree on boots, always take my own.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Having properly fitted own boots is essential.
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Just so the priority is clear:
1. I'm taking my own boots.
2. What is the destination?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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St Anton, of course.
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We are having a good start to the season here just over the border in the Vorarlberg..snow conditions are good in the (limited) open parts of Silvretta Montafon & also in Golm & Gargellen (covered by the same ski pass)…the weather has been changeable - only to be expected for November/December.
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It looks like the Arlberg lift companies are setting up to sell tickets online: https://www.skiarlberg.at/en/Ski-Arlberg/Ski-tickets/Webshop Currently none available, which I assume means they are not yet ready.
The question though is: what is the benefit to the customer? It is not clear to me. It seems that you still need to go to a ticket office to pick up your pass if you don't already have the plastic card, and also to validate your 2G status. Some of the website pages mention online 2G validation but I did not find any links to such functionality. Finally, there is no discount for online purchase (though I did not expect one!). In the end, what's the benefit, or is this still work in progress?
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@ulmerhutte, There was chat locally yesterday about the St Anton online validation (it's on some of the season passes, but not covered by the main 2G validation link, so you have to do it separately). The conclusion was that it's not currently working properly, and you need to go to the Kassa with your corona pass. They may have fixed it by the time you come over. I guess if you already have a card, you can top it up and validate it online, and then not have to queue.
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Fwiw validation of Montafon Skipasses is done at a separate counter …they are valid for 270 days after the last vaccination (including boosters)..eg in my case I had a booster at the end of last month, so my “Jahreskarte” is valid until end of August next year..this is registered on the system and automatically blocks the passes once the 270 days expires. Online validation is not possible here: I have also heard reports that the online validation in Arlberg is not working & the procedure is effectively the same as here in Montafon.
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Don't want to send alarm bells off
But be aware
5th Lockdown talks in Vienna are very 8 Serious
In early January 2022
If you do not speak or understand German. .learn it fast...it may save you a lot of money
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| stanton wrote: |
If you do not speak or understand German. .learn it fast...it may save you a lot of money |
du solltest deinen eigenen Rat befolgen.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@sah, BS and ridiculou . Have some respect for the nation's language.
Still very uncertain what's will happen in the New Year....
There is National Press conference scheduled 7/8th Jan (I forget which day) but things(new restrictions) may well happen before then..
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You know it makes sense.
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@DB, on "per du" terms with @stanton,
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Stanton
dem Bibel nach, „Warum siehst du den Splitter im Auge deines Bruders, aber den Balken in deinem Auge bemerkst du nicht?
dh in Klartext
Sie brauchen selbst dringend Ihr zweitklassiges englisch Erkenntnis zu verbessern, bevor Sie andere wegen ihrer fremdsprachigen Fähigkeit kritisieren.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ Stanton
Happy to translate my reply into English, if the German is too difficult for you.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@ Stanton
Happy to translate my reply into English, if the German is too difficult for you.
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Forums, whatever the interest, are excellent for the exchange of information and news. A common problem is that sometimes they become a place to exchange insults.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@davidthornton, i guess it's a matter of finance and personal priorities.
For instance, I usually go for week long trips 5 times each year. Renting skis in Austria and CH is expensive while ski carriage with Lufthansa group is free.
I agree, it's heavy and cumbersome plus they need to be properly serviced but knowing them well, I enjoy them a lot.
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@drporat, Yep, go with that. When I did use my own skis I usually left them at my gasthaus for the returning season. Didn't seem to be much point in returning with them to U.K. to dump them in the garage until the next Winter.
But each to his or her own.
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Perfekt Winter conditions
Cold air blasted in today.... Clear Blue Skies & Sun...
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Could be a mass exodus of Eastern/Balkan Workers in Austria on February 1st ..
These people work in all sektors (Hospitality)..even drive the Ski Busses...
Ski Areas cannot operate without them ....
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Nice day in Ischgl too....
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| stanton wrote: |
Could be a mass exodus of Eastern/Balkan Workers in Austria on February 1st ..
These people work in all sektors (Hospitality)..even drive the Ski Busses...
Ski Areas cannot operate without them .... |
Taxi drivers too I guess
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Another sunny day in Ischgl. Did the bronze Smugglers route, as we were a little slow out of the gates this am. No queue anywhere. Free wifi in all three big lifts, clean and easy to use facilities.... Not missing Tignes at all. Pistes are all in good condition, quite a bit of snow blowing, so some nice powder patches! Got asked for ID in Samoen (ch) along with our COVID details, when getting a drink. Might stretch to the silver route tomorrow, but not all lifts open, so no gold route. And no off piste too, the snow cover is very thin.
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